By George Kommattam Thrissur, April 11, 2026: The Catholic Church in Kerala bid a heartfelt farewell to Fr. Dr. Francis Alapatt, widely known as the “Doctor Priest,” who died April 9 at age 72. The former vicar general of the Archdiocese of Trichur was remembered as a priest, physician, writerContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, Feb 10, 2023: The Damien Social Development Institute managed by Sacred Hearts Fathers in the Odisha capital of Bhubaneswar has held a blood donation camp to help the poor. “Conducting voluntary blood donation camps on regular basis will increase the stock of blood units in bloodContinue Reading
Vatican City: A new initiative in Italy will allow blood donors to receive a free ticket to the Vatican Museums. “Without blood, there is no life. Without art, life would be empty and sad,” said Barbara Jatta, director of the Vatican Museums. The initiative is the product of a partnershipContinue Reading
More than 150 people have been prevented from giving blood at an event in Belfast, Northern Ireland(NI) aimed at encouraging people from the Indian community to donate. Srikant Ganapati from the Sudarshanam charity said people had taken time off work to attend the event. However, he said they were allContinue Reading
Pilgrims queue up at the church to donate bloodContinue Reading
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Indore: Christians in a central Indian city donated blood on Good Friday to mark Christ’s death on the cross. Bishop Chacko Thottumarikal of Indore opened the blood donation camp by donating blood on April 3. More than 150 members of the community, including priests and nuns, donated blood at LourdhContinue Reading