By George Kommattam Kannur, June 25, 2026: On some mornings, Muhammad Basheer would wake up with the thought that he would die on a specific day. Although the date would change, the fear always returned. He consulted doctors and psychologists. Some treatments helped, but he never found the relief heContinue Reading
By Sunil D’Cruz Mumbai, June 16, 2026: The recently concluded 15th Joe Fernandis Memorial Hockey Tournament, was more than a showcase of athletic skill. It stood as a living tribute to the late Joe Fernandis, a Catholic Goan whose passion for hockey and commitment to community transformed Ambernath and MumbaiContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy New Delhi, June 12, 2026: With hearts full of gratitude, we journey through this Platinum Jubilee year, remembering with affection our friends and benefactors who have walked alongside us over the past 75 years. The Archdiocese of Bombay welcomed us in 1951, offering temporary accommodation at VileContinue Reading
C.M. Paul Kolkata, June 3, 2026: At noon outside Kolkata’s Sealdah railway station, Rafiq Ali, a 62‑year‑old footpath dweller, clutches an aluminum plate of steaming rice and potato curry. His eyes light up as he says, “This is the only meal I get in a day. Without it, I wouldContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, April 14, 2026: For Ajitha, a Catholic widow in northern Kerala, and her two daughters, life had been a struggle since her husband’s death three years ago. They lived in a dilapidated thatched shed, with little hope of owning a home. On April 10, that dreamContinue 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
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, March 23, 2026: Sister Jean Rose is the first Catholic nun to be appointed as a medical officer in a government hospital in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. Catholic nuns with medical degrees usually serve only in the church-owned hospitals or health care institutions. SisterContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Mannanam, March 19, 2026: On a serene hilltop in Kerala, where prayer halls stand alongside basketball courts, a quiet but powerful transformation has been unfolding for more than two decades. At St. Ephrem’s Sports Academy, Carmelite Father Antony Kanjirathinkal has been redefining priestly ministry by shaping athletes,Continue Reading
By Sanjay Kerketta Ranchi, March 12, 2026: When Belgian Jesuit missionaries arrived in Chotanagpur in 1869, they stepped into a landscape of systematic oppression. The Adivasi tribes – Munda, Oraon, Ho, Santhal, Kharia – lived on land rich with minerals yet were themselves stripped of dignity, resources, and hope. TheContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Kallanode, Feb 8, 2026: Nimmy Pothiyittel smiled as she watched elderly guests argue cheerfully over a carrom game at a day home the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth manage in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. “Laughing with others gives them new energy,” said Pothiyittel, who servesContinue Reading
