By Thomas Scaria Kottayam, Sept 17, 2022: Teachers noticed Theresa* behaving strangely as she started the second of her four-year engineering course in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. The studious student turned pale and frequently skipped classes, ignored studies, and moved with a few select friends. The teachers suspectedContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Guwahati, Sept 16, 2022: The Catholic bishops in northeastern India have pledged to fight climate change in the region and care for God’s Creation. This was done at the annual regional pastoral conference held at Jubilee Memorial Hall of North East Diocesan Social Service Society in GuwahatiContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Sept 16, 2022: – Cardinal Charles Bo, the head of the federation of the bishops’ conferences of Asia, has called Cardinal Oswald Gracias a “compassionate shepherd” to mark the Indian prelate’s silver jubilee. Cardinal Gracias was consecrated the auxiliary bishop of Bombay on September 16, 1997,Continue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, Sept 16, 2022: Christians in Karnataka have been plunged into grief after the legislative council of the southern Indian state passed a stringent anti-conversion bill that could threaten even the Church’s humanitarian works. The passage of the “Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion” bill inContinue Reading
By Aiborlang Nongsiej Shillong, Sept 14, 2022: Has Christianity destroyed our culture? This is the question often asked by many during my school and college days. Teachers and lecturers have also often stated that Christianity has destroyed many of our cultures in Northeast India. The arrival of Christianity in theContinue Reading
By Yogendra Yadav Kanniyakumari, Sept 14, 2022: If we have to resist majoritarianism, we must turn to the three ideological pillars of Dravidian politics: Regionalism, rationalism, and social justice in new ways. Have you ever seen a south-up map of the world? A south-up map changes your worldview, upside down,Continue Reading
By F M Britto Raipur, Sept 14, 2022: A national convention has tried to unite tribals from various parts of India. The convention at Raipur, Chhattisgarh, marked the International Tribal Rights’ Day that the UN declared on September 14, 2007. The September 12-13 program gave hundreds of tribal people aContinue Reading
Guwahati, Sept 13, 2022: Salesian missionaries are celebrating 100 years of service in northeastern India. The celebration included an event that brought together 125 students from 23 schools in the states of Assam and Meghalaya for a series of competitions and activities. I Initiated by Don Bosco School Excellence Mission,Continue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Sept 13, 2022: During Covid-19 period (April 2020) a circular from the Archdiocese of Bombay went around through WhatsApp. The title was: “Attending the Eucharist online.” The main message read: “Though you will be viewing the Mass online, do remember that you are in theContinue Reading
Rome, Sept 10, 2022: The nearly 200 cardinals who were in Rome for last weekend’s consistory and two days of meetings drew up a sketch of the future pope they will eventually have to elect “This is not a pre-conclave! We are studying the new constitution of the Roman Curia,”Continue Reading
