108th World Day of Migrants – 25 Sept. 2022
P.A.Chacko S.J. The Migrant and Refugee crisis is worsening day by day. According to UNHCR, there are at least 89.3 million people around the world forced to flee their homes.…
17 Sept. 2022 – World Patient Safety Day
Good patient care is less of a profession and more of a vocation. Those who are aware of it practice patient care with concern and dedication. But, today, we hear…
Sept. 16 – World Ozone Day
On every September 16 the World gets an annual wakeup call to protect and preserve the earth through attempts to protect the ozone layer. The Montreal Protocol signed in 1987…
15 September – INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DEMOCRACY
‘Democracy’, a Greek word, combines ‘demos’ meaning citizenry and ‘kratos’ meaning state power. Here the citizen is the master. The popularly elected representatives are the servants of the people in…
01 September – World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
P. A. Chacko SJ Pope Francis calls on all Christians in ecumenical spirit to ‘listen to the voice of creation.’ He has declared the season of this from 01 September…
30 August – International Day for the Protection of People from Enforced Disappearance.
30 August is dedicated to give a serious thought to the issue of people from enforced disappearance. According to UN observation, nearly 1000 persons disappear under enforced disappearances or under…
29 Aug International Day against Nuclear Tests
The International Day against Nuclear Tests was established by the UN General Assembly in 2009. It was meant to spread awareness about the ill effects of nuclear weapons test explosions.…
5 June – World Environment Day
Why do we need to have environment sense? Because we are not alone on this planet earth. We coexist with other human beings, vegetation, animals, oceans and their resources, forest…
31st May – Anti-tobacco Day
Today is the world Anti-Tobacco Day. This day is set apart to recall to our mind the harmful effects of tobacco. This day reminds us of the fact that tobacco…
22 May – World Day for Biological Diversity
Our human life on our planet earth is inter-connected. We are not alone as God’s creatures. We have chirping birds hovering over us. We have animals, protecting us, providing medicine,…