Vatican: Pope Francis has appealed to all persons to act in a responsible manner to prevent the spread of HIV-Aids. Speaking during the weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall, the Pope recalled that on Thursday, 1st December, we mark World Aids Day which is promoted by the UnitedContinue Reading
Grasonvilef: Feed-A-Family was a great success due to the many volunteers who gave of their time, talent and treasure to help their less fortunate neighbors with a Thanksgiving Day feast, according to organizer Bobbie Bell. “We had beautiful weather for a joy-filled week of hard work. Many thanks to ourContinue Reading
Rome: A special Vatican screening of “Silence,” the veteran U.S. director Martin Scorsese’s new film about the persecution of Christians in 17th-century Japan was held on Wednesday. The film portrays two Portuguese Jesuit missionaries, played by Adam Driver and Andrew Garfield, who must contend with various forms of persecution as theyContinue Reading
By: Provakar Bar Baruipur (Kolkata): Sundarban covers 19 blocks of South and North 24 Parganas districts in West Bengal. Gosaba is one of the remote blocks and major part of Sundarban delta . It is multi hazard prone block for its geographical location. Some main rivers like Gosaba, Vidyadhari, Matla,Continue Reading
By: Purushottam Nayak. Advent signifies coming or arrival of something or someone that is important or worthy of note. Kandhamal which faced the anti-Christian Persecutions in 2007 and 2008, the Advent Season brings new Impetus and renewed motivations to journey with stronger determinations in building up better relationship with ourContinue Reading
Dec 3 marks 32nd anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedyContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has sought suggestions from Catholic bishops of Asia to set up a ministry for family affairs. Such a ministry is necessary to carry forward the government’s plans to foster peace and reconciliation in a nation recovering from decades of civil war. ThisContinue Reading
Madurai: A group of fishermen from Ramanathapuram will meet the district collector on Wednesday seeking permission to attend the consecration of the newly constructed St. Antony’s Catholic church in Katchatheevu, an uninhabited island administered by Sri Lanka. They have not received an invite to the ceremony, which would be conductedContinue Reading
New Delhi: In a first in Asia, a digital radiological unit has been set up at the AIIMS mortuary to enable doctors conduct virtual autopsies with the help of hightech digital X-rays, which can detect even the minutest clots and fractures invisible to the naked eye. The cutting edge technologyContinue Reading
By: Adolf Washington. Bengaluru: An Australian-born nun’s remains were exhumed November 28th, 10 am in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru. A tent enveloped the grave of Sr. Mary Glowrey while priests, laity and nuns from the congregation Sacred Heart -JMJ looked-on with Archbishop Bernard Moras of Bangalore as theContinue Reading