But there was another school of thought: Australian feminist Germaine Greer called her a “religious imperialist” and to British polemicist Christopher Hitchens Mother Teresa was “a fanatic, a fundamentalist and a fraud”.Continue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis on Saturday denounced what he called the modern-day sin of indifference to hunger, exploitation and other suffering, while commending the example of Mother Teresa on the eve of a sainthood ceremony for the nun who cared for India’s destitute. Choosing “to not see hunger, disease, exploitedContinue Reading
Using the power of images, music and verbal discussions, internationally acclaimed photographer Kounteya Sinha will hold exhibits at 11 places in Rome.Continue Reading
Mother Teresa’s impending sainthood by the Roman Catholic Church on Sept. 4 is an inspiration to those who seek answers to questions of why we are here and how to live a moral life, author saysContinue Reading
New Delhi – Marking the first death anniversary of a young man who prevented a suicide bomber from entering a crowded church in Lahore, a group of Catholics in Pakistan have called for his canonization. The first anniversary of the deadly terrorist attack on St. John’s Catholic Church in Lahore was onContinue Reading
What is unclear is whether the pope will bow to appeals from the Catholic Church in India and travel to Kolkata for the ceremony or, as Vatican sources say is more likely, preside over one in Rome.Continue Reading
Birmingham — Dr Gëzim Alpion, Professor of Sociology at the University of Birmingham, UK, who has been tirelessly campaigning for the canonization of Mother Teresa for two years, welcomed the news of mother Teresa’s sainthood. Speaking to Matters India from Birmingham university he said, “I hope the Vatican has learned the lesson from theContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis has recognised a second miracle attributed to the late Mother Teresa, clearing the path for the beloved nun to be elevated to sainthood next year, Catholic newspaper Avvenire reported Thursday. Mother Teresa, celebrated for her work with the poor in the Indian city of Kolkata, isContinue Reading
Panaji — Canonization of St Joseph Vaz also threw the spotlight on another illustrious Goan priest and his colleague, Fr Jacome Gonsalves, but it inspired the Goa Church enough to consider petitioning Vatican to begin the process of his cause for sainthood. Pope Francis conferred sainthood on St Vaz, popularlyContinue Reading
Father Thomas Byles refused two opportunities to board a lifeboat and heard confessions and cconsoled drowning passengersContinue Reading