By Ram Puniyani Mumbai, Feb 5, 2022: Every republic day we have the gala program where on one hand the military parade with its highlights is displayed and on the other floats from different states are displayed. The central government chooses these floats. This year (2022) they rejected the displaysContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Pune, Feb 5, 2022: Maher (“My mother’s home” in Marathi), an organization working for destitute women, children and men, in various parts of India, is celebrating its silver jubilee these days. The organization on February 2 completed 25 years of service. It is celebrating the jubilee withContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Feb 5, 2022: What happened: In December 2021, Rudra Gowda, principal of Bhandarkar’s College in Udupi issued a circular, banning Muslim girl students from wearing hijabs in classrooms. Defending his order, Gowda said, “Students are free to wear hijabs inside school premises but not inContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, Feb 5, 2022: Every year, on January 24, the Feast of St Francis de Sales, the patron saint of all communicators, (particularly of journalists and writers) the Pope releases to the world a special message for the World Day of Social Communications of the Catholic Church.Continue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Feb 5, 2022: I have submitted a petition to Archbishop Anil Couto, the metropolitan archbishop of the Delhi ecclesiastical region, on the Mulakkal case. This is because Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar is his suffragan bishop. As per provisions of Article 8:1 of Pope Francis’ Motu ProprioContinue Reading
Angadikadavu, Feb 5, 2022: A homeless mother with two children received a new house, thanks to the volunteers of Don Bosco Arts and Science College at Angadikadavu in Kerala’s Kannur district. The project began when Lucy George, a Salesian cooperator, heard during a bus journey Jessy talk about her problemsContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Feb 4, 2022: A Jesuit priest, who was credited with evangelizing and proselytizing naturopathy and homeopathy, died February 3 at Dindigul in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He was 77. Father Joseph John Britto, a naturopath who was nicknamed “India’s water man,” wasContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, Feb 3, 2022: On all counts February 4, 2019, was a memorable day for the world! On that day, Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmad al-Tayyib, met in Abu Dhabi, and together signed the historic and pathbreaking document entitled ‘Human fraternity for worldContinue Reading
By Mathew John New Delhi, Jan 3, 2022: Let me straightaway get it off my chest. My faith in my religion has waxed and waned, oscillating from fervent belief to deep skepticism. Much like the life-long smoker, I have given it up myriads of times and then inevitably returned toContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Feb 3, 2022: A Catholic parish was reopened for the public after 22 years in the eastern Indian state of Odisha with the help of the civil authorities. The Chandiput parish of the diocese of Berhampur was closed after a priest refused to accept his transferContinue Reading
