Missionaries of Charity
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Ortega government orders dissolution of Missionaries of Charity in Nicaragua
The order to shut down the sisters and 100 other nongovernmental organizations was requested by a Sandinista legislator in a... Read more
Mother Teresa’s former secretary to lead Missionaries of Charity
Sister Joseph Michael is the 3rd person to lead the order since St. Teresa of Calcutta’s death. Read more
Six years ago today these religious sisters died in Yemen
On March 4, 2018, four Missionaries of Charity were killed by ISIS in Aden, Yemen. Read more
In reversal, Missionaries of Charity in India again permitted to receive foreign donations
The Missionaries of Charity have been cleared to receive and use foreign funding in India, after the religious order founded... Read more
Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity seek swift fix after Indian government blocks foreign donations
Supporters of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity reacted with surprise and concern to the Indian government’s ruling that the organization... Read more
Pope Francis visits former ‘Bronx of Slovakia’ transformed by Mother Teresa’s nuns
The pope toured the Bethlehem Center, which has helped the homeless since 1997. Read more
Missionaries of Charity and 14 disabled children from Kabul arrive at Rome airport
The children were residents of an orphanage founded by the sisters in 2006. Read more
Missionaries of Charity cancel Mother Teresa birthday celebrations due to COVID-19
The Missionaries of Charity canceled their customary birthday celebrations for their founder, Mother Teresa, this year after nine religious sisters... Read more
After 15 months, Missionary of Charity accused of child trafficking granted bail
A religious sister with the Missionaries of Charity has been released on bail 25 months after her arrest. She is... Read more
Missionaries of Charity remember Mother Teresa’s birthday
Hundreds of Missionaries of Charity gathered at their headquarters on Monday to commemorate the birthday of the order’s founder, Mother... Read more
Missionaries of Charity express sorrow over scandal, openness to just inquiry
The superior general of the Missionaries of Charity said Tuesday the congregation is “deeply saddened and grieved” by the alleged... Read more
Missionaries of Charity sister arrested in baby-selling investigation
Two women affiliated with the Missionaries of Charity, one a religious sister and the other an employee, have been arrested... Read more
This journalist first told the world about Mother Teresa
The American reporter who first brought news of Mother Teresa’s work to an international audience still remembers the day in... Read more
Only sister to survive Yemen attack: despite danger, 'we chose to stay'
A year before a March 4 attack killed four sisters, the Missionaries of Charity opted not to leave, but to... Read more
Eucharist desecrated, Missionaries of Charity assaulted in Argentina
The community of the Missionaries of Charity in Mar del Plata, Argentina, became the target of criminals late last week,... Read more
There's no question – the Missionaries of Charity in Yemen 'died as martyrs'
After a recent attack at a Missionaries of Charity convent in Yemen claimed the lives of four of the sisters... Read more
Pope: murdered Missionaries of Charity are martyrs of indifference
On Sunday Pope Francis lamented the world’s indifference to the recent killing of four Missionaries of Charity, calling them the... Read more
Mother Teresa, and the Denver priest who was her kindred spirit
Mother Teresa visited Denver, Colo. twice in the 1980s. Both times, one of her biggest fans was tasked with picking... Read more
Pope praises Missionaries of Charity's 'beautiful' Vatican ministry
Pope Francis thanked the Missionaries of Charity for their work and described one of their houses for homeless women located... Read more
