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Indian Jesuits brace for fallout of US pull-out in Afghanistan

Indian Jesuits in Afghanistan are not sure what is in store for them as the strife-torn nation slips into conflict as the United States winds down operations after almost 20 years of war. “We will continue to accompany and give hope to the suffering people in whatever way is possible for us,” Father Jerome Sequeira, […]

Catholic nun attacked over man’s death in India

Police in the eastern Indian state of Bihar are investigating a mob attack on a Catholic nun over alleged medical negligence at a hospital. The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth congregation complained to police after the nun and a hospital staff member were attacked. Sister Philo Kottor, the congregation’s provincial for Patna province, told that […]

Palai diocese to aid families with more children

A diocese in Kerala has come up with a welfare scheme to help families with five or more children. The initiative of Palai diocese’s Family Apostolate seeks to offer a monthly financial assistance of 1,500 rupees to couples who are married after the year 2000 and have five or more children. Women deliver their fourth […]

Weightlifter inspires Philippines with Olympic victory, Catholic devotion

Philippine Catholic bishops congratulated the country’s first-ever Olympic gold medalist, weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz, not only for her victory but for her show of faith and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Diaz’s triumph came in the women’s 55-kilogram weightlifting event on July 26. She also set an Olympic record after lifting a combined weight of […]

Prayers held for Oscar Fernandes’ speedy recovery

A special prayer service was held at the Mother of Sorrows Church in Udupi for the recovery of Congress leader Oscar Fernandes, who is under treatment at a private hospital here following a head injury Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo of Udupi conducted the July 23 prayer service. The 80-year-old former federal minister was admitted to […]

Dioceses helping victims and people displaced by floods in Maharashtra

More than 136 people have died in floods and landslides in Konkan, along the coast of the Indian states of Maharashtra and Goa. Due to strong monsoons, a landslide killed 49 people among tribal Katkari in the mission area of the Archdiocese of Mumbai in Raigad, one of the most affected districts.

Dalit, tribal students face struggle in Indian schools

A report by India’s Ministry of Education highlights the high dropout rate among students from Dalit and tribal backgrounds. The data released by former federal education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank is contained in the Unified District Information on School Education (UDISE) 2019-20 report.

Midday meals leave a long-lasting impact: study

Girls who had access to the free lunches provided at government schools, had children with a higher height-to-age ratio than those who did not, says a new study on the inter-generational benefits of India’s midday meal scheme published in Nature Communications this week. Using nationally representative data on cohorts of mothers and their children spanning […]