By C.M. Paul Yangon, August 15, 2019: Ahead of the upcoming general elections Myanmar Cardinal Charles Maung Bo has launched a heart wrenching appeal to the people and its military leaders on the feast of Mother Mary’s Assumption, August 15. Assumption symbolic of freedom celebrates the liberation of the MotherContinue Reading
Colombo, August 14, 2019: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Sri Lanka (CBCSL) has renewed calls for an independent and impartial inquiry into the Easter Sunday attacks as a matter of urgency and appealed for support from the government. In an August 13 statement signed by 14 bishops, the CBCSL said,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Alwar, August 14, 2019: A sessions court in Alwar on August 14 acquitted all six persons accused of beating to death a Haryana dairy farmer two years ago. Pehlu Khan was allegedly lynched by a mob of cow vigilantes on the Jaipur-Delhi National Highway. Additional districtContinue Reading
By Ancie Wilfred Nagpur, August 14, 2019: It is now almost 13 years since I have been home. I’ve heard it all from ‘What do you do all day? Don’t you get bored?’ to ‘What a waste of your intelligence/education!’ I’ve heard family friends introduce me to new people saying,Continue Reading
New Delhi, August 14, 2019: Deserted streets, worried faces and an air of uncertainty are some snapshots a group of activists brought back from Kashmir after a five-day visit to the Valley. Noted economist Jean Dreze and activists Maimoona Mollah, Kavita Krishnan and Vimal Bhai travelled to various parts ofContinue Reading
By Rita Joseph New Delhi, August 14, 2019: People who have made outstanding contributions in different fields will be presented the Centenary Awards’ of the All India Catholic Union (AICU). A national symposium on “Constitution and Minorities” will mark the three-day centenary celebrations to be held in New Delhi fromContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, August 14, 2019: Sorry guys, but this is not about Modi, even though he may be the major factor in modern India’s political discourse. This is rather about the 4 M Factor; something that I first heard about from a foreign lady missionary of the Salvation ArmyContinue Reading
Mumbai, Aug 14, 2019: Floods and landslides have killed more than 270 people in India in August, displaced over 1 million and inundated thousands of homes across six states, authorities said on on August 14 after two weeks of heavy monsoon rains. The rains from June to September are aContinue Reading
By Rita Joseph New Delhi, Aug 14, 2019: With dwindling vocations to the priesthood, especially in the West, the cry for women deacons is getting stronger, even while some fear a mixed-gender diaconate might serve to reinforce clericalism in the church. Pope Francis is not altogether opposed to the idea.Continue Reading
By C V Joseph Bengaluru, August 13, 2019: Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore has commended a Jain religious leader for his “complete renunciation, hard work, life style” in the modern techno-centric world. Archbishop Machado met Acharya Mahashramanji, supreme head of Jain Śvētāmbara Terapanth sect, on August 9 as part ofContinue Reading