India rejects Albania’s demand for Mother Teresa’s remains

October 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Welcoming the Indian government's statement that Mother Teresa was an Indian citizen, the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) Tuesday said the church would want her remains to be in the country. Rejecting the Albanian government's demand for the remains of Mother Teresa, an external affairs ministry official told IANS that Mother Teresa was an Indian citizen and there was no question of returning her remains.

October 13th, 2009 KOLKATA - Mother Teresa was a Kolkatan, part of the city's heritage and one could not give history away - be it intellectuals, Christian organisations or the common person, Kolkatans reacted as one to Albania's proposal that the remains of the Nobel laureate be returned to her country of origin. Mother Teresa - born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Macedonia, on Aug 26, 1910, to an ethnic Albanian family - made Kolkata her home for 68 years caring for the poor and the infirm.

October 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government should consult the church and the Missionaries of Charity before taking a decision on the Albanian government's request for Mother Teresa's remains, the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) said Monday. "As and when such a request comes to us, we will take a considered decision in consultation with the Missionaries of Charity," said CBCI spokesperson Rev Babu Joseph.

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