Liturgies of thanksgiving were celebrated this morning in every diocese for the canonisation of Mother Teresa. In Colombo, the Missionaries of Charity live in the ‘Home of peace’, which takes in the ...

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On International Women’s Day 2025, we celebrate Mother Teresa, the woman who turned West Bengal into a global beacon of ...

In 1948 she became an Indian citizen and founded the order of Missionaries of Charity in Kolkota (Calcutta) in 1950, which became noted for its work among the poor and the dying in that city.

On International Women's Day 2025, celebrate five extraordinary women who revolutionised science, technology, social justice ...

5. Previously, the observance was limited to the liturgical calendars for the Missionaries of Charity and Catholics in India. In a statement released Feb. 11, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president ...

5, the day of her death in 1997. The Vatican decision "would also provide a tremendous boost to the work of her congregation — the Missionaries of Charity — in all corners of the world," D'Souza said.

That experience convinced her that she had received a special gift from God—the ability to “tame” and heal individuals with ...

American missionaries, in the hope of securing funds in India for feeding the hungry, portrayed the country as replete with ...

He asked Mother Teresa to establish a religious community, Missionaries of Charity, dedicated to the service of the poorest of the poor. Nearly two years of testing and discernment passed before ...

Hiromi Okuda, 60, has been working at the intersection of IT and social issues for more than 30 years. As the founder and CEO ...