Cardinal George Alencherry has formed a commission to frame guidelines for interfaith marriages following a controversy over a retired bishop solemnizing such a marriage between a Christian bride and a Muslim groom in a church in India’s Kerala State. Cardinal...
An elderly Jesuit priest struggling in an Indian jail with ill health says he still finds happiness in listening to the stories of other inmates and credits his congregation for the training that helped him cope with such a difficult situation. Father Stan Swamy, 84,...
Some 100 Christians have returned to their villages in India’s Chhattisgarh State following a court order, almost two months after they were attacked and driven out of their homes. The state High Court in Bilaspur ordered the Kondagaon district administration to...
A female professor at Loyola College (Autonomous) is listed in the world’s top 2 percent scien-tists. J. Judith Vijaya of the De-partment of Chemistry has been named in the world’s top scientist, in the field of “materials.” The analysis was conducted by a team of...
A new television serial on Jesus in Hindi is set to begin next month on TV. The story for the serial entitled “Yeshu” that deals with Jesus’ life story, is done by Utkarsh Naithani, an actor, flute player, and writer based on Divine Word missionary Father John Paul...
