By Thomas Scaria Kochi, April 28, 2022: A Bollywood feature film on Blessed Rani Maria, a martyred social reformer, will be released in August, says director Shaison P Ouseph. “This is the culmination of a 5-year dream and hard work, which is at the final stage of completion,” Ouseph toldContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Dear Stan, It is your earthly birthday, April 26! You would have certainly felt embarrassed and even winced at the thought of anyone wishing you, leave alone celebrating your birthday today! In a style which has characterized you all your life here on earth – you wouldContinue Reading
Nice, April 26, 2022: A 72-year-old Catholic nun has been praised for her “extraordinary courage” after she sought to disarm a man stabbing a priest at a Catholic church in Nice, southeastern France. Sister Marie-Claude reportedly intervened after a 31-year-old man entered the Saint-Pierre d’Arene church before Sunday Mass onContinue Reading
By Tiziana Campisi Rome, April 26, 2022: The International Union of Superiors General (UISG) is scheduled to meet in Rome May 2-6 for its 22nd Plenary Assembly which will bring together some 700 religious of 71 different nationalities. As many as 521 superiors general are expected to attend in personContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, April 26, 2022: Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore on April 26 dismissed as false and misleading the media reports that some Catholic schools in the southern Indian city force children to buy Bibles and bring them to class. According to an ndtv.com April 25 reportContinue Reading
By Rani Punnaserril New Delhi, April 26, 2022: People from other religions April 26 joined Catholics in the national capital to pay tribute to late Father Stanislaus Swamy, a tribal rights activist, on his 85th birth anniversary. Father Stan, as he was popularly known, died July 5, 2021, as anContinue Reading
By Rani Punnasseril New Delhi, April 26, 2022: If the new data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) is true, it is quite alarming for an atma nirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India). I understand the Mumbai-based private research firm speaks about professionals or skilled people who have left jobContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 25, 2022: A Jesuit social scientist blames political leaders after a report showed most of India’s 900 million workforce has stopped looking for jobs. “I am not shocked but immensely sad and ashamed of my leaders who keep promising jobs at every electionContinue Reading
By Robin Gomes Vatican City, April 25, 2022: Pope Francis on April 25 expressed his closeness with the families of the victims of Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings 3 years ago, and urged the country’s authorities to unveil the truth behind the attacks, saying it will usher in peace. HeContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, April 25, 2022: Ash Wednesday, Lent, Holy Week, done and dusted. Life can now return to normal. Really? If the preceding 50 days was a drama, then “Yes.” If it was a spiritual experience, then “No.” Post Resurrection we cannot possibly return to normal life. A believingContinue Reading
