Impact of Mother Teresa's work, prayer still felt

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Sister Leticia, regional superior of the Missionaries of Charity in the eastern United States and Canada, lighted a candle during a Eucharistic procession through the streets around St. Rita of Cascia Church in the South Bronx section of New York Aug. 26. The procession, which followed a special Mass marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, passed in front of the first convent established in the United States by Mother Teresa, founder of the Missionaries of Charity.

WASHINGTON — Thirteen years after her death, the impact of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta's work and prayer is still felt around the world.

Mother Teresa would have turned 100 Aug. 26. The order she started 60 years ago — the Missionaries of Charity — continues its outreach to the "poorest of the poor." Her spiritual life also continues to gain attention as her sainthood cause progresses.

Many say Mother Teresa's legacy is the combination of her extreme devotion to the poor and her spirituality since both were so deeply intertwined.