Vatican City: In a message to the Medjugorje Youth Festival on August 2, Pope Francis told young Catholics that Christ’s loving gaze can free them from attraction to idols. “Have the courage to live your youth by entrusting yourselves to the Lord and setting out on a journey with him,”Continue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Balasore: The diocese of Balasore in Odisha state has expressed shock and grief over the death of Holy Family nun because of Covid-19. Sister Pouline Moonjely, superior of the congregation’s convent in Bhadrak, died July 30 in a hospital in Bhubaneswar, the state capital. She was 57.Continue Reading
By M K George Rome: The villain is supposedly Coronavirus, Covid-19, officially called SARS-CoV-2. The Delta variant has everyone on their toes. But, is the virus the real culprit or are deeper factors involved in the present crisis the world finds itself in? Look at the range of issues boggingContinue Reading
New Delhi: Spurred by the murder of a judge in Jharkhand, the Supreme Court on July 30 took suo motu cognisance of the mounting concerns about the dangers faced by the subordinate judiciary, especially trial judges, in the line of duty. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI)Continue Reading
Königstein, Germany: Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has approved an aid package of nearly 200 projects to help Christian communities throughout India tackle the coronavirus crisis. The fresh help from will support priests, religious, and lay workers in more than 140 Indian dioceses, who are struggling to copeContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi Thrissur: In March 2014, I had to spend a few days in Kerala’s Thrissur district on a writing assignment for the US-based CNEWA (Catholic Near East Welfare Association.) Each writing assignment makes me think about the many blessings God has given me and my family. The assignmentContinue Reading
By Upala Sen Kolkata: When I tell Nisha Wilson that through the pandemic I have heard of more than one family in Kolkata seeking a nurse and settling for an ayah, she expresses a controlled surprise. “Is it so?” Later, she sends me a written note with a tabulated differenceContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Khunti: False information has appeared in local media in Jharkhand state about the Catholic Mission Primary School in Sarangloya, an educational establishment run by Claretian missionaries. According to some media reports, missionaries have carried out forced conversions at the school, a claim Bishop Binay Kandulna of KhuntiContinue Reading
New Delhi: Social activists have decried the Indian government’s denial of deaths from manual scavenging. Sanjeev Kumar, leader of an NGO working for the rights of Dalits and Tribals, says that the number of death from manual scavenging is anyway underreported and the government denying it completely is highly condemnable.Continue Reading
The National Gallery of Australia is to return 14 works of art to India that are suspected of having been stolen, looted or exported illegally. The religious and cultural artefacts include sculptures, photos and a scroll and are worth around $2.2m (£1.57m). Gallery director Nick Mitzevich said their return wouldContinue Reading
