The Bishop of Udupi Most Rev. Gerald Lobo recently concluded a series of training programs on the Pastoral Plan of Udupi diocese – Mission 2025. Pastoral Plan-Mission 2025 is the roadmap for the diocese for the next 10 years. It was prepared after much consultation and study. In his effort to disseminate the contents of this document to people of every parish in the diocese, the Bishop personally

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Miday Meal Project of Lns District 323 A2 in association with ANNAMRITA, Ishkon Food Relief Foundation, was inaugurated at the worthy hands of DG Ln Anil Jadhav at Vidhyadhiraja High School, Bhandup Village on Sat, 16th August 2014. Mr Harish Desai Ishkon, said that we have started this project Mi

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Shirva : ICYM Shirva Deanery organised Yuva Samagam on Sunday, 31st August 2014 at Holy Cross Church Campus, Pamboor near here. The programme started with the inaugural ceremony at 9:30am. Rev.Fr.Paul Rego Director of ICYM Shirva Deanery presided the function followed by Rev.Fr.Edwin D’ Souza, You

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Catholic Sabha Udupi Pradesh Kallianpur Deanery level workshop on Government facilities to Minorities was held at Mount Rosary Church mini Hall, Santhekatte, Kallianpur near here on Sunday 31st August, 2014. Hubert Lewis President of Catholic Sabha Kallianpur Deanery was presided the workshop. Smt. Veronica Cornelio Taluk Panchayat member and President of Mahila Congress Udupi district and Smt. M

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Sri Laxmivarathirtha Swamiji of Pejawar Mutt, Udupi inaugurated the Silver Jubilee Celebration programmes of Thonse Ganeshotsav Smiti at the Badrakali Temple premises, Gudiam, Kemmannu by lighting the lamp. Jayakrishna Shetty, Founder of Jayashreekrishna Parisara Premi Samiti and entrepreneur,

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Popular Kannada Cine actress Miss Shubha Punja visited BIG GREEN GANESHA at City Centre Mall, Mangalore an initiative by 92.7 BIG FM. She offered flowers to Lord Ganesha and said- ‘’92.7 BIGFM is doing a tremendous job by initiating BIG Green Ganesha. In This current situation, we need to look at t

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Udupi : Santhekatte, Kallianpur Taxi men’s Association organized felicitation programme for the topers of Annual examination of 2014 at Shri Adishankthi Veedrabadra Temple campus at Santhekatte, Kallianpur near here on Thursday. Raghupathi Bhat former member of Legislative Assembly of Karnataka Go

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Mangaloraen Catholic families in Los Angeles celebrated Monthi Fest with religious fervor and gaiety, at the residence of Mr. Cyril Monis at Riverside, CA on Saturday 30th August 2014. The service began at 5.30 pm with a prayer by Fr. Cyprian Carlo. Carol Monis introduced the event and Romeo Sequie

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The 14th Inter Parish Dance competition was organized for the parishioners of Mangalore Diocese by the Konkani Natak Sabha® Mangalore in the Don Bosco Hall here on Sunday, August 31. The Competition was held in three categories i.e. below 10 years, 10 to 15 years and above 15 years in Ladies duet,

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“VAMANJOOR CHURCH COMMUNITY HALL IS THE NEED OF THE SOCIETY” said Mr. Nalin Kumar Kateel, M.P., Dakshina Kannada, while laying the Foundation stone for the new community hall at Vamanjoor, on Sunday, August 31, 2014. Rev. Fr. Valerian Pinto, Parish Priest, Cordel Church, invoked God’s choicest bl

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Udupi : The atmosphere at Milagres Cathedral of the Udupi Diocese at Kallianpur near here on Sunday that second day of the Nine days novena was resounding with the popular and traditional hymn “Sakkad Sangatha Mellyan ani laggi Saryan”. The novena days are the preparation of the feast of ‘Monthi

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Bunts Bahrain climbs another milestone in its creating better tomorrow initiative by joining hands with Al-Hilal Hospital for organizing a Health Checkup camp. Al-Hilal Hospital Company BSC, known for its quality healthcare service at affordable price initiatives, once again delivered on its support towards people of Bahrain by providing special checkup for Diabetes

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Former Union Minister of State for Home Shri Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao took oath as the new Governor of Maharashtra at a brief swearing-in ceremony held at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai.Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court Justice Mohit Shah administered the oath of office to Ch. Vidyasagar Rao. Chief Secretary Swadheen Kshatriya read out the warrant of appointment

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Osaka on Saturday and, within hours, oversaw the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to turn Varanasi into a ‘smart city’ with help from Kyoto. The pact is in line with Modi’s vision of building 100 ‘smart cities’ across I

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The nine day Novena in preparation for the feast of the nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary (Monti Fest) began on Saturday, August 30 in all parishes of the diocese. The feast of Nativity of Mother day is preceded by nine days of devotion involving offering of flowers to infant Mary by the children.

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The District celebrated the Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinayaka Chaturthi, with much pomp and grandeur. This time the citizens are more conscious of their environment, most of them are doing so in eco-friendly ways. According to Ramesh Kidiyoor an artist from Kunjibettu “the beautiful color for these

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Kenha, Mudarangady : The first day of the novena in preparation for the festival of harvest that coincides with the birthday of Mother Mary began on Saturday, 30th August 2014 at St. Francis Xavier Church, Mudarangady. At 6:45 a.m. on that day, holy mass was offered by Rev. Louis DSa, parish prie

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While most idols are made of artificial colours, plaster of paris or other stuff, here in Udupi is eco-friendly. The idol is entirely made of natural substances. Seives, arecanut peels, jute ropes, giant leaves and other materials have been creatively used to sculpt the idol. The tusks are made of p

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The nine-day novena in preparation for the festival of Nativity of Mother Mary began at the Churches in the district today, August 30. Children of the parishes are excited as this week belongs to them. Every day for the next nine days early morning street shall witness children carrying flowers in

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The chants of `Ganpati Bappa Morya` can be heard in the lanes and by lanes of Maharashtra on the auspicious days leading up to the festival of ’Ganesh Chaturthi’. The 10-day long festival is celebrated with much grandeur and in lively spirits across Mumbai and other cities of the state. Several dev

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