Rome: As many as 45.7 million people were internally displaced as a result of conflict and disasters in 61 countries and territories around the world by the end of 2019, according to the Global Report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. “This figure is the highest ever recorded,” Caritas InternationalisContinue Reading
New Delhi: India’s Health Minister has cautioned that the Indian Council of Medical Research’s Covid-19 first sero-survey should not create a sense of complacency in people with regard to the virus. Indications from the up-coming second sero survey show that “India is far from having achieved any kind of herdContinue Reading
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind has signed all three controversial farm bills that are at the center of a huge political storm in India. Flagging the bills as “historic” reforms in the agriculture sector, the federal has said it would help the country’s farmers proceed into the 21st century,Continue Reading
Frankfurt: When I started my journey from Kerala, my native place in southern India, my mind was full of hopes of a bright future. I had somehow collected enough money for a post-graduate course abroad. After my studies I should find a job to pay off the debts and supportContinue Reading
Rourkela: One of the fastest growing YouTube channel in Adivasi belt is The Amigos Production. Based in Rourkela, Odisha, the production house is managed by three friends — David Bipul Lomga (Director), Sudeep Sachit Kiro (DOP), Sameer Tirkey (Production Manager) and other temporary artists hired on work basis. The AmigosContinue Reading
New Delhi: Religious Liberty Commission of Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) has called on the Christian community in the country to pray for Christians in a village of a central Indian state. On September 22 and 23 several villages of Kondagaon in Chhattisgarh state, Christian families were attacked, and theirContinue Reading
Shillong: On September 28, the Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians (MSMHC), the first indigenous congregation of northeastern India, will close a yearlong celebrations of the 125th birth anniversary of its founder Venerable Stephen Ferrando, a Salesian prelate. The year was launched on September 28, 2019, by current superiorContinue Reading
Jaipur: Two priests were on September 27 ordained for Jaipur, one of the three dioceses in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan. Bishop Oswald Lewis of Jaipur led the ordination ceremonies of Fathers Jackson Rodrigues and Vishal Madtha at 5 at Our Lady of Annunciation Cathedral in Malviya Naga, aContinue Reading
New York: A book written by Emme Muniz, the 12-year-old daughter of Hollywood superstar Jennifer Lopez, will be released on September 29. The Christian children’s book is entitled ‘Lord Help Me.’ Lopez, also known by her nickname J. Lo, is an American actress, singer, dancer, fashion designer, producer, and businesswoman.Continue Reading
Pilar: The Society of Pilar on September 26 celebrated 133 years of its foundation. On the occasion, Pilar Communication Centre, launched “Pilar Divya Sanchar,” the official YouTube channel of the Society of Pilar. The channel aims to foster peace, harmony and solidarity among people of various faiths and provide aContinue Reading
