I wish everybody could be at the Vatican on Sept. 4 for the remarkable occasion of Mother Teresa’s Sainthood. There they would meet some of the most caring people from across the world. I am fortunate to have met many of them. I first talked to Mother Teresa herself atContinue Reading
New Delhi : Trinamool Congress MP Idris Ali likened party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to Mother Teresa and Hindu Goddess Saraswati in the Lok Sabha here on Monday. Idris Ali, who recently hit the headlines for defending televangelist Zakir Naik, said, “I am deeply grateful toContinue Reading
Vatican: Pope Francis has written the preface to a new book on Mother Teresa entitled “let us love those who are unloved” that is based on two speeches given by her during a meeting with young people and with religious sisters in Milan in 1973. Founder of the Missionaries ofContinue Reading
Kolkata : To mark the canonisation of Mother Teresa this September, a film festival focusing on her life and teachings will be held at over 100 locations in India and around 50 other countries. Organised by the World Catholic Association for Communication’s India chapter, the Mother Teresa International Film FestivalContinue Reading
Hallelujah! It’s been announced. The Vatican will declare Mother Teresa a saint, after all. Pope Francis will canonize her on September 4. She will be known as St. Teresa of Calcutta. The modern world’s most ardent apostle of compassion for the disadvantaged in our society. Hundreds of priests, missionaries andContinue Reading
Using the power of images, music and verbal discussions, internationally acclaimed photographer Kounteya Sinha will hold exhibits at 11 places in Rome.Continue Reading
Dressed in Mother Teresa’s signature white sari with blue stripes, the Missionaries of Charity work to maintain and preserve their founder’s ministry to the poor. To inspire their work, every convent houses one of her relics. On Thursday, a drop of her blood kept at the convent and women’s shelterContinue Reading
The story of seekers, from Siddhartha to Mother Teresa, takes centre stage at a festival directed by Odissi dancer Ileana Citaristi .Continue Reading
After an Indian politician linked to right-wing Hindu nationalist movements recently claimed that Mother Teresa was trying to “Christianize” India, Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil fired back, telling Crux those “rash comments” are not only untrue, they risk demeaning the “great religion” of Hinduism they purport to represent. An Indian archbishop hasContinue Reading
Mother Teresa’s impending sainthood by the Roman Catholic Church on Sept. 4 is an inspiration to those who seek answers to questions of why we are here and how to live a moral life, author saysContinue Reading
