Imphal Archdiocese reaches out with relief aid

Imphal Archdiocese reaches out with relief aid

The Diocesan Social Service Society (DSSS), a developmental wing of the Archdiocese of Imphal, distributed dry rations to 2898 families in 42 villages within seven districts of Manipur. Father Biju Luckose, director of DSSS, Father Thohrii Joseph, assistant director...
Jharkhand minister thanks Church for Covid-19 relief

Jharkhand minister thanks Church for Covid-19 relief

Jharkhand’s Minister for Finance and Public distribution Rameshwar Oraon on May 5 made a surprise visit to the Ranchi Archbishop’s House to thank the Catholic Church’s works among those affected by the nationwide lockdown. The minister met Jesuit Archbishop Felix...
Catastrophe Of Exclusion And Obscene Inequality

Catastrophe Of Exclusion And Obscene Inequality

Socrates was born in Athens but he considered himself “a citizen of the cosmos.” H.G.Wells believed borders eventually disappear, and geopolitical gurus have proclaimed the “end of geography.” The protagonists of globalization celebrate the advent of borderless world....
Arunachal bishop hails nurses as “real heroes”

Arunachal bishop hails nurses as “real heroes”

Bishop George Palliparambil of Miao on May 12 hailed nurses as ‘real heroes’ in the global war against the Covid-19 pandemic. The Salesian prelate was addressing the International Nurse’s Day celebrations held at Krick and Bourry Memorial Hospital, Injan in Arunachal...
Indian bishops express shock, pain over Vizag gas leak

Indian bishops express shock, pain over Vizag gas leak

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India on May 7 expressed shock and pain over the gas leak in Visakhapatnam, a port city in Andhra Pradesh State. “From the reports it is noted that many have died and scores are ill, and the accident has created mass panic in...