C.M. Paul Jilingsereng, July 10, 2025: Nestled nearly 1,000 feet above sea level, some 25 kilometers from the nearest signs of urban life, lies Jilingsereng, a remote tribal hamlet in West Bengal’s Purulia district. Hidden deep within a forest zone and 15 kilometers from the main road, this village ofContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, March 18, 2025: A recent incident where a trainee nun has been accused of killing her newborn has not only shaken the Catholic Church in India but highlighted an “urgent need” to revise the way religious are formed, Sister Molly Mathew, a member of the MissionaryContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Calicut, March 10, 2025: Hundreds of people on March 10 attended the Eucharistic Miracles Expo at a church in Kerala’s Kozhikode town, organized by a six-year-old movement to revive the devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. “The main cause of the decline in faith is the diminishing devotionContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Talapady, Feb 20, 2025: Father Gregory Pereira, a priest of Mangalore diocese in southern India, is called different names in parishes he has served. In Bantwal, he was “Papaya Father,” and in Narampady, “Kumbalakai Father.” In Talapady where he now serves, he is “Dragon Father.” The parishionersContinue Reading
By George Kommattam Kasaragod, Feb 15, 2025: Keerthi Ramakrishnan, a Hindu woman in Kerala, is grateful for a Catholic nun who helped lift her from a life of despair. “My life was shattered when I came to know my son Kashi was unable to walk or talk. Now, I haveContinue Reading
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
