From The States

First speech and hearing impaired in India pronounces religious vows

The first Indian from the deaf and dumb community on May 25 pronounced his first religious vows, in a historical and rare event. Brother Joseph Thermadom made became a member of the Holy Cross Society as the congregation’s novitiate at Yercaud in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu State. Joseph hails from the Ernakulam-Angamaly […]

Sikhs sanitize India’s top mosque, set communal harmony example

Members of the Sikh community won several hearts as they sanitized the Delhi’s Jama Masjid ahead of Eid, a Muslim that ends a month of fast and penance for Muslims. The incident, which has set an example of communal harmony in front of the country, took place on May 23. Jama Masjid will remain closed […]

Indian Churches to raise prayer of hope on May 31

All Christian denominations in India have decided to pray together for their nation on May 31, the feast of Pentecost. “As we struggle through these unprecedented times, we come united as one, believing for a better tomorrow, believing for a Covid-free India,” says a press release announcing the Prayer of Hope. “We abide by the […]

Salesians in South Asia add 83 new members this year

South Asia region of Salesians of Don Bosco this year has a total of 83 novices making their first profession. They were trained in five novitiates in India – Chennai, Darjeeling, Dimapur, Kerala and Shillong – and one in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Salesian South Asia region consists of India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Of […]

Claretians’ Banga-lore Provincial Replaced With Delegate from Rome

The Claretian congregation has replaced its Bangalore provincial with a Vatican official as the delegate of the superior general. According to the website of the Claretian Missionaries (Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary or Cordis Marie Filii), the decision to replace Father Jacob Arakkal with the delegate was taken on […]

Catastrophe Of Exclusion And Obscene Inequality

Socrates was born in Athens but he considered himself “a citizen of the cosmos.” H.G.Wells believed borders eventually disappear, and geopolitical gurus have proclaimed the “end of geography.” The protagonists of globalization celebrate the advent of borderless world. “The future has a new home,” the website declares of a megacity being built in Saudi Arabia […]

Arunachal bishop hails nurses as “real heroes”

Bishop George Palliparambil of Miao on May 12 hailed nurses as ‘real heroes’ in the global war against the Covid-19 pandemic. The Salesian prelate was addressing the International Nurse’s Day celebrations held at Krick and Bourry Memorial Hospital, Injan in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang District. “I really want to thank and congratulate all the nurses for […]

Indian bishops express shock, pain over Vizag gas leak

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India on May 7 expressed shock and pain over the gas leak in Visakhapatnam, a port city in Andhra Pradesh State. “From the reports it is noted that many have died and scores are ill, and the accident has created mass panic in several areas,” says a press statement from […]

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