Sharjah: An Indian teacher, who won the ‘2021 Dedicated Teacher Award’ of the Cambridge University Press, thanks Good Shepherd nuns of Bengaluru and others for helping her go beyond her duty. “I feel overwhelmed with joy after winning this prestigious award and it motivates me for years to come,” saidContinue Reading
Valletta: “God is not just an idol, but a person like us,” stated Sam Thomas Alex, an Indian and one of seven testimonies organized by the Archdiocese of Malta. The program aimed at people from different countries, cultures, and languages, expressing their Catholic faith and their experience of the HolyContinue Reading
Kuching: The Catholic Archdiocese of Kuching in Malaysia is offering the collections from its three live-streamed Masses on May 16 in aid of India which is now experiencing the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreak. Archbishop Simon Poh of Kuching said anyone who wishes to contribute can do so through SarawakPay e-walletContinue Reading
New Jersey: The majority of laborers who worked at a temple site in New Jersey in the United States have come from the Dalit community, a report stated. According to the report by The New York Times, the prominent Hindu sect Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) is accused ofContinue Reading
Manila: A Catholic bishop in the Philippines on May 12 reminded people to observe safety protocols amid the detection of the ‘double mutant’ coronavirus variant first discovered in India. “What we need to do is keep the protocols in mind and as much as possible have oneself inoculated,” said BishopContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Melbourne: Pope Francis has brought New Zealand and the countries of Oceania under the jurisdiction of the Melbourne Syro-Malabar eparchy, says a statement from vicar general Monsignor Francis Kolencherry. The decree to expand the eparchy’s boundary was signed on March 29 by Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, PrefectContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New York: A Vatican agency that funds the Eastern Churches across the globe has rushed aid to its partners in India to help the country meet the challenge from the coronavirus pandemic. “India is in crisis. The country is battling a growing humanitarian disaster, as theContinue Reading
Washington: A prominent group of Indian-American doctors on May 7 urged the US government to release at least 30 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses to India to help meet its “acute and severe” shortage in the country, which is experiencing one of the worst outbreaks of COVID-19 in the world. TheContinue Reading
By Tomy Manjaly I am Father Tomy Manjaly, the youngest in a family of seven children. I have five brothers and one sister. My sister is a nun who has been ministering to the seniors and the mentally challenged people in Bethlehem, Israel, for the past 31 years. I wasContinue Reading
India’s COVID-19 infections have surged past 20 million, nearly doubling in the past four months – marking the biggest increase in COVID-19 infections globally. The country of nearly 1.4 billion people has a staggering 3.45 million active cases, although experts warn that actual numbers could be five to ten timesContinue Reading
