By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, April 27, 2023: Apostolic Carmel Sister Maria Nirmalini was elected the president of the Conference of Religious India, the national body of major superiors of India’s Catholic religious, in November 2021 and assumed office in January 2022. The 58-year-old educator also heads the women section ofContinue Reading
By Saji Thomas Bhubaneswar, March 15, 2023: Sister Remya Thomas has become a harbinger of hope for poor jobless youth in Odisha state in eastern India. St. Joseph’s Community College in the state capital of Bhubaneswar, which is managed by her congregation, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Annecy, findsContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Kozhikode, Feb 3, 2023: Talents are God-given gifts, and nurturing them is a divine job, says Apostolic Carmel Sister Maria Gracia, who was among hundreds of Catholic women religious of different congregations preparing students for the latest version of India’s annual interschool cultural festival, which began inContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, July 14, 2022: Father Stanley Kozhichira, a Limca World Record holder for theatrical production, was on July 14 elected the Asian president of Signis, the global network of Catholic communicators. “My personal thoughts are for working together as a team to build a strong CatholicContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Jun 11, 2022: Father Johns George Manjapillil knows what it is to be chased by the Hound of Heaven. It took years of studies and sojourns in foreign countries before the youngest of three children could realize his childhood dream of becoming a priest. The 39-year-oldContinue Reading
By Deborah Castellano Lubov The first “Dalit” Cardinal in history, Archbishop Anthony Poola of Hyderabad who will be created a cardinal at the August 27 Consistory, says his mission had been “to help as many poor children as possible.” Derived from Sanskrit, the word “Dalit” means “broken” or “downtrodden,” andContinue Reading
By Lissy Kurien Panaji, May 30, 2022: The elevation of Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa and Daman as a Prince of the Church, brings India its first cardinal patriarch. With this, India joins Jerusalem, Italy and Portugal. “We are used to saying cardinal-patriarch of Lisbon, Portugal, and Cardinal PatriarchContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, April 2, 2022: A Divine Word priest from India will head an international mission office that keeps Catholic religious congregations updated about global issues and helps them adapt their works to modern situation. Father John Paul will take over as the director of the Rome-basedContinue Reading
By Francis Sunil Rosario Kolkata, March 15, 2022: Sister Mary Joseph says she had spent a sleepless and anxious night before accepting to be the new leader of the Missionaries of Charity, the world renowned Catholic religious congregation founded by Saint Mother Teresa of Kolkata The election of the thirdContinue Reading
By Auqib javid Srinagar, Feb 28, 2022: Tufail Ahmad was awake through the whole night ahead of his results. The 24-year-old recalled all the hard work he’d put in to crack the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) 2022. “I was nervous, sweating but I had put my hopes on AllahContinue Reading
