By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai: The Telangana High Court has ordered a judicial inquiry in the case of a Catholic Dalit woman dying in police custody. The court order came on a complaint from the People’s Union for Civil Liberties. Meanwhile an inspector and two officers involved in the case haveContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur: A middle aged man with a shock of disheveled straw-yellow hair approached the altar of the cathedral in London, in wedding attire. He had been born a Catholic and subsequently joined the Anglican Church. He had been twice married and divorced, and now had a child fromContinue Reading
The Church’s vital role in providing emergency help for those hit by Covid-19 is rebuilding community relations in India where Christians have been demonised by far-right politicians. Archbishop Leo Cornelio of Bhopal told Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) that, despite polarising rhetoric by politicians trying to divide citizensContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis told a group of Lutheran leaders on Friday that the desire for unity grows the more Christians understand how much Christ suffers over our divisions. In a June 25 meeting with representatives of the Lutheran World Federation, the pope said: “The passion for unity matures throughContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai: A retired judge and India’s National Commission for Women are calling for the reversal of a Vatican decision confirming the expulsion of a nun for her order. Sister Lucy Kalapura, a member of the Franciscan Clarist Congregation in Kerala, has been an outspoken advocate for aContinue Reading
by Deepa Padmanaban Nine members of Pankaj Rai’s family have died from cancer over the past 20 years. But the 25-year-old farmer from Bihar only found out their deaths were likely a result of arsenic poisoning when his father got sick. In 2017, Pankaj took his father, Ganesh Rai, toContinue Reading
New Delhi: “Disturbed” over not receiving salary for the past two years, a private school teacher allegedly died by suicide at his house in Delhi’s Pitampura. Police said Tanoop Johar was found dead on June 22 night by his family members. Johar, a Taekwondo coach at a school in Rohini,Continue Reading
By Lisa Monteiro Panaji: Catholic priests in Goa, both diocesan and religious, now lead by example by getting vaccinated. “I took the vaccine the moment the announcement was made that it was available for the under-60 age group,” said Father Eugene D’Silva, rector of the Redemptorist seminary in Varca. AmongContinue Reading
Baroda: Although she was born into the Wankaner royal family and married the Maharaja of Baroda, Radhikaraje Gaekwad eschews the notion that her life has been extraordinary. Her father, Maharajkumar Ranjitsinhji of Wankaner, was the first in the family to give up his title and become an officer in theContinue Reading
Rome: Pope Francis had an unusual encounter at his June 23 audience, meeting a Spider-Man impersonator who usually dons the outfit to entertain sick children. Italian Mattia Villardita, 28, has been performing in paediatric hospitals dressed as the comic book superhero for the past four years. He shook hands withContinue Reading
