By George Pattery Kolkata, Dec 19, 2023: Even as the Major archbishop of Syro-Malabar Church is dethroned on various counts, the sui juris synod is relying on the Rome Visitor to find a way out of the self-made crisis during his second visit! Is the sui juris status getting compromised?Continue Reading
By Carlos Luis Bengaluru, Dec 11, 2023: Every year on November 20, we mark Universal Children’s Day. The United Nations General Assembly created this day in 1954 with the goals of fostering global consciousness among youth, fostering international unity, and enhancing the welfare of children. The UN General Assembly approvedContinue Reading
By Carlos Luis Bengaluru, Dec 8, 2023: Liturgy is the source and summit of Christian life. It is a nursery of Christian life wherein one learns the basic principles and understands the importance of celebrating one’s life. It is in the liturgy that one can experience the Love of ChristContinue Reading
By Midhun J Francis Rome, Nov 28, 2023: In a digital age where the first message on our mobile devices often carries weighty information, the morning communication from Jesuit Father Stan Alla of Delhi’s Vidyajyoti College of Theology about a courageous girl named Sirisha in Telangana caught my attention. HerContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Nov 17, 2023: Recently I watched a YouTube video on how the healthcare system in India is corporatized. It was based on a Zee News report. It contains data on “unwanted surgeries” – 55 percent heart surgeries; 48 percent uterus surgeries; 47 percent cancer surgeries;Continue Reading
By Virginia Saldanha Mumbai, Oct 20, 2023: The Synod on Synodality, taking place in Rome through October has captured the attention of reform groups from all over the world. The 3-year process that began in October 2021 will conclude in 2024. Sadly, in Asia only a sprinkling of groups speakContinue Reading
By Jessy Kurian New Delhi, Oct 17, 2023: The ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ is the first Bill, introduced in the new Parliament building. It was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Union Minister of Law and Justice Arun Ram Meghwal on September 18 and was passed two days later withContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, Oct 14, 2023: In India it is common to see street dogs chasing two-wheelers. When someone or something is persistently chased by another the phenomenon is called “being dogged by something.” With the latest flare up between Israel and the Hamas, following closely on the heels ofContinue Reading
By Isaac Gomes Kolkata, Oct 12, 2023: The Enforcement Directorate, better-known as ED, could arrest any citizen even without possessing any evidence of the alleged financial scam. It seemed to have the absolute right of arrest. However, in a landmark judgment on October 3, the Supreme Court criticized the EDContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, Oct 6, 2023: The arrest of News Click founder and editor Prabir Purkayastha, the human resources chief Amit Chakravarty and a few other journalists associated with News Click on October 4, has sent a shock wave throughout the country. Amid growing restrictions on media freedom,Continue Reading
