Gabriel Chiramel CMI, an Indian priest, and the award winner of Padma Bhushan in 2007 by the Government of India for his contribution to education and literature dies, at the age of 102, on 11 May 2017 at Amala Institute of Medical Sciences campus where he was staying towards the later part of his life. The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presented Padma Bhushan to Fr Gabriel Chiramel CMI, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on March 23, 2007.

Jerusalem: 70 years of pastoral ministry for Hebrew-speaking Catholics
The Saint James Vicariate for Hebrew-speaking Catholics in Israel is marking the 70th anniversary of its founding. The jubilee, celebrated on May 2 at the


