Place of Promise — and Providence
2015-02-09
A special village for girls is changing lives in northern IndiaContinue Reading
Training teachers to take aim against Taliban
2015-02-03
Peshawar – Gunfire rang out as Fatima Bibi squeezed off three shots, hitting her target every time. Then she lowered her Glock pistol, turned to her fellow academics and smiled. Her instructor was smiling, too. “These ladies are better shots than some of our men,” said Abdul Latif, a policeContinue Reading
Pope gives a saint and healing touch to Sri Lanka
2015-01-23
Colombo: With his 48-hour visit to Sri Lanka, Pope Francis has set a unique record that statisticians will have to figure out the exact details. Over three fourths of Sri Lanka’s 1.2 million Catholics traversed long distances to have a glimpse of the Pope during his January 13-15 visit toContinue Reading
The good neighbour: Hindu woman saves Muslims from rioters in Bihar village
2015-01-21
Azizpur – A Hindu woman who saved lives of 10 Muslims in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district during the recent clashes in which five people died is being hailed as a hero. Shail Devi, a widow in her early 50s, risking her own life, gave shelter to her Muslim neighbours when aContinue Reading
“My godfather’s sainthood brought tears to my eyes”
2015-01-19
When Pope Francis proclaimed Joseph Vaz a saint shortly before 9 am on January 14, an estimated million-odd devotees attending the canonization ceremony broke into jubilation amid thunderous applause. For one person in that multitude of devotees it was a momentous occasion. Fr Cosme Joseph Vaz Costa of Aldona, professorContinue Reading
Everest conqueror shunned by village
2015-01-16
Villagers did not like his modern viewsContinue Reading
Frenzy builds over pope’s visit to the Philippines
2015-01-14
Manila: Jose William Arana is just one of millions of worshipers in this most Catholic of Asian nations enthusiastic to see Pope Francis when he arrives Thursday for a five-day trip to the Philippines. The 75-year-old priest hopes the pope’s visit will inspire change. “It will (breathe) more life to ourContinue Reading
Pope’s Philippines visit ‘security nightmare’
2015-01-13
An estimated 37,000 police and military personnel are being deployed to secure FrancisContinue Reading
Charlie Hebdo attack: Kolkata’s French connection
2015-01-10
One of the cartoonists shot dead on Wednesday was in Kolkata in 2005Continue Reading