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Salesian nuns’ centre in Mumbai bags award

A Salesian social development agency has been awarded the first Father Edward D’souza Memorial award meant to honour services rendered to the poor and under privileged. The Sahayini Social Development Society Vocational Training Centre was given the award on Feb. 23 at a function in Mumbai. Sister Rosaline Pereira, in charge of Sahayini received the […]

Catholic Forum calls for Vatican III

A national consultation “We Too Are Church” has appealed for the convening of Vatican III. In an era of breaking news, and shifting goal posts, it is not enough to hark back to Vatican II that concluded 54 years ago. It is now time for Vatican III to address the rapidly mutating issues faced by […]

Arunachal students raise fund for police firing victims

A student union in Aruna chal on Feb. 25 organized a peaceful candlelight rally and fundraising campaign to support the families of the four boys who were killed in police firing. “Our four brave hearts have laid their lives for us and for our future generations. It is because of their supreme sacrifice, the Arunachal […]

Religious minorities in India ‘attacked with impunity’

Religious and ethnic minorities in India continue to face violence at the hands of Hindu groups that support the federal government led by the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), according to a new report by Human Rights Watch. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has failed to prevent or credibly investigate growing mob attacks on religious […]

CATHOLIC RUN INSTITUTIONS IN GARO HILLS REMAIN SHUT

Catholic run schools and colleges from all over Garo Hills on February 20 remained closed as a mark of protest and condemnation against the frequent attacks on Catholic Parishes and institutions, by miscreants in some days ago. The shutdown protest was also aimed at demanding from concerned authorities the immediate arrests of the culprits. As many […]

Indian Franciscans commit to promote triple dialogue

The annual assembly of the Association of Franciscan Families of India (AFFI) ended on Feb 22 with a yearlong plan to revive the charism of their founder Saint Francis of Assisi. In the four-day event — attended by generals, provincials and other major superiors of Franciscans in India — marked the 800th anniversary of the meeting […]

GRAHAM STAINES FILM

Marking 20th year of the gruesome murder of an Australian missionary and his two young sons in Odisha’s sleepy outback wilderness of Manoharpur in Keonjhar district, Skypass Entertainment released its first film on February 1 in the US. The 112-minute film will be released in India in March and its Australian release is slated for […]

Pope: No more excuses; time for ‘all-out battle’ against crime of abuse

The time has come for an “all-out battle” against the abuse of minors, erasing this abominable crime from the face of the earth, Pope Francis said, closing a global four-day summit on child protection in the Catholic Church. For quite some time, the world has been aware of the “serious scandal” the abuse of minors […]