Bangalore – The 27th plenary assembly of Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) honoured a five member team, including three members of the Salesian Family, on February 3, in Bangalore, for their contribution to the drawing up of the Catechetical Directory of India. The honour was accorded on theContinue Reading
Why I am the least bothered about the present crisis in the Nagaland state of India The reasons for my apathy and indifference are because of the following reasons: 1. This state of Nagaland was born at a time when 645 Naga villages were burnt to ashes by the IndianContinue Reading
Bangalore – Inaugurating the week-long Assembly of the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI) in Bangalore on February 3, Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal, has exhorted the Church in India to promote harmony and to fight discrimination. “A true God experience will lead theContinue Reading
Vijayawada – Priests and nuns of the Vijayawada diocese gathered at the Shrine Church of Gunadala Hill to celebrate the world day of consecrated life on Feb. 2. The devotees who had thronged the shrine for the nine day novena prayers in preparation of the Feb. 11 annual feast joinedContinue Reading
Peshawar – Gunfire rang out as Fatima Bibi squeezed off three shots, hitting her target every time. Then she lowered her Glock pistol, turned to her fellow academics and smiled. Her instructor was smiling, too. “These ladies are better shots than some of our men,” said Abdul Latif, a policeContinue Reading
London: Father Davis Chiramel, chairman of the Kidney Federation of India popularly known as “Kidney Father From Kerala”, has launched a voluntary charity organisation in Britain to add more organ donors from the South Asian communities, especially Indians. According to Asian Lite newspaper, more than 1,200 patients from the AsianContinue Reading
Thousands of peaceful protesters carried yellow banners and umbrellas through Hong Kong on Sunday afternoon, marking the city’s first major pro-democracy rally since police ended the months-long Umbrella movement street protests in December. The rally’s organiser, the grassroots group Civil Human Rights Front, counted 13,000 marchers; the police counted 8,800Continue Reading
Hindus have commended Church of England for consecrating its first female bishop (Right Reverent Libby Lane) at York Minster on January 26 in a historic move, overturning centuries of tradition.Continue Reading