Proclaim good news through joyful service: Nuncio

Proclaim good news through joyful service: Nuncio

Apostolic Nuncio to India Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro on February 13 urged Catholic bishops in the country to lead their people in proclaiming the good news through joyful services. Nearly 200 bishops representing 174 dioceses in India are currently attending...
Inner joy God’s gift, Justice Joseph tells Naga Catholics

Inner joy God’s gift, Justice Joseph tells Naga Catholics

Catholics are called to spread inner joy like light in the world and it can come only from God, says Justice Kurian Joseph, former Supreme Court judge. “Wealth, power, or positi-ons cannot remove darkness; only God’s light can remove darkness,” Justice Kurian told...
Christians, Muslims thank Odisha CM for special funds

Christians, Muslims thank Odisha CM for special funds

A delegation of Christian and Muslim leaders in Odisha on February 13 met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to thank him for sanctioning funds to improve pilgrimage centres in the eastern Indian State. A day earlier, Patnaik sanctioned 160 million rupees to minority...
Loreto nuns raise ‘One Billion’ voices against citizenship law

Loreto nuns raise ‘One Billion’ voices against citizenship law

It’s not enough to talk about violence against women only. Voices have to be raised against atrocities on minorities and the marginalized as well, and anyone who is feeling insecure in the current circumstances, when even something as basic as citizenship is coming up...
Odisha woman with 31 fingers, toes branded witch

Odisha woman with 31 fingers, toes branded witch

An Indian woman with 31 fingers and toes combined is suffering stigmatization at the hands of her neighbours and had to resort to staying indoors to avoid being called a witch. According to the BBC, Kumari Nayak, 63, is set to enter the Guinness World Records for...