Amatrice: Pope Francis has made good on a promise to go to the central Italian region hardest hit by the devastating earthquake that struck in August. He arrived Tuesday without warning to console survivors and urge them to press forward. According to the Associated Press, the pontiff hoped to keepContinue Reading

New Delhi: In recognition of the country’s Muslim community, the second-largest in the world, an Indian has been invited to attend a prestigious conference of the Organisation of Islamic Countries’ Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (ICYF-DC). Haji Syed Salman Chishty of Dargah Ajmer Sharif has been invitedContinue Reading

Like many Indian words, this one is loaded and can mean many things depending on context and tone. How many times does your answer to a question thrown at you in your day begin with “Aiyo” or a variant of that? Or does the word creep into your day’s talkContinue Reading

Guwahati – A church group in northeast India has launched a coaching centre to train young people hailing from eight states of northeast India for Civil Service competitive exams. The group christened North East Diocesan Social Service Society (NEDSSS) commonly known as Social Forum – the social wing of theContinue Reading

Brazil: At 101 years old, Doña Penha has seen quite a bit of life. But the centenarian experienced something new on September 28, as she received her First Communion during Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel nursing home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For those who witnessed the occasion,Continue Reading