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US missionaries kidnapped in Haiti: Report
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 17 (ANI): As many as 17 Christian missionaries from the US and their family members, including children, were kidnapped on Saturday by a gang in Port-au-Prince as they were leaving an orphanage, The New York Times reported citing Haitian security officials.
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Kolkata: Prayers offered in memory of Mother Teresa on her 111th birth ann
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 26 (ANI): Missionaries of Charity, a congregation in Kolkata offered prayers in memory of its founder Mother Teresa on her 111th birth anniversary on Thursday.
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Missionaries do funding for religious conversions: MP Minister Usha Thakur
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): Making a controversial statement, Madhya Pradesh Tourism and Culture Minister Usha Thakur on Saturday said missionaries do funding for religious conversions.
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Mother Teresa Memorial Awards for Social Justice 2020 announced
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 28 (ANI/Digpu): Harmony Foundation hosted the Mother Teresa Memorial Awards for Social Justice yesterday, the 27th of December, 2020. The Awards in its 16th year is the only award endorsed by Sister Prema, the Superior General of the Missionaries of Cha
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Mamata Banerjee pays tribute to Mother Teresa on her 110th birth anniversa
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 26 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday paid tribute to Mother Teresa on her 110th birth anniversary.
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SC seeks response from Jharkhand govt on NCPCR's plea to ensure protection
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): The Supreme Court has issued notice to Jharkhand government on a plea filed by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) claiming the selling of children in shelter homes run by Missionaries of Charity.
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BJP MP accuses Missionaries of Charity of religious conversion in Jharkhan
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 30 (ANI): BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Friday alleged that units of Missionaries of Charity in Jharkhand were indulging in religious conversions and said that there should be a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into organisations getting foreign funding.
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Mother Teresa Memorial Awards 2019 for social crusaders
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Oct 31 (ANI/Digpu): Awardees for the Mother Teresa Memorial Awards for Social Justice (MTMA) were announced this week. An initiative by Harmony Foundation and endorsed by Missionaries of Charities, this year, the award recognises the exemplary work done in various fields an
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Kolkata: Prayers offered in memory of Mother Teresa on her birth anniversa
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 26 (ANI): Peace prayers were offered at the Missionaries of Charity here on Monday to pay tribute to Mother Teresa on her 109th birth anniversary.
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BJP MLA slams 'factory of conversion' being run in Ajmer
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 25 (ANI): BJP MLA Vasudev Devnani on Wednesday claimed that a "factory of conversion" is operating in Ajmer for some time now.
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Kerala nun rape case: Protesting nuns question delay in filing of charge s
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kottayam (Kerala) [India], March 17 (ANI): Distressed and frustrated with the delay in proceedings in the Kerala nun rape case, five nuns affiliated with the Missionaries of Jesus convent at Kuruvilangad approached Kottayam Superintendents of Police (SP) to submit a petition seeking a spe
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Bishop Agnelo halts transfer of Kerala nuns out of Kuruvilangadu convent
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Jalandhar (Punjab), [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Bishop Agnelo of the Jalandhar diocese on Saturday directed the Missionaries of Jesus congregation to withhold transfer orders of five Kerala nuns till a case filed against Bishop Franco Mulakkal is over.
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