Mother Teresa’s Indian charity is blocked from received foreign money

The charity’s troubles come in the wake of a string of attacks on Christians in some parts of India by Hindu right-wing groups, who accuse pastors and churches of forced conversions

Mother Teresa’s charity helps India’s poorest people but has been accused of trying to convert them to Christianity (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

India’s government has blocked Mother Teresa’s charity from receiving foreign funds, saying the Catholic organisation did not meet conditions under local laws, dealing a blow to one of the most prominent groups running shelters for the poor.

The Home Ministry said in a statement on Monday that the Missionaries of Charity’s application for renewing a licence that allows it to get funds from abroad was rejected on Christmas Day.