NYC mayor meets with Muslim cabbie who was stabbed, emphasizes importance of public discourse

NYC mayor meets with Muslim cabbie who was stabbed

Kolkatans shower Mother Teresa with love on centenary (Roundup)

KOLKATA - Slumdwellers and admirers from abroad were among the thousands who poured into the Missionaries of Charity (MoC) headquarters here Thursday to celebrate Mother Teresa’s birth centenary. The Pope, in a message from the Vatican, said Mother Teresa was “an inestimable gift” in her lifetime.

Mamata inaugurates ‘Mother Express’

KOLKATA - An exhibition train showcasing the life and works of Nobel laureate Mother Teresa was inaugurated Thursday by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee to mark her birth centenary.

Saudi cleric told to stop unauthorized edicts after call to boycott store with female vendors

Saudi cleric slammed over fatwa on women cashiers

Mother was for immediate relief of poor, neglected: Reaseachers

KOLKATA - Mother Teresa believed in providing immediate relief to the poor and wanted to rub off the sufferings of the deprived and ailing, say researchers, rubbishing the claim that she was more interested in increasing the spectrum of her Missionaries of Charity order than eradicating poverty.

Haj committee election upheld by court

NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court has upheld the election of the office-bearers of Haj committee which coordinates the visit of Indian Muslims to the annual pilgrimage to Makkah and Madina in West Asia.

Man injured while performing North Carolina submersion baptisms sues LDS church

Man who performed baptisms sues LDS church

Saudi chain removes female cashiers following protests

RIYADH - One of Saudi Arabia’s largest supermarket chains has reversed a decision to employ female cashiers, in a religious dispute which saw the king issue a reprimand Thursday to a conservative scholar.

Albania, Macedonia commemorate Mother Teresa on centenary of her birth

Mother Teresa remembered on centenary of her birth

Janmashthami Celebrations Ahead

Outpouring of love, Papal message mark Mother Teresa centenary

KOLKATA - Slumdwellers and admirers from abroad were among the thousands who poured into the Missionaries of Charity (MoC) headquarters here to celebrate Mother Teresa’s birth centenary Thursday. The Pope, in a message from the Vatican, said she was “an inestimable gift” in her lifetime.

100th Anniversary of Mother Teresa’s Birthday Celebrated Today

Indians remember Mother Teresa on 100th anniversary of her birth

Indians remember Mother Teresa on birth centennial

President to inaugurate Mother Teresa centenary function

NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil will inaugurate a commemorative meeting here to mark Mother Teresa’s birth centenary Saturday.

Egypt suffers worst power cuts in decades during Ramadan fasting month at height of summer

Egypt power cuts deepen suffering in fasting month

In debate over how close is too close for NY mosque, questions loom about where ground zero is

Ground zero’s boundaries evolve in mosque debate

Haryana regularises 105 shrines

CHANDIGARH - More than 100 shrines built mostly illegally over the years in Haryana’s Gurgaon district are set to get the legal sanction, an official spokesman said Thursday.

Mass begins Mother Teresa’s birth centenary celebrations

KOLKATA - A two-hour holy mass attended by around 1,000 nuns, priests and commoners at the Missionaries of Charity global headquarters here formally began Mother Teresa’s birth centenary celebrations Thursday.

Muslim taxi driver slashed in attack blamed on interfaith group volunteer to visit NYC mayor

Slashed Muslim taxi driver to visit NYC mayor

Nepal prays for Mother Teresa

KATHMANDU - There were no film festivals, exhibitions or special trains named after her. But the sisters at the Missionaries of Charity in Nepal remembered their founder, India’s “saint of the gutter” Mother Teresa, by holding a special mass for her and prayers.

Pope sends blessings on Mother Teresa’s birth centenary

KOLKATA - Describing Mother Teresa as an “exemplary model of Christian virtue”, Pope Benedict XVI has urged everyone to draw constantly from her spirituality and example in the service of the poor and the sick.