By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, June 16, 2022: Among the Religious, elections or appointments of provincial superiors or even superiors general do not easily make global news but recently the election of a 51-year-old Franciscan priest as a provincial in Germany made headlines simply because he is a self-declared gay.Continue Reading
By Vincent Perappaden Thiruvananthapuram, June 12, 2022: It was named as a conclave. The attendees were about 150 priests, religious sisters, and lay leaders who run schools and colleges in Kerala. It looked like a meeting of the Catholic educational leaders convened by the Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Conference (KCBC) atContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, June 10, 2022: The words “Sex Worker” and “Prostitute” are very commonly and widely used all over the world to point out to the woman who is into prostitution/sex trade. But both these words are meaningless and try to discriminate these women further. Commonly theContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, June 2, 2022: The given title of this write-up is a serious issue of concern in the Catholic Church in India. There is one group saying that there is no casteism in the Catholic Church. Another group asserts the presence of casteism in the IndianContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, May 31, 2022: Indian Catholic Church rejoices at the choice of Pope Francis who on May 29 announced that Archbishops Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa and Daman and Anthony Poola of Hyderabad will be created cardinals at a consistory to be held at the VaticanContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, May 24, 2022: There is celebration in some circles that Pope Francis’ latest directive that non-ordained “Brothers” in men’s religious orders that also include priests, may now become Major Superiors, albeit with Vatican permission. What is the hullabaloo about? Will it have any impact on the ground?Continue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, May 22, 2022: I was thinking that changes will be more effective if they come from the top. With this understanding I had been making efforts to motivate and convince those who were in leadership positions for many years. Several retreats and seminars were organized forContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, May 18, 2022: Fascists use manipulative strategies aimed at whipping up sympathy and support from the majority community, to which they normally ‘belong.’ They do so in a variety of insidious and subtle ways. In the past few months, they have gone overboard in their effortsContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, May 17, 2022: St. Peter’s square is back to its festive mood. After almost three years of desolate space and token ceremonies, the square, which according to official counts can hold up to 300,000 people, had more than 50,000 people participating in the canonization ceremoniesContinue Reading
Chhotebhai Kanpur, April 7, 2022: TV Debates and newspaper headlines are replete with news and views on the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC). They have generated more heat than light. That, sadly, may be what the UCC is all about. Let us go by the facts, not opinions, especially thoseContinue Reading