Octogenarian nun braves prison term to oppose nuclear weapons
2015-05-23
ROSEMONT, PENNSYLVANIA: Two white-haired nuns stepped forward and embraced each other tightly. One has been living in a convent in a quiet Philadephia suburb. The other has spent the last two years in federal prison, charged with sabotage, trespassing, and destroying government property as part of a peaceful protest inContinue Reading
‘Bangalore Cares for Nepal” reaches out to quake victims
2015-05-20
A newspaper report on the plight of leprosy patents drew the Bangalore team to NepalContinue Reading
Preparing women of fire for Asia, Africa
2015-05-18
More than 5,000 sisters, who, after graduating from Mater Dei, play critical leadership roles in Asia and AfricaContinue Reading
US archdiocesan priest launches seminary project in India
2015-05-18
The five-year initial project is with the permission of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and at the request of Bishop T. Anthony Swamy of Chikmagalur in south IndiaContinue Reading
Delhi start female bus drivers
2015-05-13
Delhi is the fourth most dangerous city in the world for women travelling on public transportContinue Reading
Roast & eat your foe before it ruins your crops
2015-05-12
Research by AAU scientists turns beetle into something as tasty as prawns for residents of MajuliContinue Reading
No doctors, traditional medicine still the way
2015-05-12
Njuana inhabitants still carry patients on bamboo stretchersContinue Reading
Priests, seminarians bike for vocations
2015-05-08
Riders will pass through 15 dioceses and archdiocesesContinue Reading
Nepal’s miracle girl escapes cremation by a hair
2015-05-04
Mother walks half a day to rescue her from among the deadContinue Reading