Birmingham: In an academic presentation, acclaimed Mother Teresa author attempted to show that Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu’s Skopje years paved the way for her saintliness. Prof. Gezim Alpion, who has spent over two decades decoding the phenomenon of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, elaborated the claim in his latest book ‘Mother Teresa:Continue Reading
Villupuram: A Capuchin center in South India provides online international training for priests and nuns. The Franciscan Capuchin friars of Amala Annai Province in India have initiated a series of online formation programmes for the English speaking religious men and women, Capuchin Father Nithiya Sagayam, director of Thalir (vitality) HolisticContinue Reading
Kamthana: On a recent muggy afternoon in southern India, Earappa Bawge hacked at the ground with a pickax, his white shirt pasted to his back. Each dull thud reminded him of how far his hopes had fallen. Just months ago, the 27-year-old engineer was poring over project files in anContinue Reading
Kolkata: Pope Francis on September 30 elevated Bishop Bejoy Nicephorus D’Cruze as the archbishop of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The oblate prelate, who currently heads the diocese of Sylhet, succeeds Cardinal Patrick D’Rozario as the head of the archdiocese that covers the national capital. The announcement was made at noon in theContinue Reading
New Delhi: Human rights cannot be an excuse for defying the law of the land, India’s Ministry of Home Affairs stated in response to the Amnesty International decision to halt its operations in the country. The Indian government accused the international NGO of adopting dubious processes to secure funds forContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis on September 29 chose “Come and see” as the theme of the 55th World Day of Social Communications, to be held in May 2021. The theme that echoes Apostle Philip’s words to Nathaniel reminds that communication consists in “encountering people as and where they are.” TheContinue Reading
New Delhi: The gangrape and torture of a Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh that led to her death has triggered nationwide outrage. The 19-year-old woman died September 29, two weeks after she was allegedly gang-raped and strangled by upper caste men in the northern Indian state’s Hathras district. District PoliceContinue Reading
Lucknow: A special court in Lucknow September 30 acquitted all 32 accused in the Babri mosque demolition case. The demolition of the 16th century mosque was not planned, a judge said while acquitting former Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and others. The 1992 demolition was preceded by a seriesContinue Reading
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has been honored with the prestigious SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), for helping thousands of migrant workers reach home during lockdown. “This is a rare honor. A UN recognition is very special,” Sonu said responding to the awardContinue Reading
New Delhi: When the head of a hospital in a suburb of Mumbai called her oxygen supplier in early September, he had disturbing news: He couldn’t meet the full order. Demand for oxygen in the region was just too high as health facilities struggled to keep pace with rising coronavirusContinue Reading
