By Tejaswi Ravinder Hyderabad: After mass terror attacks in 2009, inter-ethnic marriages in north-western China’s Xinjiang have become very rare. In 2013, when 24-year-old Mawlan, born to Uyghur parents and a musician by profession, secretly married his girlfriend, Ma Jie, a Han, they attracted media’s attention. “I acted first andContinue Reading

By Suresh Mathew New Delhi: The ‘turncoat’ Christian leaders might pontificate portraying a picture of secular India under the BJP-rule. A section of the Church authorities might say that everything is hunky-dory for the Christians, and other minorities, under the saffron-rule. But the ground reality is far from what theyContinue Reading

By Markandey Katju New Delhi: The recent harassment of Christian nuns from Kerala in Jhansi by Bajrang Dal goons, and also the police, must be unequivocally condemned as a disgrace to our country. Nuns are women who render great service to society in the fields of education and health care.Continue Reading

By Fr Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad: Even a cursory glance at the realities which grip India today, will make one realize how grim the situation is. On every global parameter, from the happiness index to the freedom one; from democracy to economic indicators, the country has plummeted miserably and as neverContinue Reading

By Ram Puniyani Mumbai: India got independence from British colonial rule on 15th August 1947 after a long struggle which was inclusive and had plural dimensions. Foundation of Indian Constitution is Liberty, Equality, Fraternity and Justice. The values of secularism are deeply ingrained all through and particularly in Articles 14,Continue Reading

By Don Aguiar. Mumbai: Why do we call Good Friday “good,” when it is such a dark and bleak event commemorating a day of suffering and death for Jesus? It is a significant day for the Christian community since it commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Judas betrayed Jesus, andContinue Reading

By chhotebhai Kanpur: The Blame Game, and shirking responsibility for one’s acts, is as old as the hills. When God questioned Adam, he blamed Eve, who in turn blamed the serpent (cf Gen 3:12-13). Their son Cain also sought to deflect responsibility for his brother’s death saying “Am I myContinue Reading

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization said Covid-19 could be characterized as a pandemic. One year later, millions of lives have been lost to the virus, and people worldwide are taking stock of the last year and what the future holds. Global Sisters Report looks at the impactContinue Reading