By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, June 28, 2022: Since the news broke on the June 14 election of a German Franciscan priest, a self-declared gay, as a provincial, some Indian Catholics began to discuss gay priests and the morality around the subject of homosexuality. This article strives to help theContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, June 23, 2022: When we were young, being gay meant that we had the joyous abandonment of a child, an attribute that St Paul gives to being children of God (cf Rom 8:21). Today, being gay is understood as a man having a sexual relationship with anotherContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, June 18, 2022: Two recent articles speak of how Hindutva forces easily trap bishops, priests and nuns by exploiting their ignorance. Jesuit Father Vincent Perappaden wrote about the conclave organized by the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) Minority Morcha in Kerala for Catholic priests and nuns andContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, June 19, 2022: There are many who admire Arundhati Roy. Many others do not. But no one can deny she speaks truth to the powers. Listen to her recent conversations with Aljazeera: “The bulldozing of Muslim homes, it marks a moment in time where youContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, June 16, 2022: Among the Religious, elections or appointments of provincial superiors or even superiors general do not easily make global news but recently the election of a 51-year-old Franciscan priest as a provincial in Germany made headlines simply because he is a self-declared gay.Continue Reading
By Vincent Perappaden Thiruvananthapuram, June 12, 2022: It was named as a conclave. The attendees were about 150 priests, religious sisters, and lay leaders who run schools and colleges in Kerala. It looked like a meeting of the Catholic educational leaders convened by the Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Conference (KCBC) atContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, June 10, 2022: The words “Sex Worker” and “Prostitute” are very commonly and widely used all over the world to point out to the woman who is into prostitution/sex trade. But both these words are meaningless and try to discriminate these women further. Commonly theContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, June 2, 2022: The given title of this write-up is a serious issue of concern in the Catholic Church in India. There is one group saying that there is no casteism in the Catholic Church. Another group asserts the presence of casteism in the IndianContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, May 31, 2022: Indian Catholic Church rejoices at the choice of Pope Francis who on May 29 announced that Archbishops Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa and Daman and Anthony Poola of Hyderabad will be created cardinals at a consistory to be held at the VaticanContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, May 24, 2022: There is celebration in some circles that Pope Francis’ latest directive that non-ordained “Brothers” in men’s religious orders that also include priests, may now become Major Superiors, albeit with Vatican permission. What is the hullabaloo about? Will it have any impact on the ground?Continue Reading