Rome: The tomb of Venerable Carlo Acutis was opened for public veneration October 1 ahead of the computer-programming teen’s beatification. A spokeswoman for Acutis’ beatification told Catholic News Agency that the entire body was present, but “not incorrupt.” “Today we … see him again in his mortal body. A bodyContinue Reading
Kochi: Covid-19 has been on a relentless march over humanity since 10 months. Infecting and snuffing out numerous lives. Globally the virus has infected 33.4 million. About a million have lost their lives. The pandemic has had India too in its stranglehold. 6.15 million Indians have been infected and 96,318Continue Reading
New York: Six Persons of Indian-origin have made to the prestigious 2020 TIME100 List of the world’s most influential people. They are: Ravindra Gupta, a professor of clinical microbiology at the Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease at the University of Cambridge; Ayushman Khurana, Indian actor, singer, andContinue Reading
Rome: Pope Francis has called for the United Nations to continue to focus on human rights and the environment. “In these days, our world continues to be impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has led to the loss of so many lives,” Pope Francis told UN general assembly in aContinue Reading
Vatican City: The Head of the Salesians announced that the order has raised nearly 8 million euros to help thousands of families worldwide who have been financially affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Specifically, 7.9 million euros have been collected, a very significant amount that has reached 62 Salesian provinces aroundContinue Reading
Mumbai: An over 100-foot high cross was removed from a hill behind a church in southern India by government officials, despite the protests of the parish priest. The incident happened on Sept. 23 at 6 a.m. in the morning in Gerahalli village in the state of Karnataka, about 40 milesContinue Reading
New Delhi: Amid the proliferation of misinformation, disinformation and the presence of social media platforms, media professionals are facing a “test of courage, character and journalism,” says R Rajagopal, editor of The Telegraph, Kolkata. On September 30, he was speaking as the chief guest at the virtual convocation ceremony ofContinue Reading
New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission has sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh government on the “serious issue of violation of human rights” in the Hathras gangrape case. The commission, taking action on its own, has issued notice to the Director General Police in the northern Indian state,Continue Reading
Lucknow: The last rites of the 19-year-old gang-rape victim from Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, who died in a New Delhi hospital on September 29, were hastily performed late around 2 am September 30 against the wishes of her family. The girl was allegedly gang-raped and physically assaulted by a group ofContinue Reading
Mumbai: Every morning in front of the public housing apartment blocks on the outskirts of the city of Mumbai, a swarm of children pours into the street. They are not going to school. Instead of backpacks or books, each child carries a filthy plastic sack. These children, between 6 andContinue Reading
