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Where Mother Teresa Lived And Died

A man sits with his eyes closed on a bench beside her grave. Another kneels at the foot of the grave in prayer. A bunch of paper slips and pens are kept on the window to write down prayer petitions

'Mother Teresa must have been God incarnate'

'When one was with Mother, one realised you were with somebody who was the nearest person to God.' 'She must have been God incarnate.'

Remembering Mother Teresa

Special prayers were held at the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity on Wednesday on the occasion of Mother Teresa's 99th birth anniversary.

Mother Teresa beatified

Remembering Mother Teresa, 25 Years On

Twenty five years after her passing, Mother Teresa's congregation continues to work selflessly in the homes she set up for abandoned babies, leprosy victims and the dying destitute, reports Payal Singh Mohanka.

Mother Teresa's successor Sister Nirmala dies

Sister Nirmala Joshi, who succeeded Mother Teresa as head of the Missionaries of Charity founded by the Nobel laureate, died in Kolkata Tuesday morning.

Mother Teresa's name to be protected

The Missionaries of Charity has applied for copyright in India and sought legal protection for the order's logo and name, according to a report.

From sister to saint: Mother Teresa's life in photos

Here are some of the best photos of Mother Teresa's illustrious life.

PHOTOS: Remembering Mother Teresa

Seventeen years after her death, we respectfully remember and honour Mother Teresa.

Mother Teresa declared a saint by Pope Francis

Mother Teresa, who cared for the world's most unwanted and became an icon of the Catholic Church, was canonised at a ceremony in St Peter's Square in Vatican City.

US releases stamp honouring Mother Teresa

The US Postal Service issued the stamp during a special ceremony held at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington on Sunday. The 44-cent stamp features a portrait of Mother Teresa, who received a Nobel prize in 1979, painted by award-winning artist Thomas Blackshear II of Colorado Springs.

Paris Hilton is no Mother Teresa

World's tallest lamp for Mother Teresa

For Kolkata, Mother Teresa was always a saint

When Pope Francis canonizes the late Mother Teresa at the Vatican on September 4, she will officially be recognised as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. However, for her followers in Kolkata, the title is a mere formality.

Govt froze bank a/c of Mother Teresa's charity: Mamata

Expressing shock, Banerjee said that this move has left Missionaries of Charity's 22,000 patients and employees without food and medicines.

'Mother Teresa's message of love continues to inspire millions'

Leaders across political parties hailed the canonisation of Mother Teresa.

MHA restores FCRA licence of Mother Teresa's charity

The Missionaries of Charity is a Catholic religious congregation established in 1950 by Nobel laureate Mother Teresa to help the poor and destitute,

Mother Teresa's birth anniversary becomes special as sainthood approaches

Prayers were held across the Missionaries of Charity centres and churches all over the state to mark the late Roman Catholic nun's birth anniversary and to also commemorate her journey to sainthood on September 4.

US to honour Mother Teresa with stamp

The stamp is tentatively planned to go on sale nationwide August 26, 2010, on the birthday of Mother Teresa, who received the Nobel Prize in 1979 for humanitarian work.

Mother Teresa's charity requested bank account freeze: Govt

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday said the Missionaries of Charity's application for renewal of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) registration was refused on December 25 for not meeting eligibility conditions as some adverse inputs were received.

Conversion was behind Mother Teresa's service: RSS chief

Conversion to Christianity was the main objective behind Mother Teresa's service to the poor, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Monday.

Missionaries rubbish RSS chief's claims about Mother Teresa

Missionaries of Charity rubbished RSS chief's claim that religious conversions had taken place under Mother Teresa.

Mother Teresa to be beatified October 19

Mother Teresa to be beatified October 19.

'Mother Teresa harmed Kolkata's image'

"It seems to me that she needed the city more than it needed her," Aroup Chatterjee, a Kolkata-born doctor settled in\n\nEngland, told PTI from London.

Subramanian Swamy backs Yogi Adityanath's attack on Mother Teresa

Swamy on Wednesday extended support to his party MP Yogi Adityanath, who accused Mother Teresa of being part of a 'conspiracy to Christianise India', saying the views are not isolated, as there have been books published in this regard.

Vatican not to exhume Mother Teresa's body

The Vatican normally exhumes the bodies of candidates for beatification and subsequent sainthood.

Mother Teresa to be made saint on September 4

Francis officially cleared Mother Teresa for sainthood on December 17, 2015, recognising her "miraculous healing" of a Brazilian man with multiple brain abscesses, the Vatican said.

World's best negotiators: Gandhi, Mother Teresa

Professor Peter Hiddema suggests how to master effective negotiating skills, offering examples of Mahatma and Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa is beacon of hope for world's poor: Vatican

The Vatican declined to comment on RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's controversial remarks.

Please spare Mother Teresa: Kejriwal on RSS chief 's comments

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday tweeted, "I worked wid Mother Teresa for a few months at Nirmal Hriday ashram in Kolkata. She was a noble soul. Pl spare her," said.

Pope to certify Mother Teresa's miracle on Friday

Meet the Mother Teresa of Sumanahalli

In a tiny corner in Bengaluru, Sister Jacqueline Jean McEwan has been quietly serving poor leprosy patients for 30 years. Shobha Warrier meets the nun the locals call their own Mother Teresa.

Meet the Mother Teresa of Sumanahalli

In a tiny corner in Bengaluru, Sister Jacqueline Jean McEwan has been quietly serving poor leprosy patients for 30 years. Shobha Warrier meets the nun the locals call their own Mother Teresa.

I wish they'll spare Mother Teresa: Vadra on Bhagwat's remarks

I wish they will spare her and not let her life's dedicated efforts be judged," said Vadra.

World to watch Mother Teresa's beatification

The Vatican has made arrangements for worldwide telecast of the event on October 19.

Bhagwat's comments on Mother Teresa blown out of context: RSS

In the wake of a storm over Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwats's controversial remarks on Mother Teresa, RSS national prachar pramukh Manmohan Vaidya on Saturday said that Bhagwat's comments had been "blown out of context".

Mother Teresa made a Saint, canonisation to take place in 2016

Mother Teresa is expected to be officially canonised in Rome on 4 September as part the pope's Jubilee year of mercy.

Stage set for Mother Teresa's canonisation on Sunday

Mother Teresa will be declared a saint by Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church in a canonisation ceremony in Vatican City on Sunday in the presence of over a lakh of her followers from all over the world.

Nothing wrong in saying Mother Teresa's service was aimed at conversion: Sena

"Bhagwat has done national service by speaking the truth on what missionaries do," the Sena said.

The man who has an issue with Mother Teresa's miracles

'They must withdraw the word "miracle" from the sainthood of Mother Teresa.'