Fighting child sacrifice in drought-stricken Uganda
2017-10-02
Many believe sacrificial rituals can bring quick wealth and healthContinue Reading
Kerala priests abroad: Different stories, differing motivations
2017-09-26
On September 12, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj wrote on Twitter: “I am happy to inform that Father Tom Uzhunnalil has been rescued.” The Catholic priest from Kottayam, Kerala, was abducted in March 2016 by gunmen who attacked a Missionaries of Charity home in Aden, Yemen, and killed 16 residents.Continue Reading
Woman’s crusade against rape, misogyny in India
2017-09-25
Srishti Bakshi wants to make India a safer place for womenContinue Reading
Vrindavan widows find solace in blue-jacket volunteers
2017-09-22
Vrindavan: Abandoned by her family, an elderly and wrinkled woman lies crumpled on a hospital bed here, maggots falling off one of her decaying hands. The Ramakrishna Mission Hospital says the woman was found on a street. She was in terrible agony when she was admitted. Every day, as nursesContinue Reading
Seva kitchen multiplies loaves in Nagpur hospitals
2017-09-20
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Nagpur: A mother’s word can work miracles. Hundreds of people in Nagpur now vouch for that. Kushroo Poacha has provided food to thousands of patients and their relatives of a major hospital in Nagpur, central India, for more than two years. He does this to fulfill hisContinue Reading
Kerala ‘export’ on mission to world’s hotspots
2017-09-17
Disney Tom Kochi: Despite brushes with captivity and death, priests from God’s Own Country continue to venture into remote, trouble-torn areas. At the Don Bosco Salesian House in Kochi, the vigil is over. Barefoot boys play basketball on the makeshift court in the premises and a tall, strapping priest brieflyContinue Reading
South Asian congregations crusade against human trafficking
2017-09-17
About 200 nuns from 63 congregations working in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are engaged in the crusadeContinue Reading
Searching for his path
2017-09-11
Former India cricketer Vinod Kambli believes God has a purpose for him. He also wants to be a cricket coachContinue Reading
A dedicated fest for an iconic church
2017-09-08
Suresh Moona Shivajinagar is where thousands of people belonging to different faiths, converge on September 8 every year. They all congregate to celebrate with all veneration, devotion and jubilation, the Birthday of mother Mary, the mother of Jesus. The statue of Mary is located in a shrine outside the mainContinue Reading
Indians travel more for religious reasons: survey
2017-09-05
‘Social’ travel accounts for nearly 86% of all overnight travel; travel for purposes of religion is a distant second, show NSSO survey data.Continue Reading