As the Church looks forward to Mother Teresa’s canonisation at the Vatican on 4 September, her life and works are also being celebrated in her Balkan homeland where several sites associated with her await pilgrims and travellers. Chris Deliso reports After her death in 1997, Mother Teresa was fast-tracked for sainthood by Pope John Paul II, being beatified in 2003. Pope Francis’ approval of her second miracle last December has now set the stage for her canonisation – to take place, fittingly enough, during the Pope’s declared Jubilee Year of Mercy, the day before her annual feast day of 5 September.Even for non-Catholics, Mother Teresa is an instantly recognisable figure, one eternally associated with piety and service to the poor and sick. Yet since her mission w