Dr Ilka Maria Ferns, a Gynecologist and Catholic, never performed an abortion during her career, even though she was a part of the Indian government’s family planning program.
A Delhi-based activist Sonal Kapoor empowers girls who lack opportunities. She nurtures them to become rock stars, leads them on a journey of academic excellence, leadership and healing.
"I want to be a blessing to others while I am young. I want to be involved in the international programs to contribute my ideas so that they can be useful for many people," says Agnes D. Butar Butar, an Indonesian Catholic woman.
Last weekend, March 4-6, sixteen street theatre troupes brought lessons from real life to educate the hearts of the students and guests at St. Xavier's College of Management and Technology.
Over six decades ago, two nuns walking on the street met visually impaired children from economically poor backgrounds. The nuns established St. Joseph’s School for the Blind in Gnanaolivapuram parish in Madurai on December 8, 1972.
Chinzaniang was born in one of the remote village of Khuangtal, in the state of Manipur, along the India-Myanmar border. The missionaries of Chin Hills brought faith to these remote villages.
On February 6, Archbishop Dominic Lumon of Imphal raised a mission centre to a parish church in Joldam, Khengjoy Block of Chandel District in Manipur, in eastern India. The archbishop handed over the parish to the Congregation of the Mission (CM).
Myanmar’s candidates for priestly formation are stuck at home, as seminaries and spirituality centres are closed due to Covid-19 and political crises for over a year.