The initial phase of the papal inquiry into Mother Teresa's elevation to sainthood was wound up in Calcutta on Wednesday.
The sealed report of the two-year diocesan inquiry into Mother Teresa's life, and evidence of miracles, was handed to the Archbishop of Calcutta, Dr Henry D'Souza, at a special ceremony at St Mary's Church in Calcutta.
The report will be taken by the head of the diocesan panel, Fr Brian Kolediejchuk, to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints in the Vatican for further scrutiny.
Mother Teresa, who set up her Missionaries of Charity order in Calcutta in 1950, died in 1997 at the age of 87, after a life that has been held up as a model of Christian service.
Dr D'Souza reiterated his hope that Mother Teresa's admirers would not have to wait too long for her elevation to sainthood.