By Deborah Castellano Lubov Vatican City, July 19,2025: In the wake of the Israeli strike on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, Pope Leo XIV and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak by phone, with the Pope reaffirming the urgent need to protect places of worship and achieve aContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Kattippara, July 19, 2025: Leela Shaji led a life of fear and insecurity for 20 years until a Catholic nun brought her alcoholic husband to the Santhwana De-Addiction Centre in Kerala, southern India. Eight years later, her husband, Shaji Thundassery, credits the Sacred Heart sisters at theContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, July 17, 2025: Vedan, a young Rap singer has become popular in Kerala after his songs titled: “Voice of Voiceless” were released. I listened to many of his songs in Malayalam and Tamil. His words are true and he sings his songs with real energy,Continue Reading
By John Singarayar Mumbai, July 13, 2025: The ubiquitous glow of screens in our homes represents more than technological progress—it signals a fundamental shift in how our children understand reality, truth, and their place in the world. While artificial intelligence offers unprecedented educational opportunities, it also presents spiritual challenges thatContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kannur, July 13, 2025: Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous), managed by the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate congregation in Kerala’s Kochi, has ranked second among 25 best social work institutes in India. The top rank in the list of “India Today Best Colleges 2025” has goneContinue Reading
Canterbury, July 13, 2025: Plans are underway to exhume and enshrine the head of Sir Thomas More ahead of the 500th anniversary of his death. Saint More is the Catholic martyr who was beheaded in 1535 for opposing England King Henry VIII’s break from Rome, St Dunstan’s Church in Canterbury,Continue Reading
C.M. Paul Jilingsereng, July 10, 2025: Nestled nearly 1,000 feet above sea level, some 25 kilometers from the nearest signs of urban life, lies Jilingsereng, a remote tribal hamlet in West Bengal’s Purulia district. Hidden deep within a forest zone and 15 kilometers from the main road, this village ofContinue Reading
By Elvis Fernandes Pilar, July 7, 2025: A major seminary in the western Indian state of Goa has made its 21 theology students work in farms so that they learn better what is taught in classes. The students of the second, third and fourth year theology classes of the PilarContinue Reading
C.M. Paul Shillong, July 7, 2025: Salesian Father Zephyrinus Baxla, a trailblazer in Adivasi cultural revival and education, died on July 7 due to kidney ailments. The death occurred at 7:30 pm at Holy Cross Hospital, Kunkuri, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, announced Salesian Shillong provincial Father JohnContinue Reading
C.M. Paul Bangalore, July 7, 2025: BREADS Bangalore convened a state-level strategic meeting on July 3, 2025 to launch its pioneering “Sport for Change” initiative—an ambitious youth empowerment programme operating across seven locations in five districts of Kerala. Rooted in a dynamic anti-drug campaign, the initiative leverages the unifying andContinue Reading
