Sathyadeepam Weekly – Light of Truth

Pope Leo calls Uruguay “a Country of Young People Who have Faith”‍

Speaking from the balcony of the Apostolic Nunciature in Montevideo, Pope Leo XIV thanks Uruguayans for their welcome on the first day of his Apostolic Journey and greets the young people gathered to greet him. After presiding at Vespers on Friday evening, November 6, with Bishops, priests, deacons, men and women religious, and seminarians at […]

Call to Preserve Sri Lankan Christian Culture, Heritage

Awards presented to artists who have contributed to preserving religious traditions. Sri Lanka’s Catholic leaders have emphasized the need to continue preserving and promoting the Indian Ocean island nation’s Christian cultural heritage and passing it on to future generations. Bishop Jude Nishantha Silva, chairman of the Catholic National Commission for Mass Media and Social Communications, […]

Christians demand end to persecution in India’s West Bengal

At least 48 cases of attacks against Christians have been recorded in the state since May, rights forum says. About 12,000 Christians joined a prayer and protest rally in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal on Nov. 5, demanding protection of religious freedom and an end to ongoing anti-Christian violence. The event organized by […]

Bangladeshi Catechists Offer Selfless Service Despite Hardships

Approximately 1,804 catechists serve remote, rural communities in the Muslim-majority country. For nearly three decades, 60-year-old Sushilon Anton Hembrom served as a part-time catechist for a remote village community in northern Bangladesh, without pay. The Santal tribal Catholic worked hard on his farm to support his family of three children when he wasn’t strengthening his […]

From a Railway Platform to the Altar: Abandoned Child Becomes a Priest

Twenty-eight years ago, a frightened five-year-old boy was found alone at Shoranur railway station. He had no memory of his parents or a family to return to. Today, that same child, Father Vivek Martin, has become a Catholic priest of the Diocese of Jhansi. His life is a powerful story of compassion, education, faith and […]

Allahabad High Court Says Hijab Is Not an Essential Religious Practice

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that wearing the hijab is not an “essential religious practice” of Islam and upheld a school’s decision to enforce its dress code. The judgment came while hearing a petition filed by a Muslim student challenging restrictions on wearing the hijab at a private school in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The […]

Pope Leo calls Uruguay “a Country of Young People Who have Faith”

Mortal remains of prominent Church leaders Return to Timor-Leste