Mother Teresa talking about poverty in its many forms

(Vatican Radio) With the canonization of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta (Kolkata), we take a closer look at the figure of the Founder of the Missionaries of Charity Order with the help of audio recordings of her voice. 

Mother Teresa was already widely revered as a saint during her lifetime for her charity work on behalf of the poor, the sick and dying, initially in India and then in many other countries around the around.  

But as Susy Hodges found out, she was concerned about poverty in all its forms and spoke eloquently about the neglect and loneliness suffered by many elderly people in the richer western countries which she described as a spiritual poverty.  

Listen to this feature report on the figure of Mother Teresa that includes audio recordings of her speaking in English including an excerpt from a speech she gave that was inspired by her visit to a residential home for the elderly in England: