Persecuted Christians in Orissa Remember Mother Teresa

(05 Sept 08-RV) A day of fasting and prayer this Sunday for the victims of religious hatred in Orissa India. The initiative was announced today by the Indian Bishops Conference along with an appeal for men and women to follow the life example of blessed Teresa of Calcutta whose feast day the universal church celebrates today. Fr Babu Joseph, spokesman for the Bishops’ conference about the current situation in Orissa where hundreds of thousands of Christians affected by last weeks violence still look to Blessed Teresa as a model of reconciliation....