Berhampur: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and the Holy Spirit” (Mt: 28:19) This mandate of Jesus Christ to his disciples is the ‘Magna Carta’ ((“Great Charter”), a call not only for them but also toContinue Reading
Yangon: In a letter send out to all brother Bishops of Asia, President of the Federation of Asian Bishop’s Conference, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo says, Pope’s recent encyclical Fratelli Tutti (Brothers All) echoes Asian realities. “Our Asian realities are echoed in the urgent message of Fratelli Tutti,” says Myanmar Cardinal.Continue Reading
Patna: Job seekers need to become “extra careful” while posting comments on social media, business school experts say. “Any adverse post on social media platforms would affect your employability,” says Ajay Pathak, director of Kolkata’s Business School attached to the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI). Addressing theContinue Reading
Ranchi: Father Stan Swamy is a Jesuit priest and a tribal rights activist based in Jharkhand, eastern India. Two days before his arrest, Father Stan Swamy, 83, a Jharkhand-based Jesuit priest, human rights activist and writer who was arrested by NIA on October 8 in the Bhima Koregaon case, hadContinue Reading
Jamshedpur: A young Adivasi activist from Jharkhand wants climate education introduced in school curriculum. “Our core belief is that every young person is a powerhouse of change and if it is well exploited by providing opportunities it can radically revolutionise the entire planet,” Ashish Birulee made this call at aContinue Reading
Shillong: The Church in Meghalaya organized various programs to mark the first death anniversary of Salesian Archbishop Dominic Jala of Shillong. State Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on October 10 unveiled Archbishop Jala’s statue in the state capital of Shillong. Archbishop Jala (1951-2019) died the same day a year ago inContinue Reading
Mumbai: The Don Bosco Development Society (DBDS), an NGO, has been providing relief to the needy amid the pandemic since April. “We have touched the lives of 632,683 poor and needy – providing for their basic needs during this challenging time of Covid-19 pandemic,” said Salesian Father Rolvin D’Mello, executiveContinue Reading
Rome: For the first time, the Vatican has sworn in a Swiss with Filipino parentage as member of the Swiss Guard, the elite corps of soldiers who protect the Pope. Vincent Lüthi was among the 38 new recruits who took oath of allegiance to Pope Francis in the Vatican onContinue Reading
Patna: Journalism has changed dramatically over the past 30 years, and in the “age of mobile journalism” youngsters for a career in media have a plethora of options, eminent journalist Rajdeep Sardesai told a group of students of a Jesuit college in Patna. “In an age of citizen journalism, whileContinue Reading
Indore: Civil society members, intellectuals, social activists of all walks of life, journalists and authors have reacted strongly against the arrest and imprisonment of 83 year old Jesuit Father Stanislaus Lourduswamy who has been working for the rights of the Adivasis for about five decades in Jharkhand. In letter andContinue Reading
