Calcutta archbishop relaunches Catechetics India
2018-08-29
Catechetics India was launched in 1977 from Nitika, KolkataContinue Reading
Calcutta Archbishop applauds Mamata Banerjee’s inclusiveness
2018-08-01
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has the conviction to take all communities along, says Archbishop Thomas D’Souza of Calcutta. “Mamata Didi (elder sister) has always supported us and she does it for all communities. She is the one who expresses courage and speaks at critical moments. Her effortsContinue Reading
Calcutta archbishop asks schools to reduce summer working hours
2018-06-21
Extreme hot weather has forced the government to declare school holidaysContinue Reading
Uzhunnalil visits Missionaries of Charity headquarters
2018-02-27
The Salesian priest visited the Mother house on February 26Continue Reading
Mother Teresa named Calcutta archdiocese’s co-patron
2017-09-07
Shyamal Baran Roy Kolkata: Mother Teresa, who has become synonymous with this city, was Wednesday formally named as the co-patron of the Archdiocese of Calcutta. ‘’Since 1886, the Archdiocese has seen a number of blessings through the intercessions of St. Francis Xavier. It has been decided that from yesterday (SeptemberContinue Reading
Canonization countdown begins on Blessed Teresa’s birth anniversary
2016-08-27
Kolkata: It was Blessed Teresa’s last birthday, and the nuns sang their happiest birthday song, eagerly awaiting the next anniversary where they’ll get to celebrate `Saint’ Teresa’s first one. The Albanian nun, who was born on August 26, 1910, will be canonized at the Vatican in just eight days. ThroughoutContinue Reading
Kolkata gears up for Mother’s canonisation
2016-08-22
From book launches to a film festival, the city will celebrate it for the next three monthsContinue Reading
Mother Teresa statue to be installed in Kolkata
2016-08-20
The statue will be next to St John Paul II Continue Reading
Pope’s India visit a “distinct possibility”
2015-12-26
The Indian bishops have invited the Pope to canonize Mother Teresa in KolkataContinue Reading
Bandel church assigned special status for Year of Mercy
2015-12-16
Kolkata — Archbishop Thomas D’Souza of Calcutta has assigned Bandel Basilica Church as one of the designated churches to obtain blessings and graces connected with the Year of Mercy as declared by Pope Francis when he symbolically opened the “Holy Door” of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome to the pilgrims on 8th DecemberContinue Reading