Mumbai: If it was good enough for Jesus Christ, it’s good enough for you. Coffins have been integral to burials in the Christian community. But given the space crunch for burials in the city, the Archdiocese of Bombay began actively encouraging families this week to opt for burials in shroudsContinue Reading
We have to grow as a community so that we become a cherished asset to the nationContinue Reading
Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ In the significant move, the Union Cabinet in 2011, under the stewardship of the then Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, decided to celebrate January 25th as ‘National Voters’ Day’, which is also the anniversary of the foundation of the Election Commission of India(ECI). TheContinue Reading
Bhubaneshwar: Kandhamal has six new priests, including the first Salesian. The ordinations took place on Saturday and Monday in the presence of Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar. Their consecrations take an even greater significance since Kandhamal is the district in the State of Odisha (Orissa) that saw a pogrom byContinue Reading
Melbourne: Sikh leaders are making efforts to establish their first place of worship in Geelong in Australia’s Victoria state by converting a historic former church building into a gurudwara. An application has been lodged before the City of Greater Geelong to convert a former South Geelong Uniting Church building intoContinue Reading
The murder of another Coptic Christian in Egypt, this time in the centre of the capital, makes this the fifth death over a 13-day period. Ishak Ibrahim Fayez Younan, 37, was found dead by his brother on 16 January, at Ishak’s flat in the old part of Cairo. He leavesContinue Reading
Mumbai: Social workers have asked the union government to honour 91-year-old Father Federico Gussi Sopena, a Spaniard, who got his Indian citizenship last year after spending more than 65 years in the country. The priest is in a critical condition and undergoing treatment at Holy Spirit Hospital in Andheri. VaishaliContinue Reading
Manila: Catholic leaders have spoken out against a drug war that has left thousands dead, and the Philippines’ new president is not taking the criticism well. President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war is “not any more in accord with the legal processes, and the moral norms are being violated and soContinue Reading
when he says that Priyanka is not beautiful enough, he is also betraying his anxiety that she might have some brainsContinue Reading
By Philip Mathew Bengaluru: Sister Marie Claire is a Hindu convert who joined the Salesian Missionaries of Mary Immaculate (SMMI) when she was 17 and running away from an arranged marriage. Pope Benedict XVI had hailed the now-80-year-old nun as a church artist: He was greatly impressed with her paintingContinue Reading