A Chance Meeting with the Future Saint Teresa
By Ranjana Martinez SAN ANTONIO: I had the privilege of meeting Mother Teresa when she came to my school, the Holy Cross Convent in Amravati, Maharashtra in 1966. Since I was the school band Captain, Mother Superior asked me to round up as many band members as possible. She asked us to hurriedly get dressed […]
Global Icon of Love and Compassion is Proclaimed Saint Teresa
By Dr. Randeep Suneja VATICAN CITY, ITALY: A tall tapestry depicting Mother Teresa in her traditional blue trimmed sari was displayed over the façade of St. Peter’s Basilica in The Vatican. The portrait was commissioned by the Knights of Columbus and painted by Chas Fagan, an American artist. As the jubilant crowd of 120,000 people […]
From ‘Angel of Mercy’ to ‘Fraud’: Saint Teresa was both adored and attacked
For those who revered her, Mother Teresa’s elevation to the Catholic sainthood on Sunday came not a moment too soon. The diminutive nun whose journey from a corner of the Ottoman Empire to the slums of India made her one of the most famous women in the world was regarded by many as a saint during her […]
