Children of priests
2016-10-16
What are people’s expectations from children of priests?Continue Reading
Documentary on Indian female taxi driver hopes to inspire women
2016-10-13
London: When Selvi was 14, she was married off to an abusive husband who forced her into prostitution. Over a decade later, her escape and journey to becoming one of India’s first female taxi drivers are the subject of a documentary film, “Driving With Selvi”, that aims to inspire womenContinue Reading
Refused to marry, stayed hungry: A fisherman’s daughter’s quest to study
2016-10-11
Chennai: With a thriving fish market at Kasimedu harbour in Chennai, the morning hours are always abuzz. Women are tough sellers here as they haggle for every penny that can help them feed their families. 18-year-old Shalini Munuswamy is among them. Eight years ago, she was taken off school toContinue Reading
Medical students tackle menstruation taboos with pads, poems
2016-10-07
Women on their way to becoming doctors write haikus about menstruation as one small step towards breaking the silence on the subjectContinue Reading
Pope surprises Italian quake survivors
2016-10-05
Amatrice: Pope Francis has made good on a promise to go to the central Italian region hardest hit by the devastating earthquake that struck in August. He arrived Tuesday without warning to console survivors and urge them to press forward. According to the Associated Press, the pontiff hoped to keepContinue Reading
Nun who builds houses for those on the margins
2016-09-28
Sr. Lizzy Chakkalakal builds houses for the poor to participate in the “ministry of redemption”Continue Reading
Differently-challenged café a hit in Varanasi
2016-09-27
The cafe was opened on September 7Continue Reading
Fortune-seeking Indians celebrate vibrant Ganesh festival
2016-09-16
Mumbai — The couple approached the 14-foot statue of the god Ganesh on Wednesday, hands folded, believing with all their hearts in his powers as the one who removes obstacles. They had seen proof of this two years ago, they said, when they prayed during the Ganesh festival for theirContinue Reading
Burundi’s nuns roll up their sleeves for peace
2016-09-13
Rome: Burundi, a country that is tottering between war and peace, sadly falls into that category of countries that can never breathe one hundred percent easy. For the past 50 years (they recently celebrated the Jubilee) the Working Sisters of the Holy House of Nazareth, have been carrying out theirContinue Reading
The brutal, powerful 9/11 stories of Catholic priests
2016-09-11
New York City: On the clear, sunny morning of Sept. 11, 2011, Fr. Kevin Madigan heard an explosion overhead. He grabbed oils for anointing and ran out the door of St. Peter’s parish in New York city and wandered towards the center of the commotion – the World Trade CenterContinue Reading