Hills College wins international award

Hills College wins international award

A college in Darjeeling hills has won an international award for Faculty Orientation and Strategic Planning. Salesian College Principal Father George Thadathil and CEO of Leader-ship Inc Hong Kong Mark J. Pixley were awarded IAF Silver Medal Inter-national Award by...
National Geographic honours Kerala’s “rebel” nuns

National Geographic honours Kerala’s “rebel” nuns

The US-based National Geographic magazine has honoured Kerala’s five “rebel” nuns by featuring them in its November issue. The 131-year-old magazine has hailed the endurance of Missionaries of Jesus Sisters Alphy Pallasseril, Ancitta Urumbil, Anupama...
Indians less charitable than Asian counterparts

Indians less charitable than Asian counterparts

India ranked 82nd among 128 countries for generosity over the last 10 years, according to the tenth World Giving Index (WGI). Up to a third of Indians helped a stranger, one in four donated money, and one in five gave their time volunteering, the report said,...
CCBI Women’s Commission to revive role of mothers in Church

CCBI Women’s Commission to revive role of mothers in Church

The Conference of Catholic Bi-shops’ of India (CCBI) – Women’s Commission held a workshop in New Delhi to revitalize the role of mothers in the Church. “The purpose of the seminar was to build a strong and united Church through faith-filled families by mothers in each...

Syro-Malabar church to issue its ‘Aadhaar’ for parishes

In an ambitious attempt to move with the times and make its services, religious and otherwise, available at the ‘fingertips’ of believers, the Syro-Malabar Church is launching an app for each of its roughly 3,500 parishes – the church has already come out with custom...