Kolkata: In Kolkata, Mother Teresa has left her touch beyond the walls of the Mother House and the centres she started across the city to nurse the “poorest of the poor”. Her legacy survives not just in the Sisters who took up her vow of serving the needy and theContinue Reading
Mother Teresa will be canonised by the Catholic Church in a week-long grand ceremony in Rome on September 4, 2016. A contingent of nuns, priests, volunteers, followers, academics and government officials will be travelling to Rome to witness the ceremony. When the mass for canonisation of the blessed Teresa ofContinue Reading
Euphoric expressions of our love and admiration for Mother Teresa began several months before her canonization was announced by the Vatican on March 15 this year. People across the world also stormed heavens for her ‘speedy’ Canonization. The Social Media, Church personnel, educational institutions, Hospitals, Charity organizations have been busyContinue Reading
KOLKATA: The city will be treated to “The Letters” and some of the most internationally acclaimed documentaries as part of the four-day Mother Teresa International Film Festival (MTIFF), starting Friday. The Indian premiere of “The Letters” has been awaited ever since the screening at the Vatican, last year, at theContinue Reading
Mumbai: Not everyone gets two invites to the canonization ceremony of Mother Teresa. But then, not everyone is Usha Uthup. Uthup has been a long-time supporter of Missionaries of Charity. She attended Mother’s beatification ceremony at the Vatican in 2003. At Mother’s canonization on September 4, Uthup will be aContinue Reading
Jesuit provincial of Darjeeling recalls his chance meeting with Mother TeresaContinue Reading
An exhibition showcasing the life and works of Mother Teresa will be organised at the UN’s headquarters in September in celebration of the Nobel Laureate being declared a Saint.Continue Reading
Kolkata: A slight stoop, hands folded, those merciful eyes and the unmistakable veil across her wrinkled forehead. Kolkata’s most famous icon has perhaps never been sculpted so brilliantly so far. The 5 ft 2 inch-bronze statue of Mother Teresa to be inaugurated at the Bishop’s House on Park Street onContinue Reading
Children from three schools are participating in the celebrationsContinue Reading
Kolkata: To make Mother Teresa’s canonization special, India Post will release a silk postal cover – a first of its kind – on September 1, just three days ahead of the big event. “As far as I know, such a silk postal cover has never been released in India. WhenContinue Reading
