Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa's death anniversary is observed as the International Day of Charity. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work in mitigating poverty, suffering and fostering harmony

Officials from the Mission, founded by Mother Teresa in 1950, said that talks were on with auditors and experts to try and resolve the situation

The Congress on Tuesday slammed the Centre for refusing to renew FCRA registration of Nobel Laureate Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity over "some adverse inputs".

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. In a statement, the MHA also said that it did not freeze any account of the Missionaries of Charity but State Bank of India has informed that the organisation itself sent a request to the bank to freeze its accounts. The MHA statement came hours after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed the Centre had frozen all bank accounts of the organisation founded by Mother Teresa. "Shocked to hear that on Christmas, Union Ministry FROZE ALL BANK ACCOUNTS of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity in India! Their 22,000 patients & employees have been left without food & medicines. While the law is paramount, humanitarian efforts must not be compromised," Banerjee tweeted. The MHA said the application for the ...

The Centre has frozen all bank accounts of Missionaries of Charity founded by Mother Teresa, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on Monday. Expressing shock, Banerjee said that this move has left Missionaries of Charity's 22,000 patients and employees without food and medicines. "Shocked to hear that on Christmas, Union Ministry FROZE ALL BANK ACCOUNTS of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity in India! Their 22,000 patients & employees have been left without food & medicines," she tweeted. "While the law is paramount, humanitarian efforts must not be compromised," Banerjee added.

In pictures: Mother Teresa's 110th birth anniversary

Nuns from the Missionaries of Charity distribute food among the needy people after the prayer meeting on the occasion of Mother Teresa's 110th birth anniversary, in Kolkata

White saree with three blue borders has been recognised as IP of Missionaries of Charity

Mother Teresa was officially declared Saint Teresa by Pope Francis at a ceremony at Vatican City on September 4

Hails her as the personification of maternal love and a powerful advocate for the poor

The unscripted comments came at a canonisation mass attended by 100,000 pilgrims, including 13 heads of state

Teresa's canonisation was announced in March by Pope Francis after the Church recognised two miracles attributed to her

Blessed Mother Teresa Church in Virar, around 60 km north of Mumbai, was re-christened as 'St Mother Teresa Church'

Tens of thousands of pilgrims had flocked to St Peter's Square for the Mass and canonisation

Mother Teresa will be declared a saint by Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church in a canonisation ceremony in Vatican

The Missionaries of Charity gained world renown, and Mother Teresa a Nobel peace prize, by caring for the dying, the homeless and orphans gathered from the teeming streets of the city in eastern India

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 the Church's 2,000-year history, acclaimed for her work amongst the world's poorest of the poor in the slums of the Indian city now called Kolkata.Hundreds of thousands of faithful are expected to attend the canonisation service for the tiny nun, which will be led by Pope Francis in front of St Peter's basilica.Although criticised both during her life and following her death, Mother Teresa is revered by Catholics as a model of compassion who brought relief to the sick and dying, opening branches of her Missionaries of Charity (MoC) order around the world."Even in popular culture she's identified with goodness, kindness, charity," said Father Brian Kolodiejchuk, the MoC priest who campaigned for her sainthood.In

Resisting Sangh Parivar pressure, Modi ensured that India is represented at a senior level at the mass on September 4

Expresses her inability to attend the mass because of ill-health

Granting of sainthood to a person based on miracles attributed to them was not practical in today's times, said VHP Joint General Secretary Surendra Jain

The conference will also focus on aspects of her life and work, such as caring for the poorest of the poor, advocating for peace