Mother Teresa’s birth centenary in Kolkata

On August 26, 2010, celebrations began in Kolkata, India to mark the 100th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa, the lady who devoted her life to the poor and orphans of the land, and did wonders with her charity and love, Armenian College & Philanthropic Academy Information Service reported.

Archdiocese of Kolkata, along with Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity and SIGNIS (World Catholic Association for Communication), partnered by NANDAN, Govt. of West Bengal and UNESCO are hosting the 3rd Mother Teresa International Film Festival 2010 (MTIFF 2010) from August 26 to 29 2010. MTIFF 2010 is simultaneously hosted in Rome, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand – a total of 17 countries.

V. Rev. Father Khoren Hovhannisyan, Pastor of Armenians in India and Manager of Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy was specially invited by the Catholic Archbishop of Kolkata to attend the inauguration ceremony of MTIFF 2010 as the representative of the Armenian Apostolic Church. After the inaugural ceremony the film “Mother Teresa” was screened at Nandan. The festival will showcase 15 of the best national and international films ever made on Mother Teresa. After the closing ceremony on 29th August in Kolkata, MTIFF 2010 will crisscross the entire length and breadth of India, showcasing these 15 films.

Mother Teresa came to India as a missionary, and later made Kolkata her home. She founded the Missionaries of Charity, which till today continues her noble philanthropic work of aiding the destitute. Everyday respectful homage is paid by locals and visitors alike to her tomb – a pilgrimage site in Mother House, Kolkata.