In the nine days leading to Christmas, Cristine Pascual goes to bed early as she needs to rise at around 2:30 am instead of 6:00 am like the rest of the year. Pascual, 42, a Catholic mother of three children aged 14, 13, and 9, finishes her household chores quickly...
Catholic Church leaders have sought an “unconditional apology” from the Indian government for the custodial death of Father Stan Swamy after a US based digital forensic firm has found that the late Jesuit was falsely implicated in a sedition case. “At least at this...
The pioneer of the Claretians in India, Fr. George Vanchipurackal (79) died on December 25 after celebrating Christmas with his family members. His funeral will take place in Claret Bhavan, Kuravilangad at 2.30 pm on December 26. Fr. George Vanchipurackal was a...
At 63, Biju Uthup is de-termined to continue litigat-ion stretching three decades seeking court intervention to stop his local Catholic diocese from discriminating against people based on “purity of blood.” Uthup, a retired scientist from India’s Aeronautical...
Each time Father Shehzad Anwar visits Catholics living scattered in Quetta city on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, having a Baloch or Pushto-speaking guide is as important as carrying the Mass kit or having a car with a tank full of petrol. The 36-year-old diocesan...
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