By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Aug 26, 2020: Life took an unexpected turn for Sister Priya Thekkemuriyil on March 13 when she was told that Mother Mary would visit her a month later. The 46-year-old Maria Bambina nun and her companions spent the following month in intense prayer and penance. “WaitingContinue Reading
Kolkata, Aug. 28, 2020: Tucked away in one corner of Kolkata, a senior notaphilist paid his tribute to Mother Teresa through a virtual exhibition. Anindya Kar showed rare paper currency from hiscolle ction, related to the life of Mother Teresa. A link was shared on the social media channels onContinue Reading
New Delhi, August 28, 2020: Witnessing temple rituals through live streaming cannot be a substitute for a physical visit to places of worship, the Supreme Court said on Aug 28, advocating opening of temples, churches and mosques for the public during the Unlock period on special occasions. A three-judge benchContinue Reading
By Lima Varghese Indore, Aug 28, 2020: As many as 1,500 members of two Catholic women congregations attended two webinars on the theme of “New Wine in New Wineskin.” The participants — Sisters of St. Ann’s Bangalore and Carmelite Sisters of St Theresa (CSST) now serve in countries of African,Continue Reading
By Lourduraj Ignacimuthu Vijayawada, Aug 28, 2020: Jesuit Father Gaston Roberge, who died on August 26, had a vision for communication ministry and for the Jesuit communicators. He founded Chitrabani and Educational Multi-Media Research Centre at Kolkata in the late 1970s. What is Chitrabani for filmmakers or those who buddingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, Aug 27, 2020: More than 400 women’s groups and others across India plan to launch a campaign to protect constitutional rights on September 5, the third anniversary of the assassination of Gauri Lankesh, a Bengaluru-based journalist-turned-activist. The campaign titled “Hum agar uthhe nahin toh” ((IfContinue Reading
By Gowhar Geelani Srinagar, Aug 27, 2020: The Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Society has urged international community to step to end what it calls “digital apartheid” and a “collective punishment” meted out to the people in the restive region for the past one year. The society, a prominent humanContinue Reading
By Sneha Satyan Bengaluru, Aug 27, 2020: On August 24 I received a video through WhatsApp. The title of the video is: Kashmiri Ladki (girl). The young girl’s narration is touching, moving, thought-provoking and challenging. Here is the English translation of her Hindi narration. “As-salamu Alaikum! I am Fatima, 16-year-old.Continue Reading
By C V Joseph Bengaluru, Aug. 27, 2020: The Coronavirus pandemic has forced the Bangalore archdiocese to go for low key celebration of the feast of its famous Marian shrine. “We have been advised by the government and police authorities to have a low-key celebration and to avoid crowding ofContinue Reading
Managua (Nicaragua), Aug 27: Some 400 men and women spaced themselves across a sprawling worship hall, praying through face masks with arms raised for the health of friends and family suffering from the coronavirus. The congregation of Managua’s Bethel Restoration church knew the pandemic’s wrath: Two of its pastors wereContinue Reading
