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Parumala Perunnal: Homage to India’s first canonised saint
November 2, 2021
Parumala is a hamlet and island on the Pampa River in Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta district in Kerala. The grand annual Parumala Perunnal festival takes places at Parumala St Peter’s & St Paul’s Orthodox Church. Geevargese Mar Gregorios established the church and he...
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The holy gathering at the Ardh Kumbh Mela
February 9, 2019
The sea of humanity, saffron flags, millions of pilgrims, the smell of the smoke from the holy fires, people with deep religious and ritualistic belief experiencing the power of devotion which turns the very water into amrit –the holy water of immortality.
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Mixed opinions prevail over the canonization of Mother Teresa
September 5, 2016
On a rainy Sunday in Kolkata, as believers of humanity from across the world gathered at the Mother House, the headquarters of Missionaries of Charity,critics came down heavily on the canonization of Mother Teresa. Social media saw heated debates over whether Mother Teresa was th...
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Catholic Church – Kolkata
March 16, 2016
Mother Teresa, a nun who devoted her life to help the poorest of the poor, notably in Kolkata, will be made a Saint of the Roman Catholic Church at a ceremony on September 4, 2016. Pope Francis, the 266th and current pope of the Roman Catholic Church, announced that Mother Teresa...
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Catholic Church – Kolkata
March 16, 2016
Mother Teresa, a nun who devoted her life to help the poorest of the poor, notably in Kolkata, will be made a Saint of the Roman Catholic Church at a ceremony on September 4, 2016. Pope Francis, the 266th and current pope of the Roman Catholic Church, announced that Mother Teresa...
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