To Be or Not to Be
2018-03-26
In Hinduism, the right to spiritual equality is restricted. In glossing over the fact in his new book, Shashi Tharoor is playing into the hands of the proponents of HindutvaContinue Reading
Our struggle is for participatory Church: Ernakulam priest
2018-03-26
A prophetic protest also has its place when closed door dialogues fail to address the issuesContinue Reading
French officer who sacrificed life for hostage was a practising Catholic
2018-03-26
The police officer who died after taking the place of a hostage in France was a practising Catholic who had “experienced a genuine conversion” around 2008. Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud Beltrame died on March 24 after volunteering to replace a female hostage during a terrorist attack on the Super U supermarket inContinue Reading
Alphons Kannanthanam: ‘Naked’ visa claim sparks criticism
2018-03-26
Union Minister of State for Tourism, Alphons Kannanthanam has sparked a social media storm with his comments on the country’s controversial biometric identity scheme. Alphons Kannanthanam said Indians had no problem “getting naked” for a US visa, but object to the Aadhaar scheme over privacy concerns. It is not clear whatContinue Reading
Church land row: Mediator “extremely happy” with outcome
2018-03-26
Cardinal Cleemis sees divine intervention in resolving the Church land disputeContinue Reading
Donkey plays part in Palm Sunday procession
2018-03-26
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai:Holy Week got off to a bumpy start this year in one part of India when Father Thomas Rajamanikam of St. Joseph’s Church in Indore rode a donkey in the annual Palm Sunday procession. St. Joseph’s parish is located in the Nanda Nagar section of the city, theContinue Reading
Movie with Shane: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2018-03-26
Seven Oscar-nominated, director and co-producer Martin McDonagh’s film, running at 115 minutes is a darkly-comic, entertaining and thought-provoking piece of art. It tells of a mother’s fight for justice for her teenaged daughter, who seven months ago was raped and murdered and whose perpetrators are yet to be identified andContinue Reading
Men to wash wives’ feet this Holy Week
2018-03-26
It will be held on March 28 at three places in KeralaContinue Reading
A day in the life of India’s ‘tuberculosis warrior’
2018-03-25
On world tuberculosis (TB) day, public health specialist Chapal Mehra describes the work of Dr Zarir Udwadia, who has been working tirelessly to fight the disease in its often untreatable forms.Continue Reading
Church performs consecration of holy chrism
2018-03-25
Kottayam: The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church has celebrated the consecration of chrism (holy oil) at a special function at the Catholicate Chapel at Devalokam near Kottayam. This is after a gap of nine years that the consecration of chrism was being held in the Indian Orthodox Church. Celebration Catholicos BaseliusContinue Reading