Chennai, June 26, 2020: Thousands of people in Sathakulam, a place in the Thoothukudi district in Tamil Nadu, took to the streets to pay their respects for Jayaraj and Fenix, the father-son duo who were brutally tortured and killed while in police custody. Jayaraj and Fenix were one amongst theContinue Reading
RJ Smriti Darjeeling , June 26, 2020: Radio Salesian (90.8) – The voice of the Hills – run by Salesian College Sonada has been selected as a partner in raising awareness about COVID-19 in a national project sponsored by UNICEF. Titled ‘Mission Corona’, the five-month initiative will feature a 25-minuteContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, June 26, 2020: Church groups in Asia, including the federation of the region’s Catholic bishops, on June 26 mourned the death of Maryknoll Father Robert Astorino. The pioneer in Church media in Asia was 77 and a priest for 50 years. Father Astorino, popularly knownContinue Reading
Published by ‘Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge’ (ISPCK), Delhi. Edited by: Francis Gonsalves and Vinod Victor By Vinod Victor New Delhi, June 26, 2020: A good book captures the heartbeat of the context in which it is written and treasures for posterity vivid images of the tears and existentialContinue Reading
By A.J. Philip New Delhi, June 26, 2020: It was in Patna in the eighties that I first met Jose Kavi. He was at that time with the United News of India (UNI). He had come to the city — earlier called Pataliputra, the capital of the Magadh Empire, largerContinue Reading
By Lydia O’Kane Rome, June 25, 2020: The UN Children’s Agency, UNICEF has warned that the Coronavirus pandemic is “unraveling decades of health, education and other advances for children across South Asia”. In a new report issued on June 23, the agency said that “governments must take urgent action toContinue Reading
Vatican City, June 25, 2020: The long-awaited updated directory was released in the Vatican on June 25. It was drafted under the direction of the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization. It was approved by Pope Francis on March 23- the liturgical memorial of Saint Turibius of Mongrovejo, aContinue Reading
By Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ Few will forget that infamous night of 25/26 June 1975 when emergency was declared in India. No right-thinking Indian will ‘celebrate’ that event as one marks its 45th anniversary. There will be some muted voices perhaps, who will attempt to justify its imposition. There willContinue Reading
New Delhi, June 25, 2020: A 16-year-old girl who had a large number of followers on social media platforms Instagram and TikTok was found dead at her home in Delhi, the police said June 25. The police have confirmed suicide. The teen lived with her family. She was found deadContinue Reading
Patna, June 25, 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 25 expressed his condolences after lightning strikes and thunderstorms in Bihar killed 83 people, injured many and caused widespread damage to property in the past two days. The state disaster management department said 23 districts of the state were gravelyContinue Reading
