Panaji, July 9, 2020: Sister Marie Lou Barboza was shocked to see the condition of a teenage girl one of her volunteers brought to her. The girl had burn marks on her body, and her unkempt hair was cut haphazardly. She would become hysterical when someone approached her. Barboza discoveredContinue Reading

By Musheera Ashraf, Saharanpur, June 23, 2020: Around 5:30 pm on June 18, Israr left his village Imliya on his motorcycle for nearby Kutesra village. The 30-year-old carpenter was going to measure furniture at a customer’s place. While on his way to Kutsera, Israr was “beaten up mercilessly with sticksContinue Reading

By Saji Thomas Kattappana,June 15, 2020: Sr. Lijo Joseph calls a Kenyan number on WhatsApp from a hospital in Chikmagalur, and a young woman responds, “Hello.” The member of Congregation of the Mother of Carmel then says: “I am Sr. Lijo Joseph, a doctor calling from Corona Care from India.”Continue Reading

By Carl Hoover Waco, June 12, 2020: In her final two months as chaplain for Ascension Providence Park-St. Catherine’s in Waco, the United States, Sister Sini Paul — Sister Sini to almost everyone who entered her circle of warmth — found her ministry undergoing major changes. A lockdown for residentsContinue Reading