NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) --The woman known as "the hugging saint" is embracing New York City. Mata Amritanandamayi, or Amma as she is lovingly called by her devotees, brought her message of compassion, ...

Mata Amritanandamayi, better known as Amma or the Hugging Saint, has arrived in New York, the second to last stop on her 2013 North American tour. Amma, in case you’re not familiar, is a spiritual ...

We sent our least touchy-feely journalist to visit “The Hugging Saint”. When Amma comes to town, people line up—and wait four hours—for one of her free hugs. The 63 year old, whose name is Mata ...

Last Sunday, the renowned humanitarian and spiritual leader AMMA was at Everett’s Xfinity Arena giving hugs and “darshan.” Her real name is Mata Amritanandamayi, and she is known as the Hugging Saint.

On a steamy mid-July weekend, the Amma North American Tour rolled into town, presenting devotees of Mata Amritanandamayi the opportunity On a steamy mid-July weekend, the Amma North American Tour ...

Several stars headed to a Paris suburb to meet the famous spiritual leader. By Rebecca Leffler PARIS – The Gallic media biz traded French kisses for an embrace from “the hugging Saint” Amma when ...

Mata Amritanandamayi embraces Acia Gray of Austin during the spiritual leader's stop Thursday in Frisco. "Amma," or Mother, has handed out more than 30 million hugs worldwide, and Gray has lined up to ...

Some people are huggers, some are not. Mata Amritanandamayi Devi, also known as Amma, is definitely the former. With over 30 million hugs and counting, she is known as the "hugging saint." "She is a ...

Amma, the “hugging saint,” is no stranger to New York. When Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi first visited this city in 1987, around 40 people came to see her in a small rented room. This weekend, a ...

Hugging strangers is her life’s goal, and she’s embraced tens of millions of people—the healthy, the sick, the rich and the poor—in her 50-odd years of life. Amma doesn’t quite fit the profile of a ...