Rapid City: A Catholic priest from India was arrested on October 2 in Rapid City in South Dakota state of the United States. Police officials said Father John Praveen was arrested on suspicion that he had sexual contact with a child. The 38-year-old priest was taken into custody after aContinue Reading
CRS and JRS may be among the channels to route fundsContinue Reading
By ELLEN BARRY Thane: Betsy Broder, who tracks international fraud at the Federal Trade Commission, was in her office in Washington last summer when she got a call from two Indian teenagers. Calling from a high-rise building in a suburb of Mumbai, they told her, in tones that were alternatelyContinue Reading
Asian population in the United States grew at 3.4% between July 2014 and 2015, with migration responsible for the majority of the growth, government officials have saidContinue Reading
Pope Francis on Monday erected the Syro-Malankara Eparchy of St. Mary, Queen of Peace, of the United States and Canada, nominating Bishop Thomas Mar Eusebius Naickamparambil as its first Bishop. The Eparchy consists of 11,500 faithful, especially in the US states of Illinois, Texas, Michigan, Florida, New York, and Washington,Continue Reading
Maryland: Issac Makovo’s smile grows and his eyes twinkle when he talks about his hometown of Mombasa, Kenya. Father Issac is in his third year of ministry in a Catholic Church located in the small community of Hickory, Maryland. Father Issac was recruited by a Kenyan vocation director who wasContinue Reading
Editor’s note: This is the full prepared text of Pope Francis’ speech to Congress, which he followed closely. I am most grateful for your invitation to address this Joint Session of Congress in “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” I would like to think thatContinue Reading
One in three of the world’s malnourished children lives in IndiaContinue Reading