Guwahati Police ensure smooth Holy Thursday ceremony
C. M. Paul Guwahati, April 17, 2025: The 18th edition of Youth Pasch, an annual Easter-themed retreat for young people,
Call to observe meaningful Holy Week
Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, April 16, 2025: Christians in Goa are reminded to celebrate and observe the real meaning behind the
Salesians empower people with disabilities
Matters India Reporter Mumbai, April 12, 2025: In a remarkable display of compassion and inclusion, the Salesians of Don Bosco
Karnataka bishops appoint first woman official
By Robancy A Helen Bengaluru, April 10, 2025: The Karnataka Region Catholic Bishops’ Council has created history by appointing two
Remembering a Shepherd’s Heart: A Tribute to Pope Francis
By Fr Suresh Mathew Twelve years ago, on March 13,
Northeast India’s Youth Pasch Concludes with Brahmaputra River Cruise
C.M. Paul Guwahati, April 20, 2025 – Seven hundred young
New book chronicles Darjeeling tea planter’s transformative journey
C.M. Paul Siliguri, April 13, 2025: “Chai Time – A Darjeeling Tea Planter’s Journey from Makaibari to Rimpocha,” the latest book from Bose Creative Publishers, was launched at a special event held at Berlin Coffee House in Siliguri, 13th April 2025. Besides a galaxy of eminent citizens, participants from 9
Catholic religious in India revise formation to address sex abuse, suicide cases
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, March 18, 2025: A recent incident where a trainee nun has been accused of killing her newborn has not only shaken the Catholic Church in India but highlighted an “urgent need” to revise the way religious are formed, Sister Molly Mathew, a member of the Missionary
Indian Catholic priest shot dead in US
Seneca, April 5, 2025: A Catholic priest from India, who had been serving a US archdiocese for more than 20 years, was shot outside his rectory. The news was confirmed by the Archdiocese of Kansas City in a Facebook post on April 3, the day Father Arul Balaswamy Karasala was
Northeast India’s Youth Pasch Concludes with Brahmaputra River Cruise
C.M. Paul Guwahati, April 20, 2025 – Seven hundred young participants from across Northeast India concluded their five-day Holy Week retreat with a symbolic Easter morning river pilgrimage on the Brahmaputra river, marking the 18th edition of Youth Pasch. Organized by Don Bosco Institute (DBI) Guwahati, the annual retreat offers
Pope Francis dies at 88
Vatican City, April 21, 2025: Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died at the age of 88, the Vatican said in a video statement on April 21. He was 88, and had suffered various
Woman named President of Commission for Protecting Holy See Monuments
By Deborah Castellano Lubov Vatican City, April 11, 2025: The
England cricket board apologizes for Pope ‘ashes’ joke
London, March 8, 2025: The England and Wales Cricket Board
Radio Salesian marks 9th birthday with listeners
RJ Wang Lama Darjeeling, Dec. 18, 2024: The first college based community radio of Darjeeling Hills marked its 9th birthday with its listeners from a remote tea garden village. Operating from Salesian College Autonomous Sonada, Radio Salesian is a venture of Kolkata Salesians with its claim to be the only
China cuts children’s online gaming to one hour
The National Press and Publication Administration told state-run news agency Xinhua that game-playing would be only allowed between 8pm to 9pm. It also instructed gaming companies to prevent children playing outside these times. Earlier this month a state media outlet branded online games “spiritual opium”. Inspections of online gaming companies
Multiple global websites crash in Internet outage
New Delhi: A huge swathe of national and international news sites crashed on June 8 night including the New York Times, CNN and the BBC. Many sites were offline for up to an hour after an issue affecting their cloud platform technology. In New Zealand, TVNZ OnDemand, RNZ and Trade
Indian Catholic bishops blink yet again
By John S. Shilshi Panaji, April 10, 2025: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), regarded as a father figure by an estimated 23 million Catholics in this country, is not meeting expectations, particularly when it comes to making crucial
Waqf Amendment Bill 2024: First, they came for Jews
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai, April 7, 2025: Parliament recently passed the Waqf Amendment Bill calling it ‘Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995, UMMID, in short. In the wake of the Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi stated
