4 minutes agoIndia blocks foreign financing from Mother Teresa's foundation fund
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)The government of India has refused to give permission for foreign financing to a charity founded by Mother Teresa. The organisation “Missions of Charity” has thousands of nuns overseeing projects such as homes for abandoned children, schools, clinics and hotels, the BBC writes. On Christmas Day, India's Interior Ministry announced that it was not [...]
The organisation “Missions of Charity” has thousands of nuns overseeing projects such as homes for abandoned children, schools, clinics and hotels, the BBC writes.
On Christmas Day, India's Interior Ministry announced that it has not continued the registration deadline due to the unfavourable “interventions”.
Hindu extremists have long accused this organization of using its programs to convert people to Christianity. The organisation has denied these claims.
The Western Bengal regional prime minister, Mamata Banerjee, faced criticism after writing on Twitter that the government has frozen the bank accounts of the charity organisation. However, the government has denied that these accounts have been frozen.
The organization was founded in 1950 by Mother Teresa. It is one of the best known Catholic charities. Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work.
In 2016, Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint, 19 years after her death.
