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Mother Teresa adopted Deepali as a child. "As Deepali narrates the stories of her past, Kavita starts to relive the beginnings of Teresa’s life in the slums of Calcutta," the film's website details.

Mother Teresa was tiny. She stood a mere 5 feet tall ... the way a natural mother holds a child. A joyous smile was common on her face. Yet she was a serious saint, fiercely dedicated to living ...

Amen.” Maasburg writes that Mother Teresa said this novena all the time — “for petitions for the cure of a sick child, before important discussions, or when passports went missing to request ...