Fewer parliamentarians available in constituencies: survey
2016-05-14
More available are BJP membersContinue Reading
Stop theologizing, go to most needed places: Indian nun
2016-05-14
Sr. Mary Sujita told about 900 women religious representing nearly 500,000 sisters globally at the International Union of Superiors General meetingContinue Reading
Jharkhand Christians flee home under threat from Hindu radicals
2016-05-13
They were thrashed with sticks for forced to recite “Hail Lord Ram”Continue Reading
Fight globalization of indifference with service, says mission head
2016-05-11
Guwahati – As a follow up on his talk to post graduate students on ‘globalization of solidarity’ during his first visit to Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) two years ago, the head of Don Bosco Missions worldwide Fr Guillermo Basanes addressed the faculty members at ADBU Azara campus, 10 May. This time,Continue Reading
Indian Capuchins to work for justice, peace and ecology
2016-05-10
As many as 21 Capuchins from different provinces and regions in India participated in the May 2-8 programContinue Reading
Air India offloads Adivasi activist en route to London
2016-05-09
New Delhi – An Adivasi activist author from Simdega in Jhrakhand was off loaded from Air India’s London bound flight from New Delhi, on May 9. Gladson Dungdung author of Mission Saranda: A War for Natural Resources in India is an outspoken activist. His 2015 book addresses the contemporary issues of mining and communitiesContinue Reading
No adverse report about Keralite priest, others held hostage by ISIS: Rajnath
2016-05-08
Kottayam: There is no “adverse” report about the 40 people from Punjab held hostage in Iraq by ISIS militants and a Catholic priest from Kerala abducted by the same group in Yemen, the Centre said on Sunday. “There is no confirmation whether he is dead or he is alive. AnythingContinue Reading
Kandhamal tale in new light
2016-05-06
New Delhi: The killing of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati in Kandhamal district in 2008 was carried out by forces who had envisaged subsequent collateral damage, a new book released Thursday said. The book Who Killed Swami Laxmanananda? authored by Anto Akkara and released by veteran journalist and former high commissioner to theContinue Reading
Attack on Bishop, 14 arrested including 3 Priests
2016-05-04
Kadappa — The police arrested 14 kidnappers of Bishop Prasad Gallela including three priests of Kadappa diocese. Resentment over transfers provoked them to kidnap and manhandle the prelate, says Kadapa Superintendent of Police (SP), Dr. P Navin Gulati. Dr. Gulati presented the arrested persons before media persons in Kadapa on Monday, May 2.Continue Reading
Jesuit Bishop Alphonsus of Raiganj dies
2016-04-30
Raiganj: Bishop Alphonsus Flavian D’Souza SJ of Raiganj diocese died this afternoon, April 30, 2016 at around 12.35 pm due to massive heart attack at the Presbytery of the Cathedral in Raiganj. He was 77 years old. Bishop Alphonsus was born on July 4, 1939, in Kattingere (Moodubelle), Udupi DistrictContinue Reading