By: Paulina Guzik No matter when someone writes to Ashish Gadnis, there is almost no chance he will answer from Austin, Texas, where he lives. He will spend a Wednesday in Rwanda and on Friday he is already in Brazil, before taking a flight to Myanmar on a Sunday. He’sContinue Reading
By Ed Condon Miao, India, Nov 7, 2018: Many bishops spend their days carefully making plans to lead and manage the dioceses entrusted to them. Bishop George Pallipparambil of Miao is different. He says that in his diocese, the planning is done by God. His job, he says, is toContinue Reading
New Delhi, Nov. 5, 2018: With Delhi’s air quality expected to deteriorate further post Diwali, several schools have started taking precautionary measures. Shifting the morning assembly of students indoors, mandating them to wear masks during outdoor activities and distributing gooseberries are among the measures taken by schools in Delhi andContinue Reading
By Srilekha Chakraborty Pakur, Oct. 31, 2018: Khusmi (name changed), stared at me when asked her about the disposal mechanism for sanitary napkins in their schools. “Changing pads? I have never changed in school. I either don’t come to school or if I come, I change when I go backContinue Reading
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By C.M. Paul Bilaspur, Oct. 29, 2018: Two year old Reshmi (name changed) tried every trick she knew not to go to her neighborhood school. Prakash (name changed) her father, an advocate in the district court had heard about Didaskaleinophobia – kid’s fear of going to school. He consulted SabinaContinue Reading
By Luke Hansen, SJ Rome, Oct. 28, 2018: A young priest in the Czechoslovak Hussite Church has been pleasantly surprised by the welcome and openness she has experienced at the Synod of Bishops on young people, she told America in an interview. A fraternal delegate, Reverend Martina Viktorie Kopecká, 32,Continue Reading
By Saji Thomas Kochi, Oct. 26, 2018: Five Catholic nuns whose public protest in September led to the judicial custody of an Indian bishop accused of rape now fear for their lives after he recently was released on bail. Their fear intensified after a priest who testified against the accused,Continue Reading
By Irudaya Jothi SJ Kolkata, October 26, 2018: A Jesuit NGO has given birth to a women’s movement in Kolkata. “I am extremely happy and confident to run this movement and ready to take over the responsibility of running a NGO,” Basanti Saren, secretary of “Nari Mukti Chetna Sangatan.” “NariContinue Reading
By Kai Schultz New Delhi, Oct. 24, 2018: Before Hindus can climb the 18 golden steps leading to the Sabarimala Temple, a centuries-old hillside shrine in southern India, there are customs to observe. Devotees fast for 41 days, avoiding alcohol, tobacco and sex. They prepare bundles of goods to beContinue Reading
