By Devin Watkins Nuns from the Congregation of St. Joseph have thrown open the doors of their homes in Ukraine to people seeking shelter from Russia’s war in the country. Huge numbers of Ukrainians have fled their homes in eastern and southern regions, as Russia concentrates its attacks on thoseContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai, April 15, 2022: I have encountered all sorts of churchmen and women, some filled with the love of Christ, others less obviously so. However, I always believed that, in spite of the temperamental oddities and outward severity of many Catholic clergy, they could be trusted atContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, April 14, 2022: Emeritus Bishop Joseph Pathalil, the first prelate of Udaipur diocese in Rajasthan, died April 14 after a long illness. He was 85. The death occurred at 12 noon at Paras KJ Hospital in Udaipur. A message from Bishop Devprasad Ganawa of UdaipurContinue Reading
By Celine Paramundayil Bhopal, April 13, 2022: No one can beat people from India for hero worship; they will idolize and worship somebody as a god — be it politicians, those in the film industry or sports stars. Who are the true heroes? As Christians we have many saints whoContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, April 13, 2022: The sisters and postulants in a Salvatorian formation center in Sri Lanka have been eating their food and vegetables raw for more than a week. “It is not part of any Lenten sacrifice or practice, but we have no gas to cook them,”Continue Reading
Rome, April 13, 2022: Salesian Missions, the U S development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, has joined humanitarian and international organizations around the globe in highlighting the plight of homeless children on April 12, the International Day for Street Children. The day provides organizations and millions of streetContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, April 13, 2022: The Catholic Church in Kerala witnessed a painful event on April 10, the Palm Sunday. Social media groups have circulated video clips of Cardinal George Alencherry, head of the Syro-Malabar Church, celebrating Palm Sunday Mass in St Mary’s Basilica in Ernakulam (Kochi). Ironically,Continue Reading
Bangalore, April 9: Bishop Emeritus Stephen Athipozhiyil of Alleppey passed away due to cardiac arrest on April 9, at 8.15 pm at St. Sebastian, Visitation Hospital, Arthunkal in Kerala. He was 77. He was born on May18, 1944, in Alleppey. He was ordained priest at Mount Carmel Cathedral, by BishopContinue Reading
On Thursday April 7, the Ministry of Interior announced on its official Facebook page the arrest of a 60-year-old man who stabbed an archpriest to death in Alexandria. Arsanios Wadeed, 56, an archpriest of the Church of the Virgin Mary and Mar Bolous, in the Karmouz district of Alexandria wasContinue Reading
Philadelphia, April 8, 2022: The Daughters of Charity Services has announced the appointment of its new Chief Executive Officer, Mark Choonara. Mark will be the first lay person to lead the charity since its launch in 2012, following Sister Margaret Barrett who served as director of Mission for seven successfulContinue Reading
