Mother Teresa Likely to Relinquish Post
Associated Press
CALCUTTA — Ailing and tired, Mother Teresa is likely to step aside next month from the leadership of the order she founded 47 years ago, associates said Monday.
Calcutta’s Roman Catholic archbishop, Henry D’Souza, said he will conduct a Feb. 2 vote for mother superior of the Missionaries of Charity.
His announcement came after a longtime friend said the 86-year-old nun confided last month that she wanted to step down because of health problems.
“This time, Mother has finally decided to leave the post of superior general,” Sunita Kumar said.
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