By John Paul Jaipur, Oct. 10, 2021: The mother church of the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan on October 10 celebrated its 150 years of existence. Because of the Covid-19 protocol, the number of participants was limited to around 200. They included Archbishop Raphy Manjaly of Agra, Bishop Oswald LewisContinue Reading
By Jaswant Kaur New Delhi, Oct. 10, 2021: Asha (name changed) stays with her extended family in the slums of Noida, a planned city in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Ever since she was born, she had been facing constant abuse. For a family of 12, where seven areContinue Reading
By George Cheriyan Jaipur, Oct. 10, 2021: Green Action Week, observed each year during the first week of October (Oct. 4-10), is a global people’s campaign to promote sustainable consumption. Around 60 organizations in 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, North- and South America are participating in the campaign thisContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Kailashahar, Oct. 9, 2021: Sister Josline, a Franciscan Clarist nun, died October 9, a day after she met with road accident. The 66-year-old nun died in Agartala Government Medical College and Govid Ballabh Pant Hospital in Agartala, capital of Tripura. Bishop Lumen Monteiro of Agartala announced theContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Oct 8, 2020: Some Catholic nurses in Goa take time off from their busy schedule to reach out to orphanages, homes for the aged, and the poor and needy villagers in the western Indian state “Nursing is a vocation to take care of patients in theirContinue Reading
By Suresh Mathew New Delhi, Oct 9, 2021: The election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who took the name of Francis of Assisi, as the 266th Pope in 2013, stirred the Catholic Church as never before in its recent history. His speeches, actions, Apostolic Letters and Encyclicals were the beginningContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Oct. 9, 2021: Leaders of various religious communities and social organizations have started a journey in the southern Indian state of Kerala to promote communal harmony and national integration. The journey named ‘Sarva Dharma Sadbhavana Yatra’ (Journey to foster goodwill among all religions, is an initiativeContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai, Oct. 9, 2021: Well, that’s exactly what we are doing with how we run planet Earth. Did you see the recent photo of the G20 leaders? There were 36 men and 3 women lined up. A few murderers, maybe a genocide or two under their belts…andContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, Oct 8, 2021: An Indian prelate is out to gain some sheep smell. Archbishop Kuriakose Bharanikulangara of Faridabad says his ten-day stay in a parish has brought him closer to his people and helped him understand their issues better. The members of St Francis ofContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Manila, Oct. 8, 2021: A top Philippine Church leader on October 8 applauded local journalist Maria Ressa for winning the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021. The Filipina shared the prestigious annual award with Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, the co-founder and editor of the independent newspaper ‘Novaya Gazeta.’Continue Reading
