By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, April 16, 2020: “How can you be a nun and a lawyer?” people often ask lawyer-nuns. Some consider it a joke while others take it as an ordinary query to respond. Since the Second Vatican Council, the Church’s mission has been evolved according to the needsContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Rourkella, April, 13, 2020: The Handmaids of Mary, an indigenous religious congregation of Odisha, has received applause from the local administration for helping those affected by the nationwide lockdown in the eastern Indian state. “I appreciate your genuine work. I am happy that you could come outContinue Reading
By Tessy Jacob Sundargarh, Jan 5, 2020: The Hand maids of Mary, an indigenous congregation of Odisha, on January 4 celebrated 75 years of serving those at the grassroots. The jubilee celebration was attended by six bishops and hundreds of priests and nuns and lay people. Archbishop John Barwa ofContinue Reading