By Kampan Chinnam Hyderabad, Dec 19, 2024: Cardinal Anthony Poola has joined the transgender community of Hyderabad, a southern Indian city, to celebrate Christmas that many say has sent a message of inclusivity and Christian love for the marginalized. “True Christmas lies in embracing the poor and neglected, offering themContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Kozhikode, Dec 18, 2024: Sister Delna Rose joined the Missionary Sisters of Mary Immaculate in 1999 at 25 after working as a nurse for five years. She has spent 16 years of her religious life working in the “home mission,” the main apostolate of her congregation, foundedContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Dec 17, 2024: Let’s go back to our childhood nursery rhymes. “Ring-a-Ring-a-Roses, A pocket full of posies; A-tishoo, A-tishoo, We all fall down.” And again, “Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, All the king’s horses and all the king’s men, couldn’tContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, Dec 17, 2024: Pope Francis turns 88 on December 17. He is one of the oldest reigning popes ever. Turning the wheel-chair into the ‘cathedra,’ he continues to lead and guide, exhort and animate, visit and travel, pray and bless, shock and surprise the faithfulContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, Dec 15, 2024: Four months ago, I conducted a few sessions during a retreat held at Christeen Retreat Centre, Kottayam, Kerala. The participants consisted of a bishop, priests, nuns and lay Catholics. The topic that I dealt was: Cross, Death and Resurrection. I presented thisContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, Dec 15, 2024: I have been blessed to be a teacher who had to form students of all religions. More blessed to be a part of a system where religion did not get priority, but religious values did. An educational program where all major religiousContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Dec 14, 2024: The Catholic bishops in India have expressed dismay over someone leaking to media information about their recent meeting with Christian members of parliament. “The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) is deeply disheartened by the breach of trust and the release ofContinue Reading
By Kampan Chinnam Guwahati, Dec 14, 2024: The Imphal archdiocese that covers Manipur on December 14 joined an interfaith gathering to mourn the loss of lives and to pray for reconciliation among conflicting groups in the strife-torn northeastern Indian state. As part of a nationwide initiative titled “Mourning and ForgivenessContinue Reading
By Anthoniraj Thumma New Delhi, Dec 13, 2024: The Indian ecumenical movement denotes to the efforts to promote mutual understanding, unity, and collaboration among various Churches in the country. It strives to overcome historical divisions and to foster common witness and service in the multi-religious and diverse cultural context ofContinue Reading
C.M. Paul Siliguri, December 12, 2024: In a first time Workshop organised by Salesian College Autonomous Siliguri’s Management Department, some 40 scholars from different colleges from North Bengal participated in a six-day Faculty Development Program (FDP) held from December 9-14,2024. The AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy sponsored program byContinue Reading
