Tag: India
Jesuit Fr. Swamy: A caged bird sings for his birthday in prison
As Fr Stan Swamy celebrates his 84th birthday in an Indian prison cell, numerous Church leaders call for his release, with his fellow Jesuits saying “a caged bird still can sing.”
Indian missionary finds joy of Christ in Muslim-majority Malaysia
Father Ravindra learned Bahasa Malayu, Iban and Mandarin to communicate and celebrate Mass.
Mother Teresa ‘patroness of the 20th century’. 110 years since her birth
For the anniversary, a Mass was celebrated in the chapel of the Motherhouse of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, next to the tomb of the Mother.
Indians join ‘Sleep Out’ to highlight plight of homeless
Thousands of people across 30 Indian cities slept on the sidewalks to express solidarity with homeless people around the world.
Mass in Calcutta marks anniversary of Mother Teresa’s birth
On 26 August, Archbishop Thomas D’Souza of Calcutta, presided over a Mass in memory of the 109 years since the birth of Mother Teresa, the saint of the poorest of the poor.