By C V Joseph Bengaluru: A Salesian parish under the Archdiocese of Bangalore has celebrated the Children’s Day with children of migrants, fortune tellers and slum dwellers. “November 14 which is celebrated as the Children’s Day all over the country could be just yet another ordinary day for many poorContinue Reading
Tristan: Imagine the remotest place you have visited. Now imagine that remoteness and isolation on an island. Imagine that island in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean, more than 1,500 miles away from the next closest settlement. Finally, imagine sharing that island with just 245 other people. That isContinue Reading
London: As book titles go, the “Directory for Catechesis” is hardly the catchiest. But this volume could potentially transform the lives of thousands of people. That is the conviction of Gail Williams, center manager at Caritas St. Joseph in Hendon, north London. When the updated directory — formerly known asContinue Reading
Melbourne: Indian-origin Maria Thattil was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2020 in the first virtual pageant event of Australia. A total of 26 candidates participated in the pageant. Top five awarded different titles. Thattil, 27, will represent Australia at Miss Universe 2020. She is a fashion influencer. Her South-Indian dad andContinue Reading
Manila: The death toll from the deadliest cyclone to hit the Philippines this year has climbed to 67, with 12 people still missing, the national disaster management agency has said. President Rodrigo Duterte was scheduled to fly to the northern Tuguegarao province later in the day to assess the situationContinue Reading
Mumbai: Jailed human rights activist Stan Swamy wrote to his friends about fellow inmates who help him with his chores and said that despite all odds, “humanity is bubbling in prison.” Excerpts from the letter were shared on social media November 14 by Swamy’s friend, human rights activist John Dayal.Continue Reading
Gwalior: A police officer who had gone missing 15 years ago in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh was accidentally found by two colleagues on a footpath Gwalior. Suffering from mental derangement, he was found, in a completely disheveled state, shivering with cold. Deputy Superintendents of Police Ratnesh SinghContinue Reading
By Oswald Gracias Mumbai: Mother Teresa, my personal friend, often said that “charity and love are the same thing: with charity you give love, so don’t just give money, but stretch out your hand instead . . .” The hands of the Church in India stretch out to the poor,Continue Reading
Mumbai: Temples and other places of worship will reopen in Maharashtra from November 16, the western state government has said, listing coronavirus safety measures such as masks, sanitizers and temperature checks that they will have to follow. Religious places have been closed in Maharashtra and other states since March butContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad: Light a lamp for COURAGE – to illumine the darkness which has engulfed many everywhere! Diwali, the Festival of Lights is a reminder that each one of us is called to be a light in our world today; a light that is visible, enkindling other lightsContinue Reading
