There was certainly reason to be critical but what difference has it made? Mari Marcel Thekaekara asks. Just before Mother Teresa’s canonisation earlier this month, I wrote in the Guardian about how I grew up in a Kolkata flat, a three minute walk from Mother Teresa’s convent, locally referred toContinue Reading
Virtue stings the hearts of all: in some it provokes adoration and in some it provokes a sour Newtonian rejection. When faced with extreme goodness, some feel the need to find fault so as to distract others and themselves from their own imperfection. An event like a canonisation provides anContinue Reading
After watching the canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa on TV on Sept. 4, I don’t know whether to yawn with ennui, or bang my fists with angst. I was not particularly enthused about Mother Teresa being declared a Saint, as I believed that,her human shortcomings notwithstanding, she was always aContinue Reading
The plight of those who suffer today should motivate Christians to offer new signs of mercyContinue Reading
Katju questions Mother Teresa’s acceptance of financial donations from questionable sourcesContinue Reading
Kolkata: Mother Teresa has featured in at least three very important internationally renowned feature films, one of which starred Charlie Chaplin’s daughter Geraldine Leigh Chaplin in the title role. Her popularity in international cinema (“The Letters”, “Mother Teresa of Calcutta” and “Mother Teresa: In The Name of God’s Poor”) andContinue Reading
Indianapolis: Mother Teresa, a Catholic nun who devoted her life to helping the poor, was declared a saint on Sunday. Several churches around the city are celebrating her lifetime of work for the sick and the poor, which touched many lives and inspired one local doctor to follow in herContinue Reading
It was an assignment during my time with Doordarshan in the early 1990s. Mother Teresa was in Bangalore – as it was called then – and DD, the only Indian television network at that time, was sending out camera teams and reporters to cover her wherever she went. I wasContinue Reading
Vatican City: On September 4, Mother Teresa of Calcutta was officially declared a saint by Pope Francis. CNA spoke with Major Archbishop Baselios Cardinal Cleemis of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, who serves as president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India. He shared his memories of Mother Teresa, as wellContinue Reading
Borduria, Arunachal Pradesh: Borduria, the only place Mother Theresa visited in Arunachal Pradesh joined global celebration of her elevation to Sainthood on 4 September 2016 with procession and installing a statue of the Saint. A small village in Tirap District of Arunachal Pradesh, Borduria, which literally means ‘Far away land’,Continue Reading
