Raleigh: Abbey Forbes, the 18-year-old winner of the junior girls doubles championship at Wimbledon, has kept an inspirational book in her tennis bag at recent competitions and for all seven Wimbledon matches. The book, from her confirmation sponsor, Joan Monti, is a daily devotional called “Jesus Calling.” The best-seller wasContinue Reading
Malappuram, July 26, 2019: A bus conductor in Kerala was ordered to serve as a caretaker in a government children’s home for ten days as punishment for ill-treating a student. The driver and the conductor of the bus plying in Vazhikadavu-Parapanangadi route in Malappuram district ignored a student passenger’s requestContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, July 23, 2019: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), has called on young Catholics to dream to become missionaries to transform the world and relationships. “Dream dreams of becoming true disciples of the mission at work, at home and inContinue Reading
Naples, July 11, 2019: Dutee Chand has won the gold medal in the women’s 100-meter sprint at the 30th Summer University Games in Naples, Italy. She clocked 11.32 seconds on July 9, winning India’s first gold medal at this edition of the meet. With this gold medal in her kitty,Continue Reading
Matters India reporter Darjeeling, July 10, 2019: Salesian College Sonada and its Siliguri campus has launched for the first time Skill Oriented diploma and degree courses starting with this academic session in mid-July. Admissions are going on for Bachelor of Vocation Courses in Retail Management, at Sonada, and Travel andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Sonipat, July 8, 2019: An eleventh grader in Haryana’s Sonipat stabbed his teacher several times after he was asked to show his holiday homework. The incident happened on July 8 when Mukesh Kumari, an English teacher at Shri Ram Krishna School of Bhigan village, was askingContinue Reading
Kolkata, July 2, 2019: The Bar Council of India has allowed St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata, to start a law school from this academic session. The second Jesuit university in India had started its courses in the 2017-2018 academic year. Candidates for the new law course will be given admissions basedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, June 17, 2019: Three young Catholics from India are traveling to Rome on June 17 to attend International Youth Forum. They are among some 250 young people from all over the world expected to attend the follow up meeting to evaluate the implementation ofContinue Reading
Kalimpong, June 9, 2019: A Job Oriented Training Institute which has pioneered a Teacher Training Diploma Course in Elementary Education (private) has attracted brighter students to flock to its innovative program. Salesian Br. Lawrence Mondol, Principal of Don Bosco Technical School in Kalimpong situated outside the tourist hill town atContinue Reading
By Harry Cockburn Manila, May 29, 2019: A new Filipino law requires all high school and college students to plant at least 10 trees each before they can graduate. The law formalizes a tradition of planting trees upon graduation, which is also hoped to simultaneously combat global climate change. TheContinue Reading
