Stop committing sin of silence
2018-09-14
Let us not make an excuse of delegating our job to GodContinue Reading
Bombay archdiocese wants Bishop Mulakkal to step down
2018-09-14
Mumbai: The office of the Archbishop of Bombay has asked Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar to step down to help unfold an inquiry against him. It says the reputation of the Church, not just in Kerala but all over the country, is at stake and stepping down would be theContinue Reading
37% of women dying of suicide are Indians
2018-09-12
New Delhi: Suicide is the leading cause of death in the 15-39 years age group in India. Thirty-seven per cent of such deaths among women globally occur in India, and the suicide rate among the elderly has increased over the past quarter century. The data was released on Wednesday byContinue Reading
Indian artists step forward to raise funds for Kerala relief work
2018-09-12
An exhibition and sale of artworks will take place at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) here from September 21-23 in a step forward by the Indian art fraternity to raise funds for flood-ravaged Kerala. Titled “Art for Kerala Flood Disaster 2018”, the 3-day exhibition and sale will seeContinue Reading
Rape accused bishop summoned to Kerala
2018-09-12
Kochi: Kerala police has asked Bishop Franco Mullakal of Jalandhar diocese, accused by a nun of raping her, to appear before the investigating team on September 19. The decision to summon the clergyman was taken after a meeting chaired by Vijay Sakhare, Inspector General (Ernakulam range), which was also attendedContinue Reading
Stored Anger : Book reflects on saga of violence
2018-09-12
C.M. Paul Guwahati — A lone voice that has undertaken several peace initiatives over several decades in the conflict ridden northeast India has come out with a new book chronicling and reflecting on the saga of violence perpetrated down the ages. “The book is precisely about the “Collective Anger” thatContinue Reading
Rape accused bishop claims conspiracy against Church
2018-09-11
Jalandhar: Weeks after accusing a Roman Catholic Bishop of raping her, a nun has sought urgent intervention of the Vatican for justice and demanded his removal as the head of the Jalandhar diocese, questioning why the Church was “closing its eyes to the truth” when she mustered courage to makeContinue Reading
51 killed as Telangana RTC bus falls into gorge in Kondagattu
2018-09-11
Hyderabad: Fifty-one people, including several women and children, were killed, and many suffered injuries on Tuesday morning when a Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) bus plunged into a gorge on the Kondagattu ghat road in Jagtial district. Earlier reports said 40 people were killed. The death toll rose toContinue Reading
Relief works retrieve Church’s glory, says magazine
2018-09-11
It lambastes palatial church buildings and pompous feast celebrationsContinue Reading
NCW summons MLA for abusive language against Kerala nun
2018-09-11
Thiruvananthapuram: The National Commission for Women issued summons to independent lawmaker P.C.George for his disagreeable comments against a Kerala nun who accused Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal of raping her. The loose-lipped Poonjar MLA in a recent press conference referred to the complainant as a ‘prostitute.’ Following this, the National CommissionContinue Reading