In search of her roots
Shama visits the Missionaries of Charity in Old Dhaka where she was born as a war baby in 1972Continue Reading
Shama visits the Missionaries of Charity in Old Dhaka where she was born as a war baby in 1972Continue Reading
Piyali (South 24 Parganas): For kids living at a home for financially disadvantaged children, it has never been this good. As the world readies to party and usher in the New Year, the children studying at Piyali Learning Centre (PLC) are enjoying the company of new friends who have broughtContinue Reading
The Jews in Kolkata came from Baghdad about 220 years ago Continue Reading
Kochi: Commuters waiting at the High Court Junction bus stop were surprised when a KSRTC bus pulled in all decked up for Christmas on December 22 morning. A group of passengers who have been regularly using the Kodungalloor-Aroor bus via Vypeen for years thought it would be great to celebrateContinue Reading
By Divya Shekhar Bengaluru: Sometime in the past decade, Sister (Sr) Claire of the Salesian Missionaries of Mary Immaculate (SMMI) in Bengaluru received a unique invitation. Pope Benedict XVI had come across her paintings on the passion of Jesus Christ and wanted her to visit the Vatican to be felicitated.Continue Reading
Amrit Dhillon in Kolkata Kolkata: As a sex worker in Kolkata, Rita Roy had no access to her own money. The brothel madam kept her earnings “safe” – shoving the notes into her bra – and whenever Roy needed money, she would never get the full amount she asked for.Continue Reading
A pall of gloom has descended on Kerala coast after the Ockhi cyclone devastationContinue Reading
Lisa Monteiro Panaji: As a majority of the faithful in the state slip into their vehicles or catch a bus to attend the novenas and feast of St Francis Xavier, their counterparts – mostly people of Goan origin settled in Kolhapur, Sindhudurg and Belagavi – will walk to Old Goa;Continue Reading
From the courtyard of a Catholic girls’ school outside Bangkok, Sister Ana Rosa Sivori is eagerly awaiting a visit to the region from her second cousin — Pope Francis. Six years his junior, the sprightly 75-year-old nun has watched from abroad as her cousin transforms from the “shy” kid sheContinue Reading
On his birth centenary, Father Cedric Bout looks back on a life dedicated to the service and education of youthContinue Reading
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