By John Singarayar Mumbai, Jan 21, 2025: In a development that has sent shockwaves through India’s religious and political landscape, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat’s recent statements about ‘ghar vapsi’ (reconversion) of Adivasi communities have sparked a nationwide controversy. Speaking in Indore on January 13, Bhagwat made theContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, Jan 17, 2025: It is late evening, the day after Uttarayan (January 15), traditionally called ‘vasi uttarayan.’ It has been a dull, cloudy day; the wind has been fairly good though. Since yesterday thousands have been on building –tops, flying their kites and many others runningContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, Jan 17, 2025: Two industrialists have become the talk among the social media, both in India and in abroad. One person is N R Narayana Murthy of Infosys and the other is S N Subrahmanyan of Larsen & Toubro (L&T). Months after Infosys co-founder NarayanaContinue Reading
By C M Paul Siliguri, January 8, 2025: Theologians in India are saddened at the passing of a multidimensional contextual theologian and Professor of Theology Fr. Felix Wilfred on January 7, 2025. His unexpected demise leaves a void in the hearts of his students and peers. He was 76 yearsContinue Reading
By Roy Alex Mannar, Sri Lanka, Dec 30, 2024: The week after Christmas becomes a time of stocktaking, examining the highs and lows of the past year, and setting hopes and resolutions for the year ahead. This has always been my customary approach, but my perspective was profoundly challenged thisContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Coimbatore, Dec 20, 2024: Recently Capuchin Father Suresh Mathew, former editor of the Indian Currents weekly and secretary of the Indian Catholic Press Association, has written an open letter to the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India. I wish to highlight certain important pointsContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, Dec 17, 2024: Pope Francis turns 88 on December 17. He is one of the oldest reigning popes ever. Turning the wheel-chair into the ‘cathedra,’ he continues to lead and guide, exhort and animate, visit and travel, pray and bless, shock and surprise the faithfulContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, Dec 15, 2024: I have been blessed to be a teacher who had to form students of all religions. More blessed to be a part of a system where religion did not get priority, but religious values did. An educational program where all major religiousContinue Reading
By Anthoniraj Thumma New Delhi, Dec 13, 2024: The Indian ecumenical movement denotes to the efforts to promote mutual understanding, unity, and collaboration among various Churches in the country. It strives to overcome historical divisions and to foster common witness and service in the multi-religious and diverse cultural context ofContinue Reading
By Tessy Jacob Bhubaneswar, Dec 7, 2024: The Congregation of Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit (SSpS), popularly known as the Holy Spirit Sisters, celebrates 135th anniversary of its foundation on December 8. Founded in 1889 by German Father Arnold Janssen and two women aspirants, Helena Stollenwerk and HendrinaContinue Reading
