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- 1 2 Sacred Congregation for Religious and for Secular Institutes (31 May 1983). "Section II: Characteristics; 9: Government". Magisterium on Religious Life, 1983. Vatican. p. 51. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ Vermeersch (1911a).
- ↑ IANS: HT Correspondent (26 March 2009). "Sister Prema is new head of Missionaries of Charity". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ Cooper, Kenneth J (15 September 1997). "Mother Teresa, 1910 - 1997". The Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com. p. A16.
Seven years ago, Mother Teresa tried hard to step down as superior general of her Missionaries of Charity, obtaining the Vatican's permission to retire ...
- ↑ Vermeersch (1911b).
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Vermeersch, Arthur (1911a). "Nuns". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia . Vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company.- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Vermeersch, Arthur (1911b). "Provincial". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia . Vol. 12. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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