Mother Teresa was a figure recognized worldwide for her extraordinary devotion to serving the marginalized. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, built numerous humanitarian ministries, and propelled a global movement centered on hands-on care., permission of Holy See (Vatican), Mother Teresa left the Loreto convent in August 1948 to begin her new work among the poor in the slums of Calcutta. The first 12 young women, most of whom knew her as she had been their teacher and head mistress, followed in her footsteps and soon become known as the “running congregation” in Calcutta slums., Although Mother Teresa enjoyed teaching at the school, she was increasingly disturbed by the poverty surrounding her in Calcutta. [40] The Bengal famine of 1943 brought misery and death to the city, and the August 1946 Direct Action Day began a period of Muslim-Hindu violence. [41], She opened a facility in New York in 1971 and worked with both Muslin and Christians in Lebanon. In 1985, she opened a home in New York called Gift of Love for those suffering from HIV/AIDS. She also opened houses in Australia, the Middle East and even in the Soviet country Croatia., Mother Teresa's humanitarian work, characterized by profound compassion and unwavering dedication, has left an indelible mark on the world. She founded the Missionaries of Charity in 1950, a religious congregation committed to serving "the poorest of the poor.", In 1946, Mother Teresa left her position at St. Mary’s to care for the needy in the slums of Calcutta. After receiving the consent of her archbishop, she began her work, focusing her efforts on poor children in the streets, teaching them how to read and how to care for themselves..