By Purushottam Nayak SIKABADI, September 22, 2026: In a remote corner of Odisha’s Kandhamal district, where daily-wage labour and small-scale farming sustain families, five young people from one extended tribal household are beginning a journey that once seemed almost unimaginable: medical college. In Sikabadi village of Daringbadi block, Bursi PradhanContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Kunnoth, September 7, 2026: A few months ago, Sidharth Jayakrishnan underwent a nature-based treatment at the center managed by the Nazareth Sisters in Kunnoth, a village in Kerala state. He is among more than 10,000 people who have achieved holistic recovery at the Nazareth Nature Cure CentreContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Kozhikode, August 19, 2026: Eight years ago, Sudheesh V. Sreeram fell ill while driving his auto-rickshaw, a three-wheeler taxi, in Kozhikode, a town in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. The doctors advised him to undergo a pacemaker implantation immediately. “I had no savings, even though IContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Kanhangad, August 1, 2026: Good Samaritan Sister Jaya Anto Mangalath holds the national record for the most blood donations by a woman in India. The Talent Record Book recognized her in March 2024 when she gave blood for the 117th time. Mangalath was born in Alappuzha, KeralaContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, August 1, 2026: After serving leprosy patients for two decades, Sisters Christiana Fernandes and Lucy Gomes of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate joined the fight against substance abuse in the southwestern Indian state of Karnataka. “We found substance addiction everywhere whether we work with leprosyContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Kozhikode, July 21, 2026: Mary Paulose’s world collapsed when her husband died in a road accident in 2016. “I was shattered and lost all hope in life,” said the mother of two, who lives in Pulloorampara in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. She struggled with griefContinue Reading
By Jose Kalapura Patna, July 20, 2026: Patna Jesuit Father Robert Athickal, 73, an internationally known environmental activist, died July 19, 2026, of cardiac-related problems. He had been admitted to Patna’s Holy Family Hospital for several days, but his health worsened despite medication. Athickal founded Tarumitra (Friends of Trees), aContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Siliguri, July 18, 2026: In July, as campuses across India come alive with admissions to institutions of higher learning, thousands of young people find themselves making life-shaping decisions about their future. For many, these choices are influenced less by their own interests and abilities than by parentalContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, July 14, 2026: Nuns at the Infant Jesus Children’s Home in Bengaluru, southern India, were at a loss this summer. While most residents of the center for children with HIV/AIDS, managed by the Dinasevanasabha (Servants of the Poor) congregation, went home for vacation, 22 stayed andContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Kozhikode, July 9, 2026: Joseph Mathew and his wife, Nimmy Jose, express gratitude to the Maria Bambina nuns for the gift of their daughter*, who has transformed their lives. “Our home used to be silent and empty as we had no child. The sisters gifted us [ourContinue Reading
