Vatican City: Pope Francis has invited children to participate together in a very special initiative. “Next Sunday, October 18, the Aid to the Church in Need Foundation (ACN) is promoting the initiative ‘for unity and peace … one million children pray the rosary,’ ” Pope Francis said October 15 whileContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Berhampur: A Catholic priest in Odisha, eastern India, has encouraged young people to use social media to connect with people during the coronavirus pandemic. “Social network has become one of the means to keep in touch with the people,” says Father Bhanja Kishore Nayak, pastor of St.Continue Reading
This week, 18-year-old Chaitanya Venkateswaran from New Delhi had the unique opportunity to spend a day as the UK’s senior most diplomat in India. As top boss – overseeing the UK’s largest overseas network – Chaitanya’s busy day included handing out tasks to the High Commission’s department heads, interacting withContinue Reading
Patna: Job seekers need to become “extra careful” while posting comments on social media, business school experts say. “Any adverse post on social media platforms would affect your employability,” says Ajay Pathak, director of Kolkata’s Business School attached to the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI). Addressing theContinue Reading
Patna: Journalism has changed dramatically over the past 30 years, and in the “age of mobile journalism” youngsters for a career in media have a plethora of options, eminent journalist Rajdeep Sardesai told a group of students of a Jesuit college in Patna. “In an age of citizen journalism, whileContinue Reading
Chennai: Catholic youth from Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry on October 4 planted more than planting 30,000 saplings to mark the “Season of Creation.” The initiative was taken on the occasion of the “Season of Creation” that Pope Francis had invited Catholics around the globe to mark from September 1 toContinue Reading
Guwahati: Assam Don Bosco University’s ninth convocation held October was live streamed on Youtube and Facebook. Students, friends and families of the Don Bosco Society fraternity across 132 countries watched the program. In his “Message of Hope” to the graduates, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said, “It is a greatContinue Reading
Kolkata: Jesuit-run St Xavier’s University, Kolkata, is set to introduce a foundation course on religion for undergraduate students starting this academic year. “The Foundation Course on Religion offers to all undergraduate students the academic exercise to broaden their knowledge and appreciation of religion as an essential dimension of human experienceContinue Reading
Sundargarh: A YouTube channel created by a tribal youth to disseminate information about every aspect of his community has found a place among the Under Forty list. Eugene Soreng and his friends from Odisha’s Sundargarh in April 2018 created “Adivasi Drishyam” (Tribal Visual) to highlight Adivasi culture, cuisine, songs andContinue Reading
Bengaluru: Bosco Youth of Bangalore Archdiocese has celebrated the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi (Gandhi Jayanti) by pledging a greener nature. Around 41 Bosco youth and their animators on October 2 planted more than 1,000 saplings at Kishore Farm, Manchanahalli, Chikkaballapur district about 60 km from Bengaluru city. It wasContinue Reading