Women who refuse to do India’s dirtiest job
2016-03-02
Ranikumari Khokar is campaigning to end a caste-based practice that condemns women to cleaning human waste by handContinue Reading
Church made ‘enormous mistakes’, Cardinal Pell tells abuse inquiry
2016-03-02
The Australian Church made “enormous mistakes” in its handling of paedophilia, Cardinal George Pell has told the royal commission into child abuse. Speaking via video link from Rome, the cardinal said the Church had previously had a “predisposition not to believe” reports of abuse by priests. “The instinct was moreContinue Reading
Madhya Pradesh woman bobbitizes rapist
2016-03-02
The man is now undergoing treatmentContinue Reading
Why do Christians abstain from meat during lent?
2016-03-02
What is the reason behind not eating of meat on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday? Is there any historical background for this? I wonder about the connection between Jesus’ death and not eating meat. Please help me out. Why are we Catholics prohibited from eating meat during Lent? Is thereContinue Reading
Indian bishops to seek Church response to current challenges
2016-03-02
The bishops are meeting in Bangalore March 2-9Continue Reading
Wantage nuns keep 140-year link with Indian schools alive
2016-03-01
Nearly 140 years ago, a group of Oxfordshire nuns travelled to a remote and deprived region of India to set up three Christian schools. Today, The Community of St Mary the Virgin in Wantage has dwindled from a community of 300 to just 14 sisters, but they still keep that linkContinue Reading
Stop building huge churches, religious forum urges bishops
2016-03-01
The forum lists several scandals in the Indian ChurchContinue Reading
Franciscan nuns’ new provincial house stresses ecology
2016-03-01
The nuns serve society through our education, health, social work and pastoral ministriesContinue Reading
Vatican paper lauds ‘Spotlight’ for giving voice to abuse victims
2016-03-01
Vatican City: The Vatican newspaper on Monday lauded the film Spotlight, which took home this year’s Oscar for best picture, for giving voice to the pain of the victims of sexual abuse by the clergy. The film tells the story of how the Boston Globe uncovered a massive scandal ofContinue Reading