New Delhi: The Catholic community is seeking comfort in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reference to Mother Teresa in his monthly radio programme on Sunday. At a news conference Tuesday, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) secretary general Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas said: “The Prime Minister articulated what many Indians feel; thatContinue Reading
An estimated 5,00,000 people are expected to gather at the circular square in front of the Vatican on SundayContinue Reading
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
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
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
When the author and his wife invited the saint to their wedding, they couldn’t have expected this wonderful gift Continue Reading
In her letter, Ms Gandhi said that Mother Teresa was one of the most loved figure in India Continue Reading
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
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
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
