Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, later known as Mother Teresa of Calcutta, was born in 1910. Mother Cabrini lived in the United States after World War I and died in 1917, so we know the two women never met. But it is completely accurate to say that Mother Teresa knew Mother Cabrini…
In October of 1895, Mother Cabrini and a companion, Mother Chiara, set forth from Panama to go to Buenos Aires. Their sea journey took them to Ecuador, many ports in Peru, and Chile. Upon arrival in Los Andes, Chile, they had a choice: either to continue around the south of…
Mother Drexel and Mother Cabrini Today we honor St. Katharine Drexel, an extraordinary woman who served Native Americans and minorities across the United States. She and Mother Cabrini had two things in common: a deep love of Jesus, and a calling to serve the poor and marginalized. The Role of…
Giuseppe Sarto began his papacy as Pius X on August 4, 1903. Like Francesca Cabrini, he was a native of Lombardy. We know he was acquainted with Mother Cabrini; in a letter from New York dated October 2, 1903 she wrote, “I will turn towards Europe to Rome where I…