Three replicas of a cross carved by a prisoner during the Korean War are to be blessed by the Bishop of Gloucester. The original – known as the Carne Cross – was made by Lt Col James Power Carne of the Gloucestershire Regiment and is housed in Gloucester Cathedral. OneContinue Reading
Kohima: Nagaland Prayer Centre Church at Tsiemekhuma near Botsa under Kohima district was dedicated by Rev Dr DL Sanchu, president, Apostolic Ministries on April 25. Speaking on the occasion, Rev Dr Sanchu was hopeful that this Nagaland Prayer Centre will become a “prayer city” one day. He said Nagaland PrayerContinue Reading
Lest we forget, conspiracy theories have a crucial role in the mismanagement of the covid-19 crisis across the world. Let us take the examples of US, Brazil and India. Rulers of all the three nations ignored the virus, used conspiracy theories to consolidate their power to varying degrees, and nowContinue Reading
“BIRTHDAY GREETINGS, DEAR FR. STAN!” Dear Stan, It is rather unusual and certainly not normal to wish someone who is in prison “A Happy Birthday!” One’s birthday cannot be ‘happy’ in prison; however, in wishing you – we celebrate your life: your mission and your message and above all,Continue Reading
Denver: Pope Francis declared a blind 14th-century Italian lay Dominican a saint April 24 using a process known as “equipollent” canonization. The Holy See press office said April 24 that the pope had authorized the extension of the liturgical cult of Blessed Margaret of Castello to the universal Church duringContinue Reading
Darjeeling – Fr. Thomas Panakezham also known as P.C. Thomas died at the hospice of the Little Sisters of the Poor, Hosur Road, Bangalore, at 2.25 pm on April 24, 2021. He was 91 years old. Fr Panakezham was the first Indian Salesian to be provincial of Chennai and firstContinue Reading
Dumka: In post-Covid world, if there will be one, what will be the shape of humanity? How many of us will survive? If someone were to ask, whether any human beings will survive, what will be our answer? As it is, even the best of our scientists will have noContinue Reading
Gaya: Dhiraj Kumar came to Jaipur to work in a bangle factory after an agent promised his father a regular income. The man also paid 3,000 rupees as an advance. That was in March 2019. In Jaipur, the 14-year-old school dropout from Dula Bigha village in Bihar’s Gaya district GayaContinue Reading
New Delhi: Amid a dire shortage of medical oxygen across the country, 48 cylinders of oxygen were seized from a house in Delhi on April 23. A team of Delhi Police has recovered 32 big and 16 small cylinders of oxygen during a raid at the house in the south-westContinue Reading
New Delhi: The shortage of medical oxygen in the national capital region came to a head with one of the largest hospitals, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, reporting on April 23 morning that 25 severely ill patients had died in the past 24 hours and 60 other patients were at risk.Continue Reading
