By Ranjitha Mwanga, Tanzania: Sisters of the Little Flower of Bethany, an Indian catholic religious congregation, on January 23 added four Tanzanians to its fold. Novices Clara Mariamu, Anitha Fadhila, Bernadeta Nonkondo and Veronica Mamue pronounced the first vows at a function in Divine Mercy Church in Mwanga, a townContinue Reading
Dehradun: Shrishti Goswami, a 19-year-old girl, was designated as one-day chief minister of Uttarakhand on January 24, the National Girl Child Day. Speaking on the development, Goswami’s elated parents said, “Today we feel very proud, every daughter can achieve a milestone, we just need to support them. We want toContinue Reading
Vatican City: Earlier this month the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples sent a letter to the bishops of some 1,100 Catholic territories and announced the gradual reduction of the financial support they regularly receive from the Vatican. Since apostolic vicariates and prelatures are regarded by the Vatican as missionContinue Reading
The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Jan 21 calling for greater efforts to protect religious sites from acts of terrorism and asking for a global conference on the subject. Titled “Promoting a culture of peace and tolerance to safeguard religious sites,” the resolution asks Secretary General Antonio Guterres toContinue Reading
Guwahati: Creative Fidelity in Mission is a book of reflections for a personal retreat in Covid Times. It is authored by motivational speaker and popular retreat preacher Salesian Fr. V.M.Thomas Vattathara of Guwahati province. The 260 page book by former president of Conference of Religious India and former Chancellor ofContinue Reading
The cabins are made of wood and steel, and fit up to two people inside, protecting from cold and rain while circulating fresh air throughout. Solar panels on the top provide the power to do this, while a radio network allows people to communicate even if they don’t have mobileContinue Reading
Rome: Pope Francis has recognized the “heroic virtues” of Professor Jerome Lejeune, who discovered the cause of Down’s syndrome. The French scientist, who died in 1994 aged 67, has taken the first step to sainthood, the Vatican said January 21. This clears the way for Lejeune to be beatified inContinue Reading
Vatican City: January 22 marks the anniversary of the Swiss Guards, founded under Pope Julius II. This year the Guards celebrate 515 years. It was Pope Julius II that founded the Swiss Guards in 1506. Often dubbed as “the world’s smallest army,” the Swiss guards – a separate entity toContinue Reading
New Delhi: The eleventh round of talks between the federal government and farmers protesting the agriculture laws ended January 22 in a stalemate, as the previous ten did. The farmer leaders refused to accept the government’s latest proposal – to put the controversial laws on hold for a year-and-a-half. UnlikeContinue Reading
Rome: A recently ordained Catholic priest died in hospital January 21 after an explosion destroyed a parish building in the Spanish capital, Madrid. Fr. Rubén Pérez Ayala was ordained to the priesthood last June. His first assignment was at the Virgen de la Paloma parish near the Puerta de ToledoContinue Reading
