Panaji: The Goa government has formed a special committee, headed by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, for the timely maintenance and restoration of the 17th century Basilica of Bom Jesus, Deputy Chief Minister Chandrakant Kavlekar told the state Legislative Assembly on Jan.28 Kavlekar was responding to a Zero Hour mention madeContinue Reading
Arundel: The Poor Clares of Arundel are using their beautiful voices to provide light in these darker times. The ethereal sound of nuns’ traditional plainchant has resonated with listeners across the globe in 2020, with many in need of a beautiful moment of music amid rather turbulent times. The communityContinue Reading
By Lisa Zengarini London: Cardinal Vincent Nichols, president of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has joined calls for the government of India to release Father Stan Swamy. The 83-year-old Indian Jesuit priest and social activist has been imprisoned since October 9, 2020, on unfounded charges of sedition andContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru: Sudha was a healthy student in southern India. The 16-year-old is no more. She was found hanging in her house in a rural village of Tamil Nadu in May, 2020. She died shortly afterwards at a nearby hospital. Sudha committed suicide, after being forced toContinue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore: The dignity of individual is the topmost universal value of the Indian Constitution, asserts Supreme Court lawyer M P Raju. Fraternity and dignity of the Individual are based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the lawyer told 270 participants of a webinar organized by Indore’Continue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur: This piece is being written in the evening of Republic Day. This morning I had addressed a Flag Hoisting gathering and spoke about democracy in India and the USA, about the farm agitation and the Trump negation of his election. As a conscientious citizen, not a pseudoContinue Reading
By M. D. Thomas New Delhi: February 1-7 is observed globally as the “World Interfaith Harmony Week.” The United Nations on October 20, 2010, called for this observance in response to the proposal of King Abdullah of Jordon in the UN General Assembly on September 23, 2010. The backdrop ofContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis said on Wednesday that commemorating the Holocaust means to be aware that “these things can happen again.” Speaking at the end of his general audience, the pope noted that Jan. 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. He said: “WeContinue Reading
Malaybalay: A Filipino diocese demanded justice and decried the murder of a priest who was shot and killed by an unknown perpetrator on Jan 24. The Diocese of Malaybalay issued a statement Jan. 25 expressing sorrow for the death of Father Rene Bayang Regalado, 42. “The Diocese of Malaybalay withContinue Reading
Yangon: Ahead of the Peace Day marking the assassination of India’s father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi, Myanmar’s chapter of Religions for Peace Co-President Cardinal Charles Maung Bo has appealed for peace and reconciliation. On the occasion, the religious leaders have put forward an urgent 7-point plan to the electedContinue Reading
