By Philip Pullella Vatican City: Pope Francis has put a 19th century English Catholic priest who was a distant relative of Britain’s Prince William on the path to sainthood. The Vatican said February 20 that the Pope had approved a decree recognizing the “heroic virtues” of George Spencer, a priestContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India has held a day of prayer to express closeness to the victims of sexual abuse of minors and raise awareness of the problem among the faithful. Sister Arina Gonsalves of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors says theContinue Reading
New Delhi: Protesting farmers on February 21 announced a series of events to further escalate their agitation against the three new agricultural laws as they accused the government of adopting “repressive” measures against them. They also said they will soon devise a strategy to keep the protest going for long.Continue Reading
New Delhi: Activists Nikita Jacob and Shantanu Muluk will on February 22 join the investigation into the toolkit at Delhi Police’s cyber cell office in Dwarka, a suburb in southwest New Delhi. A senior police officer said they had contacted Jacob and Muluk over phone and notices had been servedContinue Reading
Udupi: The state-level Lenten campaign for the dioceses of Karnataka was inaugurated February 21 by Bishop Isaac Lobo of Udupi. The theme for this year is ‘Campaign against Hunger and Disease’ with the motto ‘healthy life, healthy India.’ It has been launched across all the 174 Catholic dioceses in India.Continue Reading
Chandigarh: Healthcare professionals and other frontline medical workers who skip Covid-19 vaccination won’t get financial help from the authorities for treatment if they get infected later and won’t be allowed to take quarantine or isolation leave, the Punjab government has said. The northern Inidian state government has taken a seriousContinue Reading
Mumbai: A quick-thinking driver dived into an open borewell immediately on seeing an eight-year-old fall into it at a Lokhandwala complex, and rescued her. The entire rescue took place in a matter of 10 minutes on February 17. While the borewell has now been covered, residents of the Andheri societyContinue Reading
Pune: The Indian government plans to amend a recent order that required academic institutions to seek prior approval before organizing ‘international’ online seminars or conferences. The academic and scientific community in the country had objected to the order, with two of the largest and oldest science academies writing letters toContinue Reading
In a letter addressed to Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Pope Francis remembers doctors, nurses and other healthcare personnel who have died in the performance of their duties during the Covid-19 pandemic. By Christopher Wells Pope Francis has recalled the “generous” and “heroic” efforts ofContinue Reading
Sonada: In a first time effort in the hills, academia-industry partnership initiative to empower tea garden women was launched, 21 February 2021. Salesian College Sonada established in 1938 and the Tea Promoters India who own plantations in Darjeeling, Dooars, Assam and Kerala have launched a pilot project entitled: Women EmpowermentContinue Reading
