By Debolina Ghosh Siliguri, March 31, 2026: The tea gardens of North Bengal wake each morning to the smell of damp leaves and aching labor. Women bend for hours over endless rows of bushes, wages meager, dreams smaller still. In that rhythm of quiet survival, girls sometimes disappeared. A neighbor’sContinue Reading
By Matters Indian Reporter Kolkata, March 31, 2026: The Missionaries of Charity has announced plans to pursue legal action against organizations using founder Mother Teresa’s name and image without permission for fundraising and promotional activities. The congregation emphasized that Mother Teresa, who dedicated her life to serving the poorest ofContinue Reading
By Mudita Menona Sodder Mumbai, March 28, 2026: An interfaith celebration in Mumbai has brought together members of diverse faith communities to reflect on shared ethical values and resilience during challenging times. Centred on the theme “Trials of Faith: Maintaining Character Under Pressure”, the gathering coincided with Ram Navami, Lent,Continue Reading
By Mudita Menona Sodder Mumbai, March 30, 2026: As we celebrate Easter 2026, the world witnesses a war that defies logic, evades accountability, and unfolds on a moral battlefield stripped of morality, while some busily count strategies, alliances, and victories. War is not heroic, intelligent or essential. It is aContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, March 30, 2026: It is Palm Sunday once again! The year 2026! There are a whole range of sentiments and reflections that overwhelm me, as I pray over the meaning and significance of the day! Was that first Palm Sunday a once-and-for-all? A triumphant entry intoContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Kozhikode, March 27, 2026: Hundreds of Catholics from St. Antony’s Forane Church in Kozhikode walked 33 kilometers across the city visiting 14 churches in a powerful overnight Way of the Cross pilgrimage for unity and renewal. Carrying crosses and rosaries, parishioners from the church in Paroppady localityContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Kannur, March 28, 2026: Kannur Diocese in Kerala has distributed hearing aids, wheelchairs, and other assistive devices to persons with disabilities from poor families as part of its programs to promote dignity, inclusion, and community empowerment. The March 27 distribution program was organized by Kannur Association forContinue Reading
By C. M. Paul DARJEELING, March 28, 2026: In the villages of Margaret’s Hope Tea Estate, elders whisper a refrain that has become common: “There are no young people in the village.” At funerals, festivals and community works, the absence of youth is stark. Meanwhile, across the Darjeeling hills, womenContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter BENGALURU, March 28, 2026: The Archbishop of Bangalore has issued clarifications on several debated issues within the local church, including priestly formation, episcopal appointments and the language of worship, stressing that decisions rest with the Holy See and not on regional or cultural considerations. “As certainContinue Reading
By C. M. Paul Darjeeling, March 27, 2026: In Darjeeling’s misty tea gardens, where generations of workers once lived in silence and struggle, two missionary traditions — Jesuit and Salesian — quietly brewed a different harvest: hope. At Singla Tea Estate, Jesuit Father K. L. George remembers parents who onceContinue Reading
