By Lizy Thomas Bhopal, July 17, 2019: Egalitarianism says people are equal and deserve equal opportunities. Humans desire for a balanced prospect irrespective of our gender, caste, or region. Often we are not aware about our rights or what we deserve. Some acquire these rights through the ‘might is right’Continue Reading
Matters India reporter New York, July 17, 2019: Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar has underscored the role of religion and its leaders in working for sustainable peace and development. The “recognition that religious leaders are influential in peace making is a reality the world leaders and the civil societyContinue Reading
Mumbai, July 16: At least 10 people have been killed and many remain trapped after a four-storey building collapsed in the Indian city of Mumbai, officials say. It was the second such collapse around Mumbai in less than ten days. Torrential rains that lash the city during the monsoon oftenContinue Reading
Ranchi, July 16, 2019: A court in Ranchi on July 15 ordered a 19-year-old woman to distribute five copies of the Quran for sharing a controversial post on Facebook. Richa Patel, a resident of Pitharia, a Ranchi suburb, was arrested on July 12, following a complaint by a local IslamicContinue Reading
Katihar, July 15, 2019: Locals in Dangi Tola village of Katihar district in Bihar claimed they have no option but to eat rats as floods have wreaked havoc and destroyed houses in the region. Around 300 families have been affected by floods in the area. Speaking to ANI, Talla Murmur,Continue Reading
Never before has the Church in Kerala landed in such a shattered situation where it has a series of sexual scandals to counter after priests have landed in police custody for their libidinous tendencies, nuns have come out in public protest against a Bishop accused of raping one of theirContinue Reading
By Meera Subramanian July 15, 2019: India’s water crisis offers a striking reminder of how climate change is rapidly morphing into a climate emergency. Piped water has run dry in Chennai, the southern state of Tamil Nadu’s capital, and 21 other Indian cities are also facing the specter of “DayContinue Reading
This open letter to Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte from the Carmelites and Poor Clare’s of Italy was published on July 13, the Feast of St Benedict, in the Italian newspaper ‘Avvenire’ (Occur). Christian Kendall-Daw has provided the following English translation. Dear President of the ItalianContinue Reading
By Valson Thampu Thiruvananthapuram, July 16, 2019: Two media headlines on July 15 made significant reading. The first pertained to the struggle of a sizable segment of the priests and laity of the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese against what they deem to be the dubious and indefensible involvement of Cardinal George AlencherryContinue Reading
The Dominicans, one of the most prominent religious orders in the Catholic Church, have elected the first Asian leader in their 800-year history. Fr Gerard Timoner, who comes from the Philippines, was chosen as the 88th Master of the Order of Preachers on July 13. The election took place duringContinue Reading
