Budaun: A 50-year-old woman was brutally gangraped and murdered by allegedly three people, including a priest, in the Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on January 6. The police arrested two of them on January 5, while all three of the accused have been booked under respective provisions. TheContinue Reading
By Rosamma Thomas Pune: The UN has published a letter its special rapporteurs had written to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the closure of the Amnesty International’s work in the country. They had offered the Indian government 60 days to respond to their October 21, 2020, letter where theyContinue Reading
Mumbai: Though she is a hospital administrator and nurse in western India who once trained nurses in the South Sudan during ethnic fighting, a Catholic nun’s worst fear about getting COVID-19 was going on a ventilator. “I was certain that once I was put on the ventilator I would notContinue Reading
Imphal: The All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) on January 6 appealed the Manipur government to repeal the eviction order of eight Churches constructed in Tribal Colony in Imphal East district. Speaking to media persons, ATSUM general secretary SR Andria termed nature and the eviction order’s timing as unfortunate. HeContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: An Austrian magazine has listed a Catholic nun from India among 100 people, who influenced the world the most during the crises-ridden 2020. The “OOOM” has placed Sister Lucy Kurien, founder director of the Pune-based Maher, 12th in the list, just above the Dalai LamaContinue Reading
Mumbai: In a rare show of devotion and affection, a group of Salesian alumni volunteered to do a music album of 17 songs dedicated to Salesian saints during the Covid-19 lockdown and restrictions between May and December. “This is our labour of love, for the education we received in theContinue Reading
By Bharat Dogra New Delhi: High hopes reposed in the talks between the representatives of farmers’ organizations and the government on January 4 were not fulfilled and the entire issue got postponed to the next round of talks scheduled for January 8. This is very disappointing. Why is the stalemateContinue Reading
San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina: Several hours before the beginning of 2021, a 9-year-old Argentine boy was saved from a stray bullet by a small metal crucifix on his chest, an event that local media have called “a New Year’s Miracle.” According to a report from the police office ofContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis will not baptize babies in the Sistine Chapel this Sunday due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Holy See press office announced Jan. 5 that the newborns would be baptized instead in their home parishes. “Due to the health situation, as a precautionary measure, the traditional baptismContinue Reading
Dublin: The most senior Catholic official in Ireland has struck out at national broadcaster RTÉ for screening a “deeply offensive and blasphemous” sketch in which God was depicted as a rapist. The sketch, produced by satirical group Waterford Whispers News, featured a mock news report showing a caricature of GodContinue Reading
