By Rohini Swamy Bengaluru: From teenagers and nuns to a tourist accusing priests of rape, scandals have tainted the Churches in India. The sex abuse scandal that has engulfed the Catholic Church globally has not left its Indian arm untouched, as laid bare by the allegations of repeated rape againstContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Rome: The climate of fear and mistrust among people, cultures and religious communities across India is alarming, an Indian told at an International gathering in Rome, Italy. Trends such as “populism” and “Hindu nationalism” drastically sweeping the country can pose great dangers and threats for societyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar: The Odia translation of the book “Who Killed Laxmanananda?” was released on Sept 19 by the illiterate wives of seven people languishing in jail for allegedly killing the Hindu religious leader. Goldman prize laureate Prafulla Samantara, human rights activists Dhirendra Panda and Narendra Mohanty ofContinue Reading
Bill Hayden, 85, became a Catholic after a lifetime as a declared atheistContinue Reading
[Editor’s Note: We are reproducing an editorial The Statesman newspaper on the Church leadership in India] There is actually small need for a Biblical reference to link dereliction of duty with a display of moral cowardice: just over six decades back President John F Kennedy [of the United States] hadContinue Reading
Patna: A mob on September 18 bludgeoned to death a young man on suspicion of theft in Bihar. Rajdeo Sao, officer of the Hisua police station in Nawada district, told reporters that they had rescued the brutally beaten and unconscious Dalit youth from the mob. “However, he succumbed to injuriesContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jakarta: As increasing number of children become victims of complex problems in Asia, Churches in the region have to find a new way of working together with increased synergy to uphold their dignity and rights, said Archbishop Willem T. P Simmermata, moderator of the Christian ConferenceContinue Reading
By Vidhi Doshi September 14 NEW DELHI — Small-town India. Terrified men. A female ghost seeking vengeance for injustice. Bollywood’s latest hit movie, “Stree” — which means “woman” in Hindi — is a horror comedy that takes on Indian patriarchy. In “Stree,” it’s the men, not women, locking themselves indoorsContinue Reading
By Joanna Slater New Delhi — Three stories beneath the ground, Pradeep Jangra struggled to pull his childhood friend out of a deep sewage treatment tank. His friend, Vishal Pasi, was disoriented and covered in muck from head to toe. “I can’t breathe,” Pasi told him haltingly. Within hours, PasiContinue Reading
Aligarh : The Aligarh Muslim University in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, has awarded German Jesuit theologian Fr. Christian W. Troll the “Sir Syed Excellence Award”, a prestigious award given for his excellent work in the field of Islamic studies and Muslim-Christian relations. Prof. Abdul Kidwai, Head of the Department of KoranicContinue Reading