Kochi: Cardinal George Alencherry has completed 10 years of service as the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Church. He observed the anniversary of his assumption of office with no public celebrations and offered Mass on May 29 at the Mount St Thomas Chapel, Kakkanad. The Synod of the Syro-Malabar ChurchContinue Reading
An Indian student has received the UAE’s coveted 10-year Golden Visa, which is mostly reserved for prominent global personalities, for her merit and excellent academic credentials, according to a media report. Tasneem Aslam from Kerala received the Golden Visa in the exceptional student category and is allowed to stay inContinue Reading
By M.K. George Rome: ‘Tell me why’ is the title of a song by Declan Galbarith. He sang it in 2002 when he had not reached 11 years of age. But the questions he asked remain so relevant even today. “In my dream, children sing a song of love forContinue Reading
Sharjah: An Indian teacher, who won the ‘2021 Dedicated Teacher Award’ of the Cambridge University Press, thanks Good Shepherd nuns of Bengaluru and others for helping her go beyond her duty. “I feel overwhelmed with joy after winning this prestigious award and it motivates me for years to come,” saidContinue Reading
A new podcast that likens St. Teresa of Calcutta to a cult leader is full of “untruths and false accusations,” the former legal counsel for St. Teresa told CNA on May 28. The podcast, titled “The Turning: The Sisters Who Left,” discusses Mother Teresa and the religious order she founded,Continue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad: On May 12, the US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken released in Washington the ‘2020 International Religious Freedom Report.’ This official annual report of the US Government details the status of religious freedom in nearly 200 foreign countries and territories and describes U.S. actions toContinue Reading
By Shanti Pulickal Berhampur: Physically challenged or differently abled persons were considered a curse in the Old Testament. On seeing a blind person, Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned; heContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Several food rights activists in India have applauded a Vatican official’s call to rebuild the world’s food systems to make it more resilient, inclusive and sustainable. “We have the potential to embark on this journey together, taking this unique Covid crisis as a unique opportunity,”Continue Reading
The Supreme Court on May 28 said precious time was being lost as children orphaned, abandoned and traumatised by the COVID-19 pandemic were starving without food on the streets of “this large country”. The apex court ordered district authorities across the country to immediately fan out and identify these childrenContinue Reading
By L. Bhushan Mumbai: One Day International Conference titled “Looking at the Pandemic Through Gender Lens” was organized by the Women Development and Empowerment Cell (WDEC), KES Shroff College in collaboration with Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal (MAVIM), Government of Maharashtra and Beti Bachao Abhiyan, Department of Students’ Development, Shivaji University,Continue Reading
