Bhopal survivors threaten to burn US flag
2016-11-30
Dec 3 marks 32nd anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedyContinue Reading
New Katchatheevu church: Tamil fishers feel left out
2016-11-30
Madurai: A group of fishermen from Ramanathapuram will meet the district collector on Wednesday seeking permission to attend the consecration of the newly constructed St. Antony’s Catholic church in Katchatheevu, an uninhabited island administered by Sri Lanka. They have not received an invite to the ceremony, which would be conductedContinue Reading
“The Church embraces you” Archbishop tells North-easterners, Nepalis
2016-11-29
By: Adolf Washington. Bengaluru: Over 500 north-eastern Indian students and Nepalis who congregated at the Jesuit-managed St. Joseph’s Boys School November 27th were reassured of the Church’s pastoral care for them . Archbishop Dr. Bernard Moras said, “Discrimination between black and white is still rampant across the world, but thereContinue Reading
Thai princess visits Don Bosco Museum
2016-11-29
Shillong: Visiting Thai princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn ended her three-day Meghalaya tour last Friday (25 November) with a visit to the iconic Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures (DBCIC) at Mawlai. Dr Joseph Puthenpurakal, director of the museum, received the princess and her entourage who visited four of the 20Continue Reading
India world’s second most unequal country: Wealth Report
2016-11-28
The report said that while wealth has been rising in India, not everyone has shared in this growthContinue Reading
“You are never isolated from God’s Mercy”: Archbishop Moras
2016-11-26
By Adolf Washington. Bengaluru, November 26: “You are never isolated from the all-encompassing love and mercy of God” Archbishop Bernard Moras told over 900 Differently-abled children and adults who congregated at the ‘Preethi Nivas Centre’ at Hennur Road in Bangalore, managed by the Gunelian Congregation of Catholic Priests. The ArchbishopContinue Reading
Sale of firecrackers banned in Delhi, NCR
2016-11-25
The top court also directed the Centre not to renew any such licences till further orders Continue Reading
41 percent Indian women face violence before 19: Survey
2016-11-25
The four-nation survey was conducted by the international women and child rights NGOContinue Reading
11 people arrested for trafficking babies in biscuit boxes
2016-11-25
By :Subrata Nagachoudhury. Kolkata: Eleven people have been arrested on suspicion of duping single women into selling their newborn babies and trafficking the infants inside biscuit containers to an adoption centre to be sold on to childless couples, police said on Wednesday. A senior official from Crime Investigation Department (CID)Continue Reading
Pope likely to visit India next year: Archbishop-designate
2016-11-25
Kochi(Kerala): Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, is likely to visit India next year, a senior Catholic priest said on Thursday. Archbishop-designate Joseph Kalathiparambil, who returned from Vatican on Thursday, said an indication in this regard was conveyed to him when he visited the Pope at his residence.Continue Reading