 | In 1962 Mother
Teresa won the Pandra Shri prize for "extraordinary services." |
| Mother Teresa received the Pope John XXIII
Peace Prize in 1971. She was 69 years old. |
| In 1979 Mother Teresa received the Nobel
Peace Prize "for work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress,
which also constitute a threat to peace." |
| Mother Teresa received an award called the
John F. Kennedy International Award. |
| Mother Teresa received the Templeton Award
for progress in religion. |
| Mother Teresa also received the Jonaharlal
Nehru Award. |
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