Bhopal: A 400-year-old water management facility in Madhya Pradesh, famously known as the Persian oasis of Central India for supplying clean drinking water to historical city of Burhanpur uninterruptedly since early 16th century, may now get world heritage site status. A Unesco team has visited the district headquarters town ofContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: “They are your children,” Sister Reema continued. “They will come back for you,” she told the aggressive resident. It’s this grit and persistence wrapped in compassion that drives the Divyasanthi Rehabilitation Centre for the mentally ill at Vettucaud. The man Sister Reema addressed, has enough reason to be concernedContinue Reading
Panaji: If Fr Ralin de Souza is not celebrating a mass at the Shrine of our Lady of Fatima in the city, you can bet your last penny that he will be at the nearby basketball court. A Salesian priest at Don Bosco, Fr Ralin has been heading the Goa Basketball Association (GBA) for four years andContinue Reading
Morthala (Rajasthan): When the women of this village sit down to eat, it is usually after the rest of the family had finished its meal — the men first, the children next and themselves last. This is a common practice in many households, but among the rural poor it makesContinue Reading
Jhumri Telaiya’s fondness for radio music is inextricably tied to the village’s economic historyContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: Three months after India’s theologians and Catholic religious pressed a congress of bishops to act aggressively against a wave of sex abuse cases involving priests, no official response has come. But top church leaders told National Catholic Reporter in exclusive interviews that bishops in IndiaContinue Reading
Margao: Over 70-odd churches and chapels across Goa have installed musical bells, called ‘Pulsator’, that chime the popular hymn of ‘Ave Maria’ (dedicated to Our Lady) at specific hours of the day. One such church is the Our Lady of Grace Church, Margao. It’s parish priest Fr Carmo Martins said,Continue Reading
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Amritsar: A noble project to ensure a natural resting places for those who have passed on has been launched as a collaborative venture between the Diocese of Amritsar, WWF volunteers and Dilbir Foundation (DF). Presently into its ambit are three graveyards of the holy city, namely European cemetery at Putligarh,Continue Reading