Saturday, July 17th, 2010
New Delhi (16 July) -- Federal Home Minister P. Chidambaram is to introduce a Mother Teresa commemorative coin to mark the nun's birth centenary next month, a Church official said.
"We thank the government for its noble gesture," said Father Babu Joseph, spokesperson of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India.
Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil would officially introduce the coin during a celebration of the centenary in New Delhi on Aug. 28, he said.
