By Thomas Scaria Changanacherry, Jan 12, 2025: The century-old Medical Mission Sisters, a congregation that has provided health care services in several countries, now promotes alternative therapies in India after leaving their multispecialty hospitals. “In the past few decades, we have handed over most of our hospitals to local diocesesContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Jan 6, 2025: For Anthony Rodrigues, the star which guided the three Wise Men of the East, is an inspiration for a unique mission involving children. The 69-year-old decorated the lane in front of his house in Agassaim, his native village in Goa, with more thanContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Kozhikode, Dec 18, 2024: Sister Delna Rose joined the Missionary Sisters of Mary Immaculate in 1999 at 25 after working as a nurse for five years. She has spent 16 years of her religious life working in the “home mission,” the main apostolate of her congregation, foundedContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Guwahati, Oct 14, 2024: Lalhriatpuii says that the time she spent in Centre for Development Initiative has transformed her life. “All that I learned from here has given me hope,” says the young girl from Tualbungin Mizoram, a state in northeastern India. Lalhriatpuii (people in Mizoram goesContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, Sept 26, 2024: Catholic women religious in India have enhanced their youth ministry, with the aim to bring young people closer to the church and their traditions. “This involves not only working on their faith formation, skills training or academic excellence, but [also] understanding and acceptingContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Sept 19, 2024: Catholic nuns have joined civil rights and women groups to demand urgent steps to prevent increasing cases of sexual violence against women in the country. “If a doctor could be raped and killed in a government hospital during duty hours, how unsafe isContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Meppadi, Sept 10, 2024: Jijosh Siva struggled to speak, as a Catholic nun encouraged him to express his emotions as part of his trauma counselling. “I have lost my parents and brother in the landslide, and I have nothing to hope for in life,” the 26-year-old residentContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, July 15, 2024: A family in Odisha now thanks a Catholic nun for rescuing them from bonded labor in the southern Indian state of state. “I can finally breathe freely. I thank Sister Sujata profusely,” says Deepthi Singh, who was held in bondage along withContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, June 25, 2024: Catholic parents of some intellectually disabled children in Bengaluru got a boost with the Claretians offering support to an exclusive housing project for their community living. “Since four years, we have been dreaming of this project as we were really worried about ourContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Karwar, June 20, 2024: Prasad James cannot hear the roar of the sea, but can paint the beauty of the waves. “I have painted the charming Karwar beach, its waves, fishermen with their boats, tourists, and the beautiful sunset,” James told Global Sisters Report in sign language,Continue Reading
