By Francis Sunil Rosario Medinipur, October 17, 2019: When a healthcare organization from Czech Republic approached the Archdiocese of Calcutta to build a hospital for the poor in India the response was reluctance. The eastern Indian archdiocese said it was not ready to undertake such a project. However, Father ReginaldContinue Reading
Shillong, October 16, 2019: There are parts of the Garo Hills that resemble the rubber-growing areas of Kerala. And this is no coincidence. In fact, this is all the handiwork of a Catholic nun, who moved to Meghalaya in late 1970s, and has since been at the forefront of anContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, October 14, 2019: With Mariam Theresa’s canonization on October 13, India has six natives as saints of the Catholic Church. The list also includes eight saints born overseas but closely linked to India such as Mother Teresa and Francis Xavier. Close on the heels ofContinue Reading
Whether it’s a matter of settling land disputes or to appropriate drunkards who create ruckus, Uttar Pradesh based Green Gang founded by Angoori Deheriya deals with everything. A gang of thousands of women draped in green coloured sarees are a force no goon wants to cross paths with. While todayContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, September 29, 2019: As the world gets ready to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi some orphans in Mumbai thank the father of the nation for inspiring a Catholic priest to provide them a secure home. St Catherine’s Home, set up in 1957 atContinue Reading
Kochi, September 28, 2019: Kerala is one of the lands where Christianity came in the early ages, even before it reached Europe from its birthplace, Southwest Asia. It is believed that Saint Thomas, one of the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ, travelled to India after the crucifixion (and resurrection) ofContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Sept 27, 2019: Sister Martha Mondal is the founder of the Helpers of Jesus Sisters in Mumbai. She spoke to AsiaNews about her experience ahead of October’s Extraordinary Missionary Month. In 1999 she founded the Sneha Sagar (Ocean of Love) Society in East India, a suburbContinue Reading
Guwahati, September 28, 2019: Even in the topsy turvy world of Indian religion, Motibar Rahman stands out as a Muslim looking after a Hindu shrine, as his family has done for centuries – on the orders of Lord Shiva himself. Like his forefathers, Rahman sweeps the Burha Gosair Than shrineContinue Reading
By Adrija Bose Kathmandu, September 24, 2019: In 2015, when an earthquake hit Nepal, killing 9,000 people, women started to disappear. The survivors soon found without much choice, but to trust the promises of overseas work and education, that turned many into victims of trafficking. To their rescue came aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mananthavady, September 23, 2019: A community radio has played a crucial role in helping Kerala’s Wayanad constituency to register record polling in the last Lok Sabha elections. “Radio Mattoli” made relentless efforts to spread the message of the Festival of Democracy, a project of the ElectionContinue Reading