Miao, September 8: The Diocese of Miao, situated in the extreme north eastern corner of India in Arunachal Pradesh, blessed and dedicated its first hospital to St. Mother Theresa of Kolkata on 8 September 2016 with festive gaiety and religious fervor. Named after the two French Missionaries Frs. Krick andContinue Reading
Mumbai: The man who threw acid at 23-year-old Preeti Rathi at a station in Mumbai, causing injuries that killed her, must be hanged, a court ruled today. Ankur Panwar, who lived next door to Ms Rathi’s family in Delhi, was found guilty earlier this week of murdering her. In 2013,Continue Reading
Mumbai: The parish priest of a Jacobite Syrian Church lost his life while boarding a Central Railway local from Dadar station early on Wednesday. Fr Abraham Puliyelil, 62, was a Kerala native and had arrived in Mumbai on July 1. He was the parish priest of the St Mary JacobiteContinue Reading
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Guwahati: Majuli island, in Assam, which recently won the epaulette of being the world’s largest river island, will be declared India’s first island district on Thursday, according to media reports. On Wednesday, the island was seen preparing in full swing for the declaration, which will be made by the statesContinue Reading
The total expenditure on replacing 5,000 transformers would be around 4 billion rupees.Continue Reading
Katju questions Mother Teresa’s acceptance of financial donations from questionable sourcesContinue Reading
Kolkata: Mother Teresa has featured in at least three very important internationally renowned feature films, one of which starred Charlie Chaplin’s daughter Geraldine Leigh Chaplin in the title role. Her popularity in international cinema (“The Letters”, “Mother Teresa of Calcutta” and “Mother Teresa: In The Name of God’s Poor”) andContinue Reading
Dharamsala: Writing to the Mother Superior of the Missionaries of Charity, the Order founder by Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama expressed delight that Pope Francis on September 4 proclaimed Mother Teresa a saint. He wrote: “I rejoice at this recognition as an admirer of her dedicated service to humanity, particularlyContinue Reading
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has gifted a Bible in Bengali bound in Baluchuri silk to Pope Francis at Vatican City after the canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa. In a tweet, the Chief Minister who is in the Vatican to attend the function, said Missionaries of Charity’s SuperiorContinue Reading
