divine word missionaries

Holy Spirit nuns join with network in India to support migrants

On: November 20, 2020

Bhubaneswar: The moment the COVID-19 lockdown started, I felt fear deep within. My inner voice was saying “stay at home,” but the cries of the thousands of the migrant workers all over the country kept me disturbed until I went out to help them. Welcoming a stranger is an importantContinue Reading

Kandhamal’s first Divine Word priest to serve in Argentina, Pope Francis’ home country

By: Matters India

On: May 10, 2017

In: Religious

By Santosh Digal Bhubaneswar—The first Divine Word missionary from Kandhamal district of Odisha, the epicenter 2008 anti-Christian persecution, has opted to work Argentina, Pope Francis’ home country in Latin America. Deacon Sanjib Bishoyi, a member of the Society of the Divine Word or SVD, hails from Adibanga village of SacredContinue Reading