By Ram Puniyani Mumbai: India got independence from British colonial rule on 15th August 1947 after a long struggle which was inclusive and had plural dimensions. Foundation of Indian Constitution is Liberty, Equality, Fraternity and Justice. The values of secularism are deeply ingrained all through and particularly in Articles 14,Continue Reading
New Delhi: A group of hawkers, sex workers, domestic workers, rescued bonded laborers and other unorganized workers gathered in New Delhi to demand the government fulfill the promises made during the pandemic. The March 18 demonstration at Jantar Mantar took place a week before the first anniversary of the lockdownContinue Reading
Krishnadas Rajagopal New Delhi: The Supreme Court has forbade judges from making gender stereotypical comments like “’good women are sexually chaste,” women who drink and smoke ‘ask’ for sexual advances or presume that a sexually active woman consented to rape while hearing cases of sexual offence. A Bench of JusticesContinue Reading
By Inés San Martín Rome: Over the past week, the houses of 450 Catholic families were destroyed in Pakistan, and those of 1,000 Christians will be bulldozed by government officials in upcoming days. The country’s Supreme Court ruled that the homes are on state-owned lands, and their presence makes theContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis has authorized the promulgation of decrees concerning the heroic virtues of seven candidates for sainthood, including three missionary sisters who died during an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Below please find the statement on the decrees concerning the causes ofContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: Food rights activists in India have welcomed the Supreme Court questioning the federal government for cancelling around 30 million ration cards belonging mostly to Dalits, Tribals and other poor communities. “I hope the government will respond to the Supreme Court order urgently and take aContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar. Mumbai: Why do we call Good Friday “good,” when it is such a dark and bleak event commemorating a day of suffering and death for Jesus? It is a significant day for the Christian community since it commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Judas betrayed Jesus, andContinue Reading
By Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ Ahmedabad: Let us Celebrate St. Joseph! On his Feast Day (March 19) and on every single day of this year dedicated to him. In his Apostolic Letter ‘Patris Corde’ (With a Father’s Heart), Pope Francis recalls the 150th anniversary of the declaration of Saint JosephContinue Reading
By Shreehari Paliath New Delhi: The exclusion of Dalit Christians and Muslims from the Scheduled Caste category, and the lack of reliable government data on them, deprives these communities of the constitutional benefits extended to Dalits from other religious backgrounds, say experts. Currently, only Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist Dalits areContinue Reading
By Aaron Hemens Creston: Kanickaisamy Lawrence was barely nine-years-old when he developed an interest in becoming a priest. It was the early 1990s, and he was just a grade four student at St. Paul’s Higher Secondary School in Salem, a city located in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.Continue Reading
