Missionaries of charity News
Today, i.e. August 26, marks the 112th Birth Anniversary of Mother Teresa
She was a promoter of world peace and devoted her life to the poor
She won a Nobel Peace prize in 1979 which she donated fully to the poor
Application for the renewal of FCRA registration of MoC was refused on December 25
The Missionaries of Charity is a Catholic religious congregation established in 1950 by Mother Teresa
Earlier this month, the Jharkhand Police arrested a nun and a woman employee of Missionaries of Charity for allegedly selling babies as part of a child trafficking racket in Ranchi.
According to the police, the two nuns allegedly sold four babies in Jharkhand as well as Uttar Pradesh.
"Holy Mother Teresa of Calcutta is a universal symbol, beloved by believers (and) unbelievers," said Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, 85, an ex-prefect of the powerful Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
Alleged terrorist Mohd Mosiuddin was plotting ISIS-style chilling execution of foreigners, especially those from the US, Russia and the UK, visiting the Mother House in Kolkata as it would be a "heart pleasing" experience for him, the NIA has claimed.
Nuns shed tears of joy and hugged each other, amid euphoric scenes at the Mother House, the global headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity, as the orders founder Mother Teresa was declared a Saint by the Vatican on Sunday.
Mother Teresa, the nun whose work with the dying and destitute of Kolkata made her a global icon of Christian charity, was made a saint on Sunday.
The canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa took place at Vatican City's St Peter's Square.
Mother Teresa also founded the Missionaries of Charity Brothers in 1963.
Pope Francis today denounced what he called the modern-day sin of indifference to hunger, exploitation and other suffering, while commending the example of Mother Teresa on the eve of a sainthood ceremony for the nun who cared for India's destitute.
In March, Pope Francis had announced that Mother Teresa will be elevated to sainthood after the Church recognised two miracles attributed to her after her death.
Pope Francis approved the canonisation of the widely beloved Roman Catholic nun Mother Teresa last December, nearly two decades after she died in Kolkata.
Mother Teresa's only living relative, her 72-year old niece, Agi Bojazhiu flew especially from Italy to receive the UK's prestigious Founders Award.
The Mother Teresa is likely to be canonised on September 4 this year. Pope Francis will preside over a consistory or formal meeting with cardinals and church officials on Tuesday to approve the canonisation of the founder of the Missionaries of Charity.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj informed on Saturday that terrorists in Yemen have abducted Father Tom Uzhunnalil who is an Indian national.
An attack on an elderly care home in Yemen killed at least 16 people, including four nuns.
Father Tony, a priest from Bengaluru who was present at the home, was praying in the chapel when the incident happened and escaped unharmed, however, he is still missing.
Clearing the path for Mother Teresa's elevation to sainthood, the Church has recognised a second miracle of the nun, the Missionaries of Charity said
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