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Empire State Building refuses to light up for Mother Teresa

New York City's Empire State Building has said "yes" to Mariah Carey, dog shows, cancer charities - and even the 60th anniversary of communist China.

But the landmark skyscraper's owners have declined to illuminate the building in honour of the late Mother Teresa, in a decision that has angered some Catholics.

The building's owners have not commented to the media.

In New York, Mother Teresa helped open a pioneering hospice for AIDS patients in Manhattan's Greenwich Village....

Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)