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Canonisation of Mother Teresa a prominent event in Church this year CAMIL PARKHE |  Friday, 23 December 2016 AT 11:17 AM IST       adieu to 2016 ,  Canonisation ,  Mother Teresa ,  new cardinals ,  Vatican ,  sainthood ,  Indian Catholic Church , Pune ,  Camil Parkhe PUNE:  Canonisation of Mother Teresa in the presence of a huge gathering at the Vatican, appointment of new cardinals including for Bangladesh, Syria, and Malaysia were some of the prominent events that took place in the global church in 2016. As good news to the faithful in India, the pontiff has also announced his intention to visit India along with Bangladesh next year. Declaration of sainthood to Nobel laureate Mother Teresa of Kolkata was one of the most important days for the Indian Catholic Church during the present year. The Mother’s canonisation was also important for the Church as she, besides Pope John Paul, was given the rarest honour...

CAMIL PARKHE | Saturday, 3 September 2016 AT 09:04 PM IST          Mother Teresa , Home for Destitutes , Camil Parkhe Sakal Times Pimpri: The day begins quite early for the 80 inmates of Mother Teresa’s Home for Destitutes at Chinchwad. A nonagenarian inmate, Francis, rings the bell at 5 am and another day begins for the destitutes who are helped and cared by the nuns of the Missionaries of Charity who run the centre.    The inmates belong to various religions and a few of them join the nuns in the chapel in their morning prayers. All inmates then join for breakfast in the dining hall and those who are bedridden or unable to move, are offered the food at the bed in the dormitory. Then, each of the inmates take up different assignments voluntarily, to assist the nuns in carrying out various chores at the home. “Most of these inmates love to volunteer themselves for various jobs like bringing the loaves o...

Sr Benedicta to attend Mother Teresa’s canonisation in Vatican Reporters Name | CAMIL PARKHE |  Monday, 1 August 2016 AT 10:29 PM IST       http://goo.gl/o1CgYs                     Camil Parkhe  ,  Mother Teresa ,  canonisation ,  Sr Benedicta  Sakal Times Pune:  Sr Benedicta from Pune will be part of the Indian contingent, led by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, which will attend the canonisation of Mother Teresa at Vatican City on September 4. Sr Benedicta is a nun belonging to the Missionaries of Charity Convent located at Tadiwala Road here. The congregation’s Maharashtra provincial Sr Jinette and Sr Karuna from Amravati are two other nuns who will attend the ceremony.  Two or three nuns from each province of the Missionaries of Charity from all over the world are scheduled to participate in the canonisation ceremony at Vatican.  Pope Francis will de...

CBCI urges PM to lead delegation for Mother Teresa’s canonisation Reporters Name | CAMIL PARKHE |  Friday, 29 April 2016 AT 12:10 PM IST       Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) ,  Pune ,  PM Narendra Modi ,  President Cardinal Baselios Cleemis ,  Camil Parkhe Pune:  A delegation of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) met PM Narendra Modi recently to urge him to lead India’s official delegation for the canonisation of Mother Teresa in Rome on September 4. The CBCI delegation was led by its President Cardinal Baselios Cleemis and included Secretary General Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas and Deputy Secretary General Joseph Chinnayyan. The CBCI delegation has also requested the Modi to invite Pope Francis to visit India at a convenient date, suitable to both the Government of India and the Vatican. The CBCI delegation has also thanked the Government of India for its efforts to save the life of Fr Tom Uzunnali...