By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru: Apostolic Carmel Sisters have celebrated the centenary of St. Agnes College in Mangaluru. The valedictory program on 10 April showcased the congregation’s mission of “empowering women in India” at various fields. One of the premier women’s colleges in India, St Agnes has produced veteran women inContinue Reading
Jamshedpur: As many as 46 students of XLRI’s Jamshedpur campus have tested positive for Covid-19. The students who tested positive have been isolated and quarantined within the campus and kept under observation by the resident doctor. “We have been strictly adhering to all the Covid-19 directives and guidelines of theContinue Reading
New Delhi: India registered 152,419 new Covid-19 cases on April 10. As many as 837 deaths were also recorded on the day. Daily infections in the country crossed the 125,000 mark for the fourth consecutive day on April 10. The figures do not include cases and deaths from Ladakh U.T.Continue Reading
Kolkata: Five people were killed in two separate incidents of firing during elections at Sitalkuchi Assembly in north Bengal on April 10 sending shockwaves across the state where voting for four more phases is yet to be held. Four persons were killed when central forces opened fire at polling boothContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: Catholic media persons in India on April 10 mourned the death of Jesuit Father Varghese Paul, a prolific Gujarati writer who started a news agency for South Asia in early 1980s. He was 77. Father Paul, a member of the Gujarat Jesuit province, died atContinue Reading
By Francis Sunil Rosario Kolkata: A church dedicated to Saint Teresa of Calcutta was blessed on April 10 at the outskirts of north Kolkata amid pandemic restrictions. Archbishop Thomas D’Souza of Calcutta, who blessed the church, expressed his joy at the completion of the church building. Vicar general Father DominicContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis on April 10 expressed his sorrow at the death of Prince Philip in a letter to Queen Elizabeth II, his wife of 73 years. “Saddened to learn of the death of your husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, His Holiness Pope Francis offers heartfelt condolences toContinue Reading
New Delhi: As India continues to register a spike in cases of coronavirus, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on April 10 appealed to the protesting farmers at the Delhi borders to call off their months-long agitation, saying that the government is ready for a discussion as soon as theyContinue Reading
Washington D.C., : Catholic Charities Rio Grande Valley on Thursday said a viral video of their work with migrant children on the U.S.-Mexico border is “inaccurate and unauthorized.” In the video published on April 6, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones – known for falsely claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook school shootingContinue Reading
By Matt Sedensky Greensburg, Pennsylvania: The nuns’ daily email update was overtaken by news of infections. Ambulances blared into the driveways of their convents. Prayers for the sick went unanswered, prayers for the dead grew monotonous and, their cloistered world suddenly caving in, some of the sisters’ thoughts were halting.Continue Reading
