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Mother Teresa Named Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
The selection of Mother Teresa Bojaxhiu as this year's Nobel peace laureate astonished no one. The 69 year old nun, born in Yugoslavia to Albanian parents, has spent 33 years aiding India’s destitute and other nations. Cardinal Sin of Manila praised the award, noting her work in Tondo and beyond.
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Mother Teresa Bojaxhiu
Mother Teresa
Yugoslavia
India
Missionaries of Charity
Calcutta
Manila
Tondo
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Bronx
Saime Sin
Asia
Ramon Magsaysay
Cardinal John Carberry
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