Tag: mother teresa
Macedonia 26.08.24 | 09:55

114 years since the birth of Mother Teresa

Macedonia today marks the 114th anniversary since the birth of Mother Teresa (Agnesa Gondza Bojadziu). The revered Catholic saint was born in Skopje in 1910, where she had her first visions that drove her to the calling and to dedicate her life to the sick and poor of the world. In honor of her birthday,...

Culture 08.03.24 | 23:52

The Museum of Macedonian Struggle opens “One of Us: Mother Teresa”

In commemoration of International Women’s Day, an exhibition titled “One of Us: Mother Teresa” is scheduled to open at the Museum of the Macedonian Struggle for Independence on March 8, with a run extending through March 31. Organizers have designed the exhibit to encapsulate Mother...

Macedonia 25.09.20 | 15:44

Zaev’s Government wants to demolish the Macedonia Gate

The Government sent out a request to the Centar municipality to remove the Macedonia Gate and the monument to Mother Teresa from the main Skopje square. The request asks the Centar council to remove both monuments from the urban plans, opening the way for their demolition. This was proposed by a group...

Macedonia 26.08.20 | 22:48

Celebration of the 110th anniversary of the birth of Mother Teresa turns into Albanian nationalist chest thumping contest

The honoring of the 110th anniversary of the birth of Mother Teresa was hijacked for a vulgar display of Albanian nationalism today. Activists waving the Albanian flag and wearing Albanian traditional dresses attended the event in front of the memorial home of the Catholic saint, which included Speaker...

Macedonia 06.08.20 | 16:53

Recently broadened streets in the Mother Teresa complex flooded by the summer rains

During the coronavirus epidemic, the Healthcare Ministry made much of the fact that it reorganized the way traffic is conducted in the decrepit Mother Teresa clinic complex in Skopje – Macedonia’s largest and outdated healthcare institution. The notoriously clogged streets were broadened...

Macedonia 23.04.19 | 12:26

Mother Teresa’s grandson prepared a gift for Pope Francis

Mother Teresa’s grandson Alojz Gombar has prepared a gift for Pope Francis who will come to Skopje on May 7, Vecer daily reported. After it was revealed that I will give a gift to the Pope, I was contacted by journalists from AFP, by Poland’s state television, as well as by several television...

Macedonia 04.03.19 | 17:08

Fist fight breaks out in the chaotic clinic parking in Skopje

A fist fight broke out today in the chaotic parking in the Mother Teresa clinic in Skopje. A married couple in their 30-ies reported that they were attacked by an unknown person. The husband reported the attack to the police and asked to help locate the attacker. The clinic is notoriously difficult to...