Alois Gumbar is one of the last living relatives of Mother Teresa. After years of waiting, he will attend the canonization ceremony of his aunt on September 4. Katerina Blazevska visited him in Skopje. Alois Gumbar is a famous goldsmith in Skopje, the Macedonian capital and birthplace of Mother Teresa,Continue Reading
Vatican City: The Brazilian man whose “miraculous” cure from a brain infection paved the way for Mother Teresa’s canonization this weekend said he is grateful for his life but doesn’t feel particularly chosen by God. Rather, Marcilio Haddad Andrino told a Vatican press conference Friday he is just one exampleContinue Reading
Kindergarten students left imprints of their tiny colored palms on the scrollContinue Reading
On October 27, 1979, Mother Teresa received the Nobel Prize for Peace which she accepted in the name of the throw away of society. Mother Teresa refused the traditional Nobel Banquet that is hosted for the most recipients as the celebration. This usually costs about $192,000. Mother requested that theContinue Reading
The Nobel Peace Prize-winning nun is widely seen as a humanitarian icon across the South Asian nation, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying “it is natural for every Indian to take pride” in her sainthoodContinue Reading
I hope each of those flying to the Vatican this weekend, will choose not to have Indian citizens pay for it.
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Rome: Affectionately called the “saint of the gutters” during her lifetime, Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be made an official saint of the Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, just 19 years after her death. A Nobel Peace Prize winner, Mother Teresa was one of the most influential women in theContinue Reading
Rome: With their blue-trimmed white saris, the sisters are a discreet but distinctive presence on the streets at night, offering solace to the destitute and, when possible, a place to stay. But these sisters with the Missionaries of Charity, the religious congregation founded by Mother Teresa, who is to beContinue Reading
September 5 is also Teacher’s Day in IndiaContinue Reading
Palghar: When the world celebrates the proclamation of Mother Teresa as a ‘Saint’ on Sunday, September 4, by Pope Francis in the Vatican, a church in Maharashtra will also have its own memorable celebrations. On that day, ‘The Blessed Mother Teresa Church’ in Virar town here, around 60 km northContinue Reading
