With sales reaching around 300 million per year, the is one of McDonald’s most popular sandwiches. But what many customers may not realize is that the sandwich was created by Catholics and for Catholics nearly 50 years ago. In 1962, a man named Lou Groen had opened the first McDonald’sContinue Reading
One of the highlights of Pope Francis’ 1-day pastoral journey to the Italian city of Milan on March 25 , was his visit to the city’s main detention center, the San Vittore Prison. Shortly after midday and the recitation of the Angelus, the Pope travelled to the prison where he wasContinue Reading
By Sharon Verghis On a Wednesday evening at a local bar in Kansas, Indian software engineers Srinivas Kuchibhotla and Alok Madasani were chatting over their customary after-work whiskies. Another patron, Adam W. Purinton, a Navy veteran, 51, started hurling racial slurs at the pair. Purinton was tossed out by security,Continue Reading
Houston, USA :Ian Grillot, 24, who was injured while trying to intervene during a shooting in which Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla was killed in a Kansas bar was today felicitated by Indian-Americans with $100,000 in Houston. Mr Grillot was also hailed as ‘A True American Hero’ at the 14th annualContinue Reading
Michigan,USA: It seems to be becoming a tradition – students at St. Albert the Great University Parish at Michigan Tech University have once again built a chapel of snow and ice, and were able to have Mass celebrated for them there. Construction included beams and plywood to support and mold the iceContinue Reading
Cape Coast, Ghana: Priestly formation isn’t a just a job for the rector – it’s a responsibility shared between the entire Christian community and seminarians themselves, said a Ghanaian bishop. “It is the duty and the primary responsibility of parents to form or educate seminarians, while the seminarian himself has theContinue Reading
This is the second incident of hate crime against an Indian in Australia within a weekContinue Reading
The priest returned to the parish to offer Mass a week after the attackContinue Reading
Ahmad delivered the 12th Arrupe Memorial Lecture on “Religio-cultural Heritage of BiharContinue Reading
In Allahabad, graves in the Rajapur cemetery were found vandalised, upsetting the Christian community of the city. Community members have alleged that delinquents often trespassed the cemetery to drink, gamble and indulge in immoral activities, as Hindustan Times reported. People have shared photos and videos of the desecrated graves onContinue Reading