Tag: India
International Day of the Girl Child: educating girls for the future of all
Marking the annual International Day of the Girl Child, the new Superior General of the Congregation of the Apostolic Carmel talks about her Order's mission to empower girls through education, for their good and for the good of all.
Celebrations to remember Mother Teresa on her birthday
The Missionaries of Charity prayed today at the tomb of the foundress born 111 years ago. Several Indian politicians also wanted to remember her service to all humanity on her birthday today.
Pope makes 5 appointments in Asian Churches
Pope Francis on Tuesday made five appointments in Asia. Two of them are in India, two in the Philippines and one in Kazakhstan.
Young Indian Catholics helping people affected by COVID-19
Across the country, the Indian Catholic Youth Movement has mobilised to help, from handing out food parcels to helping families bury or cremate their loved ones.
Indian Church loses some 160 priests to Covid-19
As India continues to reel under the unrelenting waves of Covid-19 infections, averaging 4,000 deaths each day, the virus is also taking a heavy toll on the country’s Catholic priests.
Jesuit Fr. Swamy: A caged bird sings for his birthday in prison
As Fr Stan Swamy celebrates his 84th birthday in an Indian prison cell, numerous Church leaders call for his release, with his fellow Jesuits saying “a caged bird still can sing.”