Rita Ora performed at the Vatican last night, as part of a vigil for the canonisation of Mother Teresa.
The 25-year-old sang a rendition of What Child Is This? in front of the crowds inside St. Peter’s Basilica as Pope Francis declared famed Roman Catholic nun Mother Teresa, who passed away in 1997, as a saint.
The blonde beauty wore a black lace dress, complete with a matching veil as the belted out the classic hymn.
Rita later took to social media to express her delight at being invited, and revealed that she acted as the ambassador for Kosovo – the very place where Mother Teresa spent her childhood.
“I am honoured to have been invited, to fulfil the role as an ambassador to Kosovo, to sing at the canonisation of Mother Teresa,” she wrote alongside a snap of her singing inside the Basilica. “Singing What Child Is This to celebrate her life and legacy will be a moment I cherish forever,” she wrote on Instagram.
Rita, who was born in Kosovo, was joined her her Albanian parents Vera and Besnik, as well as her sister Elena – and posted a family photo to Instagram, writing, “The Ora’s take Rome”.
Pope Francis officially declared missionary Mother Teresa as a saint in front of crowds in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday.
“We declare and define Blessed Teresa of Calcutta to be a saint and we enrol her among the saints, decreeing that she is to be venerated as such by the whole Church.
“She made her voice heard before the powers of the world, so that they might recognise their guilt for the crimes of poverty they themselves created,” he said.
