By S S Sundar Rome, March 15, 2020: I was shocked when the Italian government on March 14 announced a total of 1,441 deaths from COVID-19 in the country where I have spent the past eight years. The country has reported 21,157 cases. I took off for a month fromContinue Reading
By Shann Joseph Fernandes Rourkela, March 13, 2020: I was excited when assigned to a slum exposure program as part of my theology course in a regional theology seminary, Sambalpur, Odisha. We were 18 students of Khristo Jyoti Mohavidyaloyo (Light of Christ College), who went to Rourkela with our principalContinue Reading
By Shini Melukunnel Jharsuguda, March 11, 2020: The memory of growing up as a child in a traditional family in Kerala, southern India, is vivid. The Lenten season then consisted of sacrifice, giving up non-vegetarian items, fasting on Fridays. When I look back, those were mere rituals for me. TodayContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Manila, March 10, 2020: In Manila, the Philippines: I meet the homeless along the street, begging at doors, camping under the bridge, stopping vehicles on the road asking for coins, lying on the sidewalks — so frail and exposed to rain and sun. I was prejudiced, skepticalContinue Reading
Julio Ribeiro March 9, 2020: Today, I grieve for my country as never before! The prospect of a resurgent India, respected in the comity of nations, is slowly fading in the sudden flurry of Hindutva forces yearning for a Hindu Rashtra! I remember my first journey beyond Indian shores. ItContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, March 8, 2020: “How are you celebrating women’s day?” a friend asked me. This raised a question in me — do we still need to celebrate International Women’s Day? It is a debate that rages every March 8. It becomes a particularly louder conversation each yearContinue Reading
Chiang Mai, March 7, 2020: International Women’s Day (IWD) is an occasion to celebrate collective acts of courage and perseverance of women in their determination to achieve equality and transform society. Ending prejudice against women is a prerequisite for securing their fundamental rights. This year’s IWD theme, An Equal WorldContinue Reading
Dear Cardinal Oswald, Greetings from the group of Catholic women who are in solidarity with survivors of clergy sexual abuse of the Catholic Church in India! We are happy to know that the bishops who had gathered at the biennial gathering of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) inContinue Reading
By Tejaswi Ravinder Hyderabad, March 6, 2020:On a humid November morning, I walked inside the Bar Council building on the premises of Telangana High Court at Hyderabad. The first thing that caught my attention in the building was the huge wooden board hanging on the wall in the guest lounge.Continue Reading
By Susanna Tuscano Mumbai, Feb 25, 2020: One of the common problems I have come across in Catholic circles is the lack of potential spouses for those young people who take their faith seriously. Catholics are already a minority in India (where only around 2.5 percent of the population isContinue Reading
