Category Archives: India

Femur Fracture: A Student’s Fight to Walk Again Tamil Nadu, India

Funding request: $2,020.07 CAD Critical Need: CN-ITK0426 Annai Mukilan is a young student with bright dreams and a deep sense of responsibility toward his family. Pursuing his studies in engineering, he balances academics with helping at home, quietly working toward a future where he can uplift those he loves.One ordinary day, while carrying out a […]

A Mother’s Pain and a Family’s Struggle to Stay Strong Mangalagiri, India

Funding request: $1,450.79 CAD Critical Need: CN-IMM0326 Kalaiyarasi is a loving mother who has always placed her children’s needs above her own. She works hard to support her family, doing daily-wage labor whenever her health allows, and caring deeply for her children’s education and future. Her home, though simple, is filled with determination and hope […]

A Family Carrying Grief and Burden Together, Tamil Nadu, India

Funding request: $8,377.33 CAD Critical Need: CN-ITC0426 Domnic was a young boy full of quiet dreams and simple joys. He loved learning, especially subjects like Economics, and found happiness in playing carrom and music. Those who knew him remember a gentle spirit—a teenager who carried hope for the future, even when life around him was […]

A Sudden Accident That Shattered Stability Mangalagiri, India

Funding request: $1,918.64 CAD Critical Need: CN-IMN0326 Naveen is a young man with hopes of building a better future for himself and supporting his family. After completing his studies, he worked hard through small jobs while searching for stable employment. His family, led by his devoted mother Lalitha, lives with very limited means, relying on […]

A Promising Student’s Future Interrupted by a Painful Accident Mangalagiri, India

Funding request: $3,866.95 CAD Critical Need: CN-IMV0226 For many years, Josh has worked tirelessly as a daily-wage laborer, doing whatever work she could find to support her family. Despite her age, she continues to take on physically demanding tasks through government labor programs and agricultural work so she can help provide for her household. Her […]

Hope for Recovery for a Grandmother Supporting Her Family Tamil Nadu, India

Funding request: $2,333.16 CAD Critical Need: CN-ITK0226 For many years, Josh has worked tirelessly as a daily-wage laborer, doing whatever work she could find to support her family. Despite her age, she continues to take on physically demanding tasks through government labor programs and agricultural work so she can help provide for her household. Her […]

Build a civilization of love this Lent

inspiring high school students

In his Lenten message this year, Pope Leo invited Catholics worldwide to use this period of Lent to listen, fast and come together as a community in Christ. Pope Leo says, “Dear friends, let us ask for the grace of a Lent that leads us to greater attentiveness to God and to the least among us. Let […]

The compassion of the Samaritan: loving by bearing another’s pain

Yesudas with his fathe

Founded by Pope John Paul II in 1992, the World Day of the Sick is a day called to prayer, spiritual closeness, and reflection for the entire Church and for civil society, who are all called to recognize the face of Christ in our sick and vulnerable brothers and sisters. This year’s theme – The […]