New Guntur bishop appointed
2016-06-26
Fr Bhagyaiah Chinnabathini is a parish priest from Nalgonda dioceseContinue Reading
Xavier’s NGO in trouble for reserving cleaner job for upper castes
2016-06-23
Ahmedabad: Human Development and Research Center (HDRC), an NGO run by St Xavier’s Non-Formal Education Society, got embroiled in a major controversy over a job advertisement of sanitation worker stating that candidates from unreserved, general category would be given preference for the post. On Wednesday, the notice invited ire fromContinue Reading
Oldest missionary in northeast India dies
2016-06-23
Guwahati – The oldest missionary in northeast India breathed his last in the early hours of Thursday, 23 June at Salesian Provincial House Guwahati. He was 98 years old. “The Salesian province of Guwahati deeply mourns the passing away of Fr Porcu Mario on June 23, 2016 at 1.40 am,”Continue Reading
India sets new record in space mission
2016-06-22
Chennai: India took a big leap in space technology on Wednesday when Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) used its workhorse PSLV-C34 to inject 20 satellites including 17 foreign satellites into orbit in a single mission and set a new record on Wednesday. The 320-tonne Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C34) tookContinue Reading
Jesuit Refugee Service launches “mercy in motion” campaign in India
2016-06-21
Pope Francis declared 2016 as the Jubilee Year of Mercy and JRS responded with the “Mercy in Motion” campaignContinue Reading
Catholic priest hospitalized after attempt on life in Assam
2016-06-20
The state minority commission has asked for a report from the district officialsContinue Reading
Syrian Orthodox patriarch escapes suicide bomber attack
2016-06-20
The bomber detonated his bomb outside the hall, killing himself and three members of the Assyrian Sutoro security forces Continue Reading
Christian delegation promises support to Assam government
2016-06-17
The chief minister said he owes a lot to his Salesian schoolContinue Reading
Activist Teesta Setalvad’s NGO registration cancelled by government
2016-06-16
New Delhi: The central government cancelled on Thursday the registration of Sabrang Trust run by social activist Teesta Setalvad. The ministry had earlier temporarily suspended the registration of the non-governmental organistaion under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) that governs the foreign funding of such groups. The ministry’s order saidContinue Reading
Guyana – South Asian Jesuits’ best kept secret
2016-06-15
Pegged on the northern tip of Latin America and surrounded by Venezuela, Trinidad, and Brazil, Guyana is an amazing territory and a fascinating story! It celebrated its 50th anniversary of Independence on May 26 this year. Geographically, a Latin American territory, sharing the Amazonian forest with Brazil, extending to theContinue Reading