By Matters India Reporter Mangaluru, Aug 12, 2023: The diocese of Mangalore on August 12 kicked off a one-month intensive campaign against drug abuse in its parishes and educational institutions. Inaugurating the campaign at Bishop’s House, Bishop Peter Paul Saldanha of Mangalore said drug abuse and alcoholism pose a seriousContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, August 2, 2023: Catholics across India have reacted with dismay to a message on Manipur from Cardinal Oswald Gracias, a top Church leader in the country and one of the eight advisors of Pope Francis. The cardinal’s comments “were shocking, uncalled for and totally unjustified,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mangaluru, March 10, 2023: An institute that trains addiction professionals globally has honored two of its alumna who have excelled in prevention and management of substance use disorder in Africa and India. Ecolink Training Institute, which has trained more than 300 addiction professionals from 20 countriesContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mangaluru, Feb 15, 2023: A Catholic social worker, who has campaigned against substance abuse for three decades, on February 15 received the first “Life Time Achievement award” instituted by a Jain center in Karnataka. Dharmasthala conferred the award on Thomas Scaria, who heads the Ecolink InstituteContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Abu Dhabi, May 15, 2022: Thomas Scaria, a renowned expert in addiction management, training and consultancy, has become the first Indian to receive “International Award for Excellence in Training Provision.” Scaria, who heads the Mangaluru-based Ecolink Institute of Well-being, received the award May 14 at aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mangaluru, Feb 10, 2020: Thomas Scaria, a noted social scientist in Mangaluru, says everyone now requires psycho-education to lead a healthy life in the present challenging times. “There is a notion that only the sick people require psycho-education. Yes, maybe, but to a great extent, butContinue Reading