Date:02/10/2002 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2002/10/02/stories/2002100205300104.htm

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Closer to sainthood

VATICAN CITY, Oct. 1. The Vatican today approved of a miracle attributed to Mother Teresa, moving the nun a step closer to sainthood, Vatican sources said.

The move means that Mother Teresa, known as the 'saint of the gutter' will likely be beatified or declared a blessed of the Church next year. The miracle was the subject of a closed-door meeting in which doctors explained it to cardinals, bishops and priests who are members of the saint-making department known as the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

The miracle involved a 30-year-old woman, Monica Besra, whose stomach tumour was healed inexplicably after praying to the nun. - Reuters