Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity seek swift fix after Indian government blocks foreign donations
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Dec 29 2021 at 12:00 AM GMT
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- Missionaries of Charity house, Calcutta, India.
- Denver Newsroom, Dec 28, 2021 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
- Supporters of Mother Teresa"s Missionaries of Charity reacted with surprise and concern to the Indian government's ruling that the organization is now ineligible for foreign donations, but a spokeswoman for the Calcutta-based branch of the organization believes the situation will be remedied without much effect on the missionaries" work.
- India's Ministry of Home Affairs made a determination on Christmas Day that the Missionaries of Charity no longer met eligibility requirements under the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act, the Wall Street Journal reports.
- 27 announcement, the ministry said that during the renewal of the organization's application, they found 'adverse inputs.' The authorities did not specify what this meant.
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- Published Dec 29, 2021 12:00 AM GMT