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On This Day in History, June 8: Porsche is born, Ghostbusters release, Siam renamed Thailand, Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four published, NFL merger announced, Robert F. Kennedy laid to rest and other major eventsOn This Day in History, June 8, the world witnessed events that shaped politics, warfare, literature and culture. The Viking raid on Lindis...
Quote of the day by Mother Teresa: ‘I find the rich much poorer, as sometimes they are lonelier inside. The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread’ - lessons on the true meaning of wealth from celebrated Catholic saintMother Teresa, now Saint Teresa of Calcutta, spoke of a deeper poverty. She noted that the rich can be lonelier, their hunger for love hard...
This day in history, May 30: From Joan of Arc's execution to the first Indy 500, women's pro baseball league debut and Mariner 9's launch to MarsThis day in history, May 30, has witnessed some of the world's most significant political, military, scientific and cultural developments. ...
First church in India dedicated to teen saint Carlo Acutis consecrated in Kerala's PalikkaraOn the day Carlo Acutis was canonised, a church dedicated to the "millennial saint" opened in Palikkara, near Kochi. Varapuzha Archbishop J...
Pope Francis' bond with India: Canonisations, new Indian Cardinal and unfulfilled visitPope Francis's papacy, marked by unfulfilled hopes of visiting India, saw the elevation of Indian priest George Jacob Koovakad to Cardinal....
'God's influencer' UK teen Carlo Acutis set to become Catholic Church's first millennial saintCarlo Acutis, a UK-born teenager who died of leukemia in 2006, is set to become the Catholic Church's first millennial saint. Known as "God...
Devasahayam Pillai becomes 1st Indian layman to be declared saint by PopePope Francis, 85, canonised Blessed Devasahayam during the Canonisation Mass held in St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican attended by over 50...
Saint Teresa's blue-bordered sari an Intellectual Property nowThe Trade Marks Registry, Government of India, has granted the registration of the trade mark for that pattern of blue border of sari, said...
Miracles in the modern world: Why being Mother Teresa is not enoughPublic health doctors may do a lot to prevent diseases; they knock on your door, help with nutrition and parturition, but none of that real...
Sushma Swaraj represents India at canonisation massHer canonisation ceremony, that comes a day ahead of her 19th death anniversary, was attended by thousands of pilgrims from all over the wo...
Mamata Banerjee gifts Bible bound in Baluchari silk to Pope Francis"Sr Prema & Kolkata Archbishop met @MamataOfficial today. This Bible bound in Baluchuri to b handed over to @Pontifex," Banerjee tweeted.
Sainthood for Mother Teresa a proud moment, says PM ModiModi had praised the nun, who became a global icon because of her work with the dying and destitute of Kolkata, in an edition of his Mann k...
Every Indian will take pride in Mother's canonisation: President Pranab MukherjeePraising the Missionaries of Charity, Mukherjee said the organisation continues its service to humanity, reaching out to the needy regardle...
Like Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa was deeply religious and yet beyond religionWhen Mother Teresa picked up the sick, cleaned and tended to them with her own hands and took them "home", she didn't ask for the religious...
Child rescued by Mother Teresa 36 years ago, returns to Kolkata to celebrate her canonisationAdopted by a British nuclear physicist from the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, Gautam Lewis still relies on crutches to walk but he ha...
Stamps to mark Mother Teresa’s Sainthood Day on September 4Vatican City will release a special commemorative stamp on Mother Teresa. Macedonia, where the Mother was born, will issue a special limite...
Kejriwal, Mamata and KC Tyagi among key leaders to attend Teresa canonisationKejriwal was extended a personal invitation a couple of months ago by the Missionaries of Charity due to his ‘personal connection’ with the...
Pope Francis to confer sainthood on two Blessed from Kerala tomorrowAccording to Church sources here, the Pope will declareChavara and Euphrasia as Saints during a special mass at St Peter's Square at Vatica...
- Saint, sinners, Simi...Kottayam has them all
At entry points to Kottayam district, there are road signs welcoming visitors to the ‘land of lakes, letters and latex’.
- Pope condemns anti-Christian violence; Indian nun canonised
In a major embarrassment for the government, Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday condemned violence perpetrated against Christians in India.