Canonization Of Mother Teresa Brings Up Calcuttans' Complex Views Of Her Legacy
A view from Calcutta: Mother Teresa inspires pride in the city but also questions about the halo surrounding her legacy.
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'She's Been A Saint For All Of Us': Friend Remembers Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa officially becomes a Catholic saint on Sunday. NPR's Ari Shapiro introduces us to a woman who was friends with the nun for years and worked with her in Kolkata, India.
Kolkata Isn't Just The City Of Mother Teresa
She truly embraced the suffering that was often ignored. But that's not all there is to Kolkata.
Church-Going Catholics Reject Trump, Expected To Support Clinton
Renee Montagne talks to John Carr, head of Georgetown University's Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, about why Catholic voters seem to prefer Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump.
How The Catholic Church Documented Mother Teresa's 2 Miracles
A cancer patient and a coma victim credit her for their recovery. "You have to accept that there are things that science cannot explain," says an atheist physician who's investigated miracle stories.
'Cultural Mormons' Adjust The Lifestyle But Keep The Label
Some members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints choose to leave the faith but not the community. They're learning to tread new ground where belonging exists sometimes without belief.
Germany Is Latest Country To Propose Burqa Ban
France, Bulgaria, Belgium and the Netherlands all have different kinds of bans on wearing burqas in public. NPR's Scott Simon talks to German journalist Janek Schmidt about the proposal.
Top French Court Suspends Riviera Town's Burkini Ban
France's Council of State said the town of Villeneuve-Loubet breached several "fundamental freedoms" by forbidding the swimwear on its beaches. Some 30 towns have instituted such bans this summer.
'I Just Want To Go Swimming': Burkini Creator On French Ban
Aheda Zanetti is the designer of the burkini. She's disappointed to learn about the burkini ban from beaches in France because she wants burkinis to be seen as a symbols of joy and fitness. She created it to liberate Muslim women too modest to wear Western style swim suits.
Catholic Church Groups Fight Bills To Revive Old Sex Abuse Cases
Catholic leaders are trying to block bills that would extend the statute of limitations for child sex crimes and allow old cases to be brought back into court. So far, the lobbying has been effective.