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George Kommattam

George Kommattam is a journalist, entrepreneur and editor of the Kerala Catholic Online. He was a reporter of Union of Catholic Asian News. He is the managing director of Water Creative Studio, an award-winning branding and creative agency in Kozhikode, Kerala. He is a rank holder in mass communication from the University of Calicut, Kerala.

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Sr. Christy Babu Cherpanath of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Immaculate with young people during the shooting of the Youth Cafe program produced and aired by Shalom Television in Kerala, southwestern India. (Courtesy of Shalom TV)

Q&A with Sr. Christy Babu Cherpanath, former software engineer who evangelizes youth through new media

Cherpanath is known for her programs on Shalom Television, especially Youth Cafe, a weekly program for youth, and Vocare, a program that shares the inspiring vocation stories of nuns and priests.

Sr. Jamie Phelps

Monday Starter: Sr. Jamie Phelps, advocate for social and racial justice, dies at 84

Plus, pilgrimage to El Salvador to remember martyred sisters, laywoman; and Salesian nun wins top education award in India

A group photo includes the nuns serving the Kripalaya Special School at Pulpally, Wayanad, Kerala, southwestern India. From left: Srs. Diya Koodalil, Jia Maria Poomkottil, Serin Kochuthazhathu, Anseena Memadathil, Anntreesa Paradiyil, and Tissa Koottiyanikkal. (George Kommattam)

Q&A with Sr. Anseena Memadathil, principal of school for children and adults with disabilities

Kripalaya Special School is celebrating 25 years of providing education and life skills to children and adults with disabilities. GSR spoke with Sr. Anseena Memadathil, the school headmistress since 2008.

Sr. Innocent Joseph Ayyankanal, a member of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Immaculate, teaches tribal communities how to prepare herbal medicines at their homes in the Wayanad district of Kerala, southwestern India. (Courtesy of Sr. Innocent Ayyankanal)

Q&A with Sr. Innocent Joseph Ayyankanal, promoting traditional Indian medicine

Sr. Innocent Joseph Ayyankanal has spent over 40 years promoting Ayurveda (traditional Indian medicine) and other forms of traditional medicine among rural and tribal communities.

Sacred Hert Sr. Deepthi Maria at her office in the Santhwana De-addiction Centre at Kattippara in Kozhikode district, Kerala, southwestern India (George Kommattam)

Sacred Heart nuns help rehabilitate alcoholics in southwestern India

The Santhwana De-Addiction Centre offers a 23-day residential program that combines medical detoxification, psychological counseling and spiritual formation. "We want them to feel human again," says Sr. Vimala Jose.

Charity Sr. Joicy Joy with children of Panthalam Unnati, an enclave in Kakkavayal, a village in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India. (George Kommattam)

Q&A with Sr. Joicy Joy, a lawyer who fights for the rights of tribals in India

The member of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth says her work is "human rights-based and upholds the constitutional rights that treat everyone equal."

Q&A with Sr. Gracy Thombrakudy, who helps interstate migrants

One of Thombrakudy's major services is to ensure migrants receive proper documentation, fair wages and spiritual support in their work places.

Sr. Mareena Mathew, a Franciscan Clarist nun, is pictured with a therapist and Keerthi Ramakrishnan, discussing physiotherapy at Navajeevana Endosulfan Special School, Bedrampalla, Kasaragod District, Kerala, southwestern India. Ramakrishnan's son attends the school. (George Kommattam)

Sisters bring support to children with disabilities attributed to endosulfan

"My life was shattered when I came to know my son Kashi was unable to walk or talk. Now, I have hope because of Sister Mareena [Mathew]," Keerthi Ramakrishnan said. Mathew's congregation manages a school for children with disabilities in Kerala, India.