janelle
07-18-2003, 11:20 PM
ROME (CNS) -- The Missionaries of Charity are seeking legal protection of the name of their founder, Mother Teresa of Calcutta, as well as the name of the order and the order's logo.
Sister Nirmala Joshi, Mother Teresa's successor as superior general, said in a July 9 statement that Mother Teresa "expressed on a number of occasions her wish that her name not be used by any other individuals or organizations without her permission."
The statement faxed from the order's motherhouse in Calcutta said, "Respecting her wish, we have made the same request many times since her death in 1997 and shall continue to do so." Mother Teresa, who died in Calcutta at the age of 87, is scheduled to be beatified by Pope John Paul II at the Vatican Oct. 19.
web site www.motherteresacause.info
Sister Nirmala Joshi, Mother Teresa's successor as superior general, said in a July 9 statement that Mother Teresa "expressed on a number of occasions her wish that her name not be used by any other individuals or organizations without her permission."
The statement faxed from the order's motherhouse in Calcutta said, "Respecting her wish, we have made the same request many times since her death in 1997 and shall continue to do so." Mother Teresa, who died in Calcutta at the age of 87, is scheduled to be beatified by Pope John Paul II at the Vatican Oct. 19.
web site www.motherteresacause.info