By Virginia Saldanha Mumbai: The resignation of Cardinal Reinhard Marx, head of the diocese of Munich and Freising in Germany, came as a shock to many in the world, especially those of us who have been following closely the response or lack of it to the sex abuse crisis inContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru: Schools have always been considered “temples of knowledge.” In the recent years, we have been witnessing child sexual abuses by teachers, illegal sexual relationships between students and teachers, drug/substance abuse by students, murders – students murdering co-students or teachers, unethical practices during examinations and corruptionContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad: On May 12, the US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken released in Washington the ‘2020 International Religious Freedom Report.’ This official annual report of the US Government details the status of religious freedom in nearly 200 foreign countries and territories and describes U.S. actions toContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar: Many applaud Kerala for being a step ahead of other Indian states. But how much of that is true? Let me narrate my story as an example. Around 9:30 pm on May 23 I got a call. A migrant laborer in Alappuzha, a south-central district inContinue Reading
By Chhotebhai The red hat is synonymous with cardinals. I have no idea of the cost of such a hat in Rome; whether the cardinals have to purchase their own, or they are presented to them by the Pope. However, the tag of Forty Euros (E40) is the limit thatContinue Reading
By M K George Rome: It is Covid-19 pandemic times. Men and women are dying like never before. Hunger and destitution stare at the faces of millions. In India, as of May 18, daily deaths had reached 4,529 and total deaths have reached 280,000. More than 25 million have beenContinue Reading
By Suresh Mathew New Delhi: News about the death of more than 300 priests and religious due to Covid-19 in India has come as a shock to many. The new virus is a silent preacher with a dreaded message: Give life to values or we will be as dead asContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur: Does this sound like an oxymoron, a contradiction in terms? Is it possible to be both a Pentecostal and a Catholic, when there is so much animosity between the two? I have another question, as we prepare for celebrating the feast of Pentecost. Where was the HolyContinue Reading
By Isaac Gomes Kolkata: India is the largest manufacturer of vaccines in the world. For years, it has manufactured and exported more vaccines than any other country. The Serum Institute of India is the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, producing more than 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca and Oxford vaccineContinue Reading
By Fr Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad: Pope Francis has once again thrown a challenge to Catholic Communicators in his annual message for ‘World Communications Day’ which this year falls on Sunday May 16. In his typically direct yet profound way, he focuses his message on the theme ‘“Come and See” (JnContinue Reading