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
The polio-afflicted commercial pilot runs a training school for disabled pilots in LondonContinue Reading
Sister Prema, head of the Missionaries of Charity, and Father Brian Kolodiejchuk, the postulator in Rome, liked the logoContinue Reading
Rome: In the chapel of the first house Blessed Teresa of Calcutta established in Rome, Father Brian Kolodiejchuk of the Missionaries of Charity talks about her life, mixing the concrete and even mundane with the spiritual and even mystical. “She was very human – she loved chocolate, she loved iceContinue Reading
From book launches to a film festival, the city will celebrate it for the next three monthsContinue Reading
Jacqueline is one of the busiest actress in B-town but now she is looking for something more. This year has been a busy year for you. I know! Three movies back to back! It’s been very exciting because last year all I have been doing is focus on these filmsContinue Reading
Mumbai: Audiences identify Usha Uthup as the singer with the powerful voice who revolutionised pop music by performing in ethnic Indian attire — Kanjivaram silk saris, flower garlands and big bindi. However, her hometown of Kolkata is conversant with the other side of the artist’s personality. Uthup is an avidContinue Reading
Kolkata: While the city and the rest of the world waits to celebrate Mother Teresa’s canonization on September 4, a quaint cathedral tucked away in Baruipur is already hailing her sainthood. It’s a special cathedral – the only one in India dedicated to Mother Teresa and named after her. BuiltContinue Reading
Vatican: Pope Francis has named Cardinal Vinko Pulić, the Archbishop of Sarajevo, as his special envoy to a celebration taking place in Skopje, Macedonia, on 11 September 2016, at the conclusion of a special day of thanksgiving for the canonization of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Mother Teresa, whose birthContinue Reading
The Vatican has scheduled Mother Teresa’s canonisation ceremony for September 4, Usha Uthup has been scheduled to perform there a day earlierContinue Reading
