(Editor’s note: This story is about Garo, a matriarchal ethnic group in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya, whose common surnames are Marak and Sangma. Therefore, first names are used in subsequent references in the story to avoid confusion.) “We would have been still poor working for others if SisterContinue Reading
by Philip Mathew Sr. Francoise Bosteels has been making dolls and exhibiting them for people regardless of their age, faith, language or color. The 74-year-old Belgian member of the Sisters of the Divine Savior says dolls can tell stories and spread messages of hope and values. The stories of theContinue Reading
On December 21, John will donate his kidney to this “complete stranger” in KochiContinue Reading
By T S Thomas and Jose Kavi Negombo, Sri Lanka: Bangladesh’s first cardinal says his elevation is Pope Francis’ way of recognizing a Church on the periphery. “This new status has humbled me because I know that I am not worthy to receive it,” Cardinal Patrick D’Rozario, Archbishop of Dhaka,Continue Reading
An interview with the publishers of the Secular Citizen by Ladislaus L D’Souza for Matters India “Publishing is a business. But journalism never was and is not essentially a business, nor is it a profession.” The person who said this knew what he was saying for he went on toContinue Reading
by Jhinuk Mazumdar A bunch of children, who have made Sealdah station their home, sit huddled on a dhurrie spread out on a platform as a young priest teaches them. A train rolls in and passengers stop amid the rush at the strange sight. The teacher waits patiently for theContinue Reading
The nun from Florence give children security and shelter in KochiContinue Reading
Kapoor palyed the role of Neerja Bhanot, who died while saving passengers of a hijacked planeContinue Reading
She is the first superior general of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of ChristiansContinue Reading
Sitting behind the Tamburu, Father Joseph Palackal plays the alap in ‘Raga Asavari’ from the Hindustani tradition at his brother’s home in Kochi. Later, he launches into the Christian epic song, ‘Puthen Pana’. His voice is melodious. “The ‘Puthen Pana’ was written by Jesuit priest Johann Ernst Hanxleden from GermanyContinue Reading
