Archivist at The Catholic University of America in Washington discusses the importance of Mother Teresa of Kolkata’s artifacts from donors.

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WASHINGTON (CNS) – Not many people know that Blessed Teresa of Kolkata’s first visit to the United States was a trip to Las Vegas — in 1960, when the Strip was still mobbed-up.

She didn’t go to cleanse the casinos of their corruption. She went to speak at the convention of the National Council of Catholic Women.

That tidbit is one of an untold number of facts and perspectives that can be gleaned from examining the Mother Teresa Collection that resides within the archives at The Catholic University of America. Read more