The Missionaries of Charity Sisters (Mother Teresa’s Sisters or the Sisters of Mother Teresa, as many call us) is a religious community in the Catholic Church, founded by Mother Teresa of Calcutta (now St. Teresa of Calcutta) in 1950 in Calcutta, India. Our community is totally dedicated to the service of the poorest of the poor, irrespective of social class, creed, colour or religion. We deliberately choose to show God’s concern for the poorest and the lowliest, remaining right on the ground, while offering immediate and effective service to those in need, until they can find someone who can help them in a better and more lasting way.

In the words of our founder, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, “The aim of the Missionary Sisters of Charity is to devote themselves heart and soul and exclusively to the material and spiritual welfare of all destitute people, the helpless poor, neglected children, the abandoned sick, lepers and deserving beggars – in short all those unfortunates who, either through their own neglect or through lack of public concern, are left to drift through life without help or hope.”

Missionaries of Charity do not “impose their Catholic Faith on anyone, but have profound respect for all religions.” M.C. Constitutions 

The Missionaries of Charity is the only organization founded by Mother Teresa of Calcutta to carry out her mission of love and perpetuate her legacy. As a registered charity in India (and various other countries of the world), and with its headquarters in Calcutta, the organization is serving the poorest of the poor across the globe.

We, the Missionaries of Charity Sisters, give wholehearted and free service to the poorest of the poor irrespective of social class, colour, creed or religion.