Kerala’s Eurasian enclave
2016-12-27
“This is where home is, this is where we belong”Continue Reading
Video claiming to show Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil
2016-12-27
We have strong indications to believe that he is still aliveContinue Reading
Muslim choir girls sing Arabic Christmas carols in Beirut
2016-12-27
Footage of a Muslim girls’ choir singing Christmas carols at a church concert has emerged from from the Lebanese capital of Beirut. The ensemble of around 40 girls can be seen in a video singing ‘Silent Night’ in Arabic at St Elie Greek Catholic Church, located in a majority MuslimContinue Reading
India: World’s most ignorant nation
2016-12-27
By: Dr. Ambrose Pinto SJ We have another achievement to our credit. A new survey titled ‘Perils of Perception’ has dubbed India as the most ignorant nation in the world surpassing Mexico. The survey conducted by Ipsos MORI, a London-based market research firm, polled 25,000 people from 33 countries andContinue Reading
Odisha’s Kandhamal region celebrates Christmas in tight security
2016-12-26
By Santosh Digal Bhuabneswar — Christians in the communally sensitive Kandhamal district if Odisha, eastern India, celebrated Christmas amid tight security. A tribal outfit, Kui Samaj Samanwaya Samiti (KSSS) on December 23 announced that it would go ahead with 12-hour shut down on Dec 25 in Kandhamal district, the epicenterContinue Reading
Abducted Indian priest alleges racial discrimination
2016-12-26
By: Santosh Digal and Jose Kavi New Delhi: A video clip circulating on social media on December 26 shows a person claiming to be an Indian priest abducted in Yemen ten months ago blaming racial discrimination for his continued captivity. Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil was abducted on March 4 byContinue Reading
India set to build the world’s tallest statue
2016-12-26
India is all set to build the world’s tallest statue in the Arabian Sea. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of this project on December 24. The statue is of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, a 17th-century ruler who fought against the Mughals and expanded the Maratha kingdom. HeContinue Reading
Queen remembers Mother Teresa in Christmas message
2016-12-26
London: The Queen, who turned 90 this year, praised Mother Teresa of Calcutta in her traditional Christmas message today. She began by lauding British medal-winners at the Rio Olympics and those who go out of their way to save lives. “But to be inspirational you don’t have to save livesContinue Reading
Seminarians’ art exhibition, crib competition major Christmas attraction
2016-12-26
Ecology and environment main themese for the drawingsContinue Reading
Italian missionary who mentored former Speaker Sangma dies
2016-12-26
Father Battista Busolin died on Christmas eveContinue Reading