Yellapura: Claretian Father George Kannanthanam, a renowned social activist, on November 3 distributed survival kits to 550 Siddis tribal families in Sahyadri Forest in Yellapura, North Karanataka. Siddis tribes are the descendants of Bantu people brought to India as slaves from Africa by the Portuguese around the 17th century. “OurContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Bangalore, May 4, 2020: As churches remain closed with no Masses, ward prayers, or feasts, many Catholic priests “stay at home,” obeying their bishops and government orders. “But is that priesthood?” asks Father George Kannanthanam, a Claretian social activist. According to him, the “self-accepted inaction” among priestsContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Moodbidre, March 1, 2020: A Bengaluru-based Church organization has released a documentary on the impact of its rehabilitation services among those affected by 2004 tsunami. The film, titled “Sumana, Tsunami’s Daughter,” was released on Feb 29 at Moodbidre, near Mangaluru, in connection with an international conference onContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Tumkur, June 24, 2019: A visually challenged child prodigy joined Karnataka’s deputy chief minister on June 23 to open a campus for eye donation movement a Clarentian priest started six years ago. “I have pledged my eyes. When I die, my eyes will not go toContinue Reading
India has one third of the world’s visually challenged peopleContinue Reading