What is unclear is whether the pope will bow to appeals from the Catholic Church in India and travel to Kolkata for the ceremony or, as Vatican sources say is more likely, preside over one in Rome.Continue Reading
Mother Teresa was placing her sisters on the frontiers of battle when she entered Yemen, a primarily Muslim nationContinue Reading
The Indian bishops have invited the Pope to canonize Mother Teresa in KolkataContinue Reading
Mother Teresa’s greatest miracle was her life and workContinue Reading
Kolkata — Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, whose short film “Slum Stars” won an award at the International Film and Entertainment Festival Australia, on Monday said Mother Teresa inspired him to do his bit for children in slums. “Long time back, when I had come for a trip to Kolkata, the nobleContinue Reading
Kolkata — Mother Teresa will make history with the fourth Mother Teresa International Film Festival (MTIFF) dedicated in her honour in Kolkata, on the occasion of her canonization scheduled for next year. The Mother Teresa International Film Festival (MTIFF) which commemorates special occasions associated with the Nobel laureate will in 2016 present theContinue Reading
Birmingham — Dr Gëzim Alpion, Professor of Sociology at the University of Birmingham, UK, who has been tirelessly campaigning for the canonization of Mother Teresa for two years, welcomed the news of mother Teresa’s sainthood. Speaking to Matters India from Birmingham university he said, “I hope the Vatican has learned the lesson from theContinue Reading
Vatican City: Despite rumors that a date has been set for Mother Teresa’s canonization, the Holy See Press Office told CNA Wednesday that the cause for sainthood has not concluded, and no date has been officially set. Fr Ciro Benedettini, vice director at the Holy See Press Office, confirmed to CNAContinue Reading
New Delhi: All formalities are complete to declare Blessed Mother Teresa of Kolkata a saint, an Indian newspaper reported on October 20. Malayala Manorama, a mass circulation newspaper in Malayalam language, quoted unidentified Vatican sources as saying that the date and venue for the canonization of the world’s most reveredContinue Reading
Kolkata – “We have discovered the force of the testimony of the charism [of Don Bosco and Mother Teresa] said Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco Father Angel Fernandez Artime recalling his visit to Mother House and meeting with the Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity SrContinue Reading
