Mother Teresa is one of the most famous Catholic figures in the world; now, nuns of the order she founded are looking to copyright her name in order to ensure that they and only they are able to benefit from that fame and recognition. It is expected that her eventual beatification and sainthood will make her even more famous, thus tempting everything from banks to stores to use her name or logo in some fashion.

According to Reuters:

The Missionaries of Charity, established in 1950, says it has received reports that several organisations are using Mother Teresa's name as well as the order's logo -- a cross set within an oval and surrounded by rosary beads. In one case, the order managed to convince the "Mother Teresa Institute of Management" to drop the name. Media reports said a bank was among other organisations trying to capitalise on the name.

The question is, why would a bank or management firm want to use her name? And what customers would actually believe that Mother Teresa was in any way associated with them?

Read More:

• Mother Teresa (biography)
• Critiques of Mother Teresa
• The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice, by Christopher Hitchens