Rome abuzz with fervour of Mother Teresa’s canonisation
2016-08-31
An estimated 5,00,000 people are expected to gather at the circular square in front of the Vatican on SundayContinue Reading
Mother Teresa’s first training center all set to celebrate canonization
2016-08-30
Patna: With Mother Teresa set to be canonized a saint by Pope Francis on September 4, celebrations are being planned by the Catholic church in Bihar, especially in Patna, where she stayed for a few months in 1948 for a nursing training programme before commencing her work with the poorContinue Reading
Enterprising Indians and Mother Teresa
2016-08-30
Since Mamata Banerjee says she will not attend Mother Teresa’s September 4 canonisation in Rome as part of India’s official delegation but as a guest of the Missionaries of Charity and will sit with them, presumably she will also dress like them. Actually, West Bengal’s chief minister is no strangerContinue Reading
‘I was sure that it was Mother Teresa who healed me
2016-08-30
Rimini: The Brazilian man who received the miracle allowing for Mother Teresa’s canonization has shared his story, saying he and his wife were ordinary believers who received an extraordinary sign of God’s mercy. “From the beginning, the diagnoses weren’t good and they seemed only worse. (But) from that moment, insideContinue Reading
Mother Teresa’s letter to a young bride
2016-08-30
When the author and his wife invited the saint to their wedding, they couldn’t have expected this wonderful gift Continue Reading
Teresa canonization: Sonia Gandhi writes to pope
2016-08-30
In her letter, Ms Gandhi said that Mother Teresa was one of the most loved figure in India Continue Reading
How Pope Francis and Mother Teresa are linked
2016-08-30
One October day in 2012, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires celebrated a traditional Mass for thousands of children in the Argentinean capital. A nun from Calcutta was on his mind. “Who told us that we can find Jesus in those most in need?” he asked the children gathered inContinue Reading
Mother Teresa’s global impact at center of UN exhibit
2016-08-29
New York City: Mother Teresa’s tireless work for the poor and her relevance for global affairs will be featured at the United Nations, whose New York headquarters will host several events on her life as an unprecedented tribute to a saint of the Catholic Church. Msgr. Leo Maasburg will beContinue Reading
Collector’s item to mark Teresa’s canonisation
2016-08-29
Kolkata: The delegation from India to mark Mother Teresa’s canonisation in the Vatican will be led by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. Other members in the delegation will be Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, MPs KV Thomas, Conrad Sangma, Anto Anthony, Jose K Mani, Goa Deputy Chief MinisterContinue Reading
Odisha government to name road after Mother Teresa
2016-08-29
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government, Eastern India, has decided to name a road after Mother Teresa, according to government sources. The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) notified that BMC in its meeting dated August 28 resolved for naming of fly over road from Satyanagar to Cuttack-Puri Road as “Mother Teresa Road. TheContinue Reading