Lankan woman stigmatic declared Servant of God
2016-07-11
Helena of Gonawila is the third candidate from Sri Lanka lined up for the canonization processContinue Reading
World’s oldest priest reveals secret to long life
2016-07-10
Nalinnes: A strict daily routine is the recipe for a long life, according to the world’s oldest priest, Belgian Jacques Clemens, who will celebrate his 107th birthday on Monday. Clemens, who has also celebrated his 80th anniversary as a Catholic priest, gets up every morning at 5.30 a.m. and goesContinue Reading
Shimla Christ Church clock to chime once again
2016-07-10
Shimla: The clock bells, adorning the town’s 150-year-old landmark building, the Christ Church, will start ringing again as the state tourism department is going to undertake the restoration work of the church under a World Bank-funded project. The church, the second oldest one in north India, situated at the Ridge,Continue Reading
350 from Kolkata to attend Teresa canonization
2016-07-07
The canonization is on September 4Continue Reading
Daughters of St Paul add mercy mission to patron’s feast
2016-07-04
They were inspired by Pope FrancisContinue Reading
Founder of religious order dies during jubilee Mass
2016-07-01
Mother Rosemae Pender, the founder of a religious order suffered a heart attack and died during a Mass celebrating 75 years since she first made her vows. Sister Rosemae , FSE, Mother Foundress of the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist, had received the renewal of her vows during her jubileeContinue Reading
‘Sangh maligning Mother Teresa to foil PM’s Vatican trip’
2016-06-28
New Delhi: Worried over “the increased attacks” calling Mother Teresa a “conversion activist” at a time when Prime Minister Modi has expressed interest in attending her canonisation ceremony in the Vatican in September, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India is planning to write to Modi and BJP chief Amit ShahContinue Reading
DVD marks 150th year of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour icon
2016-06-27
Mumbai: Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay on Monday released a DVD on Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (OLPS) at the Feast Day mass at St. Michael’s Church, Mahim. The DVD release is part of global celebrations on Monday of the 150th anniversary of the icon of OLPS at a churchContinue Reading
Ramadan feeding program helps 2,600 in three states
2016-06-27
The US based Indian Muslim Relief and Charities (IMRC) reaches out to the destituteContinue Reading