Running errands for the aged
2015-12-29
The Senior Citizen Welfare and Recreation Club is dedicated to help elderly residents tackle their day-to-day problemsContinue Reading
This Christmas, the praise was for the stars
2015-12-28
Thiruvalla: The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church has celebrated the Christmas with a difference in Thiruvalla by honouring people from different walks of life who have been doing praiseworthy service to society for the past several years. Presiding over the function, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Thiruvalla, Thomas Mar Koorilos, said the initiativeContinue Reading
Underprivileged children enjoy cruise in Brahmaputra
2015-12-25
Guwahati: It’s Christmas Eve, and while the whole of Guwahati was in celebration mode, a group of underprivileged children of the city had their share of the celebrations in the form of a river cruise in the Brahmaputra. The 33 children on board the Alfresco were from a school for underprivilegedContinue Reading
Sixty years of crib making
2015-12-23
When one thinks about Christmas preparations, it is the making of the crib that tops the list of priorities. Some have a traditional crib, a sort of family heirloom, while others make a different one every year. Crib making is an exercise in skill executed with passion by either anContinue Reading
Leaps of faith: Why Indians are signing up as Catholic priests
2015-12-21
For five years, Omar Fernandes worked as a member of the ground staff at the Mumbai airport. The end of each day was marked by coffee and conversations with colleagues. “Most of the men I worked with were in their 40s and 50s,” says the 30-year-old. “They would talk aboutContinue Reading
Bimaru states show the way in women empowerment
2015-12-18
New Delhi: They may be some of the most backward states in the country, but when it comes to women empowerment these states have topped the charts and are well ahead of their more prosperous counterparts like Gujarat, Punjab, Goa, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. One of the parameters to judgeContinue Reading
Christmas among Indians
2015-12-08
Despite western onslaught India has its unique Christmas celebrationsContinue Reading
Loreto nun brings education to girls on Kolkata streets
2015-11-30
Sr Mooney launched Rainbow dischanted with a system that did not allow poor girls to have access to quality education that Christian institutions offeredContinue Reading
‘Kung Fu nuns’ cycle to India for women’s empowerment
2015-11-28
Nepal’s ‘Kung Fu nuns’ are Buddhist nuns who grow up learning the martial art.Continue Reading