By chhotebhai Kanpur: Is Pope Francis actually getting through to India? Is his message coming across? The indices are to the contrary. Has any bishop in India written a pastoral letter on papal documents like Vos Estis Lux Mundi (promulgated on 7/5/19), regarding clerical sexual abuse; Fratelli Tutti (3/10/20) onContinue Reading
Krakow, Poland: A thief on June 18 returned the relics of a 19th-century Polish saint who inspired St. John Paul II and apologized for taking them. St. Joseph’s Church in the Podgórze district of Kraków, southern Poland, announced on its Facebook page June 18 that the relics of St. AlbertContinue Reading
By Kanika Gupta New Delhi: Earlier this month, Noor Aisha, a 55-year-old Rohingya refugee, died from COVID-19 complications at a government hospital in Indian-administered Kashmir. Aisha was among more than 200 refugees arrested three months ago and jailed in the Himalayan region’s Kathua district for living in India “illegally”. “MyContinue Reading
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on June 17 extended tribal rights activist Father Stan Swamy’s private hospital stay until July 5 after studying his medical report. The court said the detailed medical report from the medical director of Mumbai’s Holy Family Hospital says the 84-year-old priest continues to be criticalContinue Reading
Mumbai: The National Investigating Agency (NIA) has opposed the bail plea filed by Jesuit activist Father Stan Swamy in the Bombay High Court. The probe agency said the priest, accused in the Elgar Parishad case, was a “Maoist” who was engaged in activities to spread Maoism, and that he wasContinue Reading
By Vivek Joseph Hyderabad: A Montfort institute in Hyderabad has pressed the Telangana government to vaccinate the transgender community as a priority. “The vulnerability of the trans community, who have faced centuries of structural violence and marginalization, has increasingly deepened over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Montfort BrotherContinue Reading
By Nafis Haider and Shaheen Muddassir Patna: Panic, confusion and trauma are rife among people in the northern Indian state of Bihar amid the second wave of coronavirus that has devastated the country. Many say the poor response mechanism of the state government and the surge in deaths in theContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar: A Capuchin holistic welfare center in Tamil Nadu, southern India, plans to organize another round of online program to help reinvent religious leadership in the post-Covid era. The June 28-30 webinar aims to help leaders of religious congregations and their collaborators, says “Thalir” (bud) director CapuchinContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao: Anong Singpho had never imagined that his singing videos on social media would one day make him the first Bollywood star from Arunachal Pradesh. The 27-year-old, who performs regularly at functions at Miao’s Government Higher Secondary School, used social media platforms to showcase his singing talents.Continue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis on June 17 appointed an Italian priest and philosopher as an “ecclesiastical assistant” to the Vatican’s communications department. Forty-year-old Father Luigi Maria Epicoco, from the southern Italian region of Puglia, is the author of more than 20 books and a frequent radio and television guest. HeContinue Reading
