Washington, Oct 22, 2019: Incidents of violence and discrimination against minorities, including attacks on Dalits and Muslims by cow vigilantes, are not in keeping with India”s legal protections for minorities, a top US diplomat told a Congressional subcommittee on Oct. 22. “Incidents of violence and discrimination against minorities in India,Continue Reading
Manila, Oct. 22, 2019: Indian President Ram Nath Kovind unveiled the first bust in the Philippines of Indian peace icon and Father of the Indian Nation Mahatma Gandhi on Oct. 20. Kovind was at the Miriam College in Quezon City for the event. The bronze bust commemorates the 150th birthContinue Reading
By James Kottoor The three-week Amazon Synod from October 6 to 27 will conclude this week and Cardinal Oswald Gracias of India is the lone Asian representative at the synod. Not to disappoint any of us the following is what he told the American Jesuit Magazine in an exclusive publishedContinue Reading
Rome, Oct. 22, 2019: Christians and Hindus must resist pessimism and instead draw from and add to the “a hidden sea of goodness” that convinces many men and women around the world that peace and brotherhood are possible, said a Vatican message for the Hindu feast of Diwali. The commitmentContinue Reading
Shillong, Oct. 22, 2019: The crowd at the Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians in Shillong intensified on Tuesday with Meghalaya governor Tathagata Roy taking part in the requiem mass to pay his respects to Archbishop of Shillong Most Reverend Dominic Jala, who passed away in an accident in theContinue Reading
Tokyo, Oct. 22, 2019: A meeting between Pope Francis and former prisoner Iwao Hakamada during the pontiff’s trip to Japan “would send a clear signal to Japanese society. The death penalty is wrong and the Pope is against it,” say some Catholic and civil society activists.The pontiff will be inContinue Reading
LissyMaruthanakuzhy The book gives the reader a good picture of the aspirations and struggles of a native Goan in the colonial Portuguese era in Goa. If anyone, like myself have thought that people of Goa were happy under the Portuguese colonizers, perhaps we are not so right. As far backContinue Reading
Though the jungle and mountains in the state of Nagaland are halfway around the world from Trine University, Mark Kays’ love for music took him there this past summer. Kays, director of music at Trine, spent a month at the Nagaland College of Music and Fine Arts in far northeastContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ranchi, October 22, 2019: A coalition of progressive organizations in Jharkhand has condemned police attaching the belongings of an octogenarian Jesuit social activist. The Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha (JJM) “demands immediate quashing of the FIR and dropping of all frivolous charges against Stan Swamy and other activistsContinue Reading
Vatican City, October 22, 2019: Pope Francis has urged the International Christian Maritime Association to “help the people of the sea to know Jesus Christ and to live according to His teachings.” International Christian Maritime Association is an ecumenical association of Christian non-profit organizations that has been working with seafarersContinue Reading
