Washington:
Mother Teresa is being recognised for her humanitarian work with the issuance of a new US postage stamp.
The 44-cent stamp showing a portrait of the Roman Catholic nun is being released at a ceremony on Sunday at Washington's National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Mother Teresa won the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize for her half-century of work with the sick and destitute of India and other areas. She was declared an honorary US citizen by a joint resolution of Congress in 1996.
The 44-cent stamp showing a portrait of the Roman Catholic nun is being released at a ceremony on Sunday at Washington's National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
Mother Teresa won the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize for her half-century of work with the sick and destitute of India and other areas. She was declared an honorary US citizen by a joint resolution of Congress in 1996.
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