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
By George Kommattam Kozhikode, Feb 14, 2026: Philomina Chengananickal’s world collapsed when her 23-year-old son died in a road accident. Seven years later, the Church hails the retired teacher from Manippuzha village in Kerala’s Kottayam district for her remarkable testimony of faith and endurance. Archbishop Thomas Tharayil of Changanacherry andContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Bandra, Feb 10, 2026: A sound and light permanent exhibition helps pray the five mysteries at Mount Mary Basilica in Mumbai’s Bandra, pilgrims say. The 50-minute “Pranam Maria” (Hail Mary) presents the scenes of the Rosary’s 20 decades, said Pauline Sister Vimala Savarimuthu after a visit toContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Ernakulam, Jan 25, 2026: The large iron gates of the central prison in Bengaluru, southern India, opened for an 85-year-old Catholic nun. The guard saluted her and said, “Your people have been waiting for you.” “More than they, I am longing to see them,” said Sister AdeleContinue Reading
