By Irudhaya Jothi Kolkata, May 9, 2026: Father Aloysius Patrick Carvalho, the indefatigable Jesuit priest who founded a Kolkata city school, a mission station in rural West Bengal and spent more than seven decades in religious service, died May 6 at St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata. He was 96. His funeralContinue Reading
By George Kommattam New Delhi, May 5, 2026: Sister Paulina Melite has been active since 2016 in pro-life ministry in India where more than 15 million abortions have taken place annually. In 2024, the 46-year-old member of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Immaculate was appointed the head of the IndianContinue Reading
By Sunil D’Cruz Mumbai, May 1, 2026: Julio Francis Ribeiro, the fearless former police chief who inspired confidence in policing and struck fear in the underworld, communal rioters, and terrorists, turns 97 on May 5. Born in 1929 in Cavel, between Kalbadevi and Girgaon, Mumbai, Ribeiro rose from modest beginningsContinue Reading
By Nirmala Cravalho Mumbai, April 27, 2026: The bells at the Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount in Mumbai rang out in triumph as clergy, religious, and faithful filled in for Mass on April 25. They had come not merely to mark a milestone, but to celebrate a lifeContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy NEW DELHI, April 21, 2026: Sister Elite Mattappilly, widely known as a loving “mother” to countless children with intellectual and developmental challenges, has been honoured by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India for her extraordinary 54 years of service. The award was presented during the 12th NationalContinue Reading
By Debolina Ghosh Siliguri, March 31, 2026: The tea gardens of North Bengal wake each morning to the smell of damp leaves and aching labor. Women bend for hours over endless rows of bushes, wages meager, dreams smaller still. In that rhythm of quiet survival, girls sometimes disappeared. A neighbor’sContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Cuttack, March 26, 2026 — In a world where career security often defines success, a Catholic police officer in eastern India has taken an uncommon path, leaving behind a respected post to dedicate his life to preaching the Gospel. Upendra Nayak, a former deputy superintendent of policeContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Guwahati, March 23, 2026: Reissuing a 2016 Global Sisters Report interview with Mother Mary Rose Thapa, the first native superior general of the Missionaries Sisters of Mary Help of Christians, who died March 22 in Guwahati. Lakshmi Thapa left her home when a young man, a ChristianContinue Reading
By C. M. Paul Kolkata: March 6, 2026: In 1992, swimmer Loraine Varghese broke a silence that had long shadowed Indian sports. Her allegations of sexual harassment in national camps, reported by journalist Shevlin Sebastian, marked the first time such claims were publicly aired in post-Independence India. The scoop reverberatedContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy New Delhi, Dec 30, 2025: For 30-year-old Smiley, life has been a challenging journey after his maid dropped him when he was six months old. The accident continues to challenge him physically and emotionally. However, his determination and enthusiasm to live a normal life has helped himContinue Reading
