Matters India Reporter Kathmandu, 28 October 2019 — A group 13 young people from various parts of Nepal are undergoing communications workshop christened CommLab, an annual feature of World Catholic Communications body called Signis, in Nepal’s capital city Kathmandu. Last year, a similar programme was held at Don Bosco CommunicationsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Karakkamala, October 28, 2019: Sister Lucy Kalappura, who was expelled from the Franciscan Clarist Congregation (FCC), wants to appeal in person against her dismissal before the Pope and the Church’s highest tribunal. In her letter to Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Pontifical Congregation for theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kansabel, October 28, 2019: An anti-trafficking crusader nun in Chhattisgarh has done it again. She has rescued two more teenage girls from the central Indian state who were sold to brothels in Pune and Goa. The girls, aged 19 and 16, are siblings of a BhilContinue Reading
By Valea We have heard of the saying “Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Isai: Aapas Mai Sab Bhai-Bhai” (Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian: We Are All Brethren To Each Other). For some people, the phrase represents a deep longing for inter-community harmony in a world that is deeply fractured in the name ofContinue Reading
Siliguri, 26 October, 2019 — The Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco addressing a group of Salesians gathered at Siliguri in North Bengal said, “the greatest problem the Church faces today is not the scandal of sexual abuse of minors by its clergy, but the scourge of clericalismContinue Reading
By Gaurab Subba Sonada, Oct. 27, 2019: The Women’s Cell of Salesian College Sonada Darjeeling along with Radio Journalists (RJ) of Radio Salesian organized a rally on 25th October 2019 to create awareness on the need of child support and prevention of human trafficking. The rally was lead by AssistantContinue Reading
By Althea Phillips When it rains it pours. And poured it did that too mercilessly on Friday (25 October), the first day of the SCC Hindi National Convention 2019. But neither the rains nor the flooded muddy field of the St Xavier’s College ground could deter the 5000 faithful whoContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Jorhat, October 27, 2019 — A 3-day seminar organised by I-CARD (Institution for Culture And Rural Development) from 25th to 27th October at Jorhat on ‘Children in Mising Society’ esposed the plight of children of the Mishing tribe, an indigenous community inhabiting parts of the Indian statesContinue Reading
By Kushal Gulab Sometimes even the word ‘history’ makes us sputter in a rage of frustration. His story. Why is it all about men? How come such few women feature in our pasts? With the exception of Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi, did they really do nothing worth remembering? Perhaps thatContinue Reading
Ayodhya, October 27, 2019: History was created in the temple town Ayodhya when people lit 600,000 earthen lamps on the Saryu river bank on October 26, the eve of Diwali. A Guinness World Records representative certified it as a new record, said Uttar Pradesh government’s Director of Information Shishir. “LastContinue Reading
