Ricky Pullock Jalpaiguri, June 10, 2025: Under the open sky of Sonali Tea Garden’s Bara Line, an extraordinary evening unfolded June 6, as villagers gathered for the premiere of Khun Pasina Jekar, Cha Bagan Ukar (“Your Sweat Nurtures, the Tea Garden Flourishes”). stirring documentary At the heart of the 95-minuteContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, June 7, 2025: Pope Leo XIV on June 7 appointed Father Jose Sebastian Thekkumcherikunnel as the new bishop of Jalandhar, the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India reports. The announcement of the appointment was made at 12 noon in Rome and its corresponding timeContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, June 6, 2025: I lived in Bengaluru for 20 long years. Almost three to four days in a week I used to pass through Chinnaswamy Indoor stadium. I have seen long queues waiting to purchase tickets for cricket matches. Also, I have seen big crowdsContinue Reading
By RJ Wang Lama Rajahatta, June 5, 2025: Radio Salesian, along with Rajahatta Explore Group, Anapurna SHG, and Kasturi SHG, marked World Environment Day 2025 with a major community tree-plantation drive. The initiative saw a variety of flowering and fruit-bearing trees planted in Rajahatta, Upper Sonada. With rural tourism onContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, June 4, 2025: Jesuit Father Joseph Cardozo has been chosen to assist the Office of Discernment and Apostolic Planning for a Synodal Church. “It is in response to the call of the late Pope Francis, who after the completion of the Synod in Rome, had requestedContinue Reading
By LiCAS.news Hanoi, June 4, 2025: Vietnam has officially scrapped its decades-old two-child limit, state media reported June 4, as the country faces a troubling decline in birth rates and mounting concerns over the long-term consequences of a shrinking population. The regulation, introduced in 1988 to curb population growth, hasContinue Reading
By Ngala Killian Chimtom Yaoundé, Cameroon, June 4, 2025: Flash floods that swept through some communities in Nigeria’s Benue state have killed more than 200 people with 500 more still missing. Authorities say there is no hope any of the missing might still be found alive. Father James Omeh, theContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Gangtok, May 28, 2025: In a historic milestone for Sikkim and the LGBTQ+ community, Jackielynn Pradhan has become the first transgender woman to be crowned Miss Universe Sikkim 2025, marking a breakthrough in inclusivity and representation. She will now represent the state at the Miss Universe IndiaContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Siliguri, June 1, 2025: Salesian College Autonomous, Siliguri, honored the final batch of undergraduate students under the Choice Based Credit System. At its 14th graduation ceremony on May 29, the college also celebrated the first group of masters students to graduate since the college attained autonomous statusContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi Vilakkannur, May 31, 2025: Apostolic nuncio to India and Nepal Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli on May 31 called on the Syro-Malabar Church to view India’s first Eucharistic miracle as a signal to overcome its internal disputes and foster unity. “How can one ignore the tensions that still divideContinue Reading
