‘Intellectual shudras’ decry government apathy in higher education
2018-09-03
They resented the attitude among some sections that minority institutions are “intellectual shudras” – needed to serve the elite aloneContinue Reading
Whither Pope Francis? Please don’t dither now
2018-09-02
By chhotebhai Kanpur: It is with a heavy heart that I am writing this piece. God chose St Francis of Assisi in the 13th Century, saying to him, “Go and repair my church”. Those were the Dark Ages of the Catholic Church, where power, corruption and hedonism were rampant; rightContinue Reading
Orissa catechists study Pope’s document on holiness
2018-09-02
The seminar awarded three senior catechists from each dioceseContinue Reading
Catholic priest surprises Muslims speaking at Kerala mosque
2018-09-02
The Muslims had fed the flood victims who had taken shelter at his churchContinue Reading
Former Christian Conference of Asia official dies
2018-09-01
Bishop Samuel served as the general secretary of the for five yearsContinue Reading
Uniform Civil Code undesirable, unnecessary: Law Commission
2018-09-01
Commission suggests certain measures in marriage and divorce that should be uniformly accepted in the personal laws of all religions.Continue Reading
“Mother Teresa of Mithapur” feeds mentally ill on Gujarat roadsides
2018-09-01
Sister Elsie Vadakkekara started the mission moved by a story of a mentally ill person eating cow dungContinue Reading
Worse than Emergency!
2018-09-01
Pretending that these are not ‘dark times’ and that the situation is not serious, will only mean an encouragement to the fascist, fundamentalist and fanatic forcesContinue Reading
Australian Catholics vow to end child abuse “coverups”
2018-08-31
The Church was formally responding to a 5-year royal commission into institutional child abuseContinue Reading
Bombay archdiocese plans on being a ‘Green Diocese’
2018-08-31
Cardinal Oswald Gracias will launch the Green Diocesan Initiative on September 1Continue Reading