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Christian missionaries in India are increasingly suffering persecution of various kinds, accused of proselytizing through their charities, schools in more rural areas, hospitals and leper colonies.Archbishop Henry D’Souza, Archbishop Emeritus of Calcutta, reflects on the situation of the mission in India and its difficulties, recalling the example of Mother Teresa, with whom he worked for 35 years and for whom since 1997 he has been postulator for the cause of canonization. What distinguishes the founder of the Missionaries of Charity, says the Archbishop, is love. Below an interview with Msgr. Henry D’Souza.
Excellency, why did Mother Teresa not encounter problems in her missionary work?  read more »

The government of West Bengal has conferred its highest literary award on a Belgian Jesuit who created a new literary style in the Bengali language.
Father Paul Detienne receiving the award

Father Paul Detienne receiving the award

State Higher Education Minister Sudarsan Roychowdhury presented the Bangla (Bengali) Academy award to Father Paul Detienne at a function in Kolkata, the state capital, on Dec. 10.  read more »