By M L Satyan Coimbatore, July 25, 2024: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government has presented its budget for FY2024-25. The key announcements include: • Skilling and Employment Initiatives: Five new schemes with a budget of 2 lakh crore (2 trillion) rupees aim to upskill and create employment opportunities forContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, July 5, 2024: When on July 5, 2021, the fascist regime of India, killed Jesuit Father Stan Swamy, they succeeded only in destroying the frail body of an 84-year-old Catholic Priest. Today, three years after that fateful day, the Spirit of Stan Swamy lives on. MillionsContinue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore, May 13, 2024: India is in the middle of a highly decisive election because many political observers are of the view that the future of Indian democracy hinges on the result of this election. To a democracy, periodic free and fair elections are like the soulContinue Reading
By Midhun J Francis Rome, May 10, 2024: The Catholic Church on May 8 observed the feast of the Seven Martyrs of Tibhirine. It commemorated the lives and ultimate sacrifice of some monks, who were killed during the Algerian Civil War. The seven members of the Trappist Order of theContinue Reading
M L Satyan Coimbatore, May 3, 2024: Janata Dal Secular leader Prajwal Revanna, grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, and the son of HD Revanna, is the name widely spoken these days across India. Thousands of videos allegedly showing Prajwal sexually abusing women have sparked public outrage. TheContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla Hyderabad, May 2, 2024: Not often a region in India gets three Catholic bishops consecrated in three weeks. The Catholic community in the Telugu speaking states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, in southern India, rejoices in having three shepherds who are expected to bring great energy andContinue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore, April 18, 2024: Ever since the BJP came to power at the center under the prime ministership of Narendra Modi, violent attacks by the Hindutva organizations on the Church personnel and institutions have been increasing. Even in the middle of elections to the Lok Sabha thereContinue Reading
By Stanislaus Alla New Delhi, April 8, 2024: The much-awaited Vatican Declaration on Human Dignity was issued on April 8 by Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. While the instructions on sex and gender grabbed the headlines globally, the document has severalContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Our world today (particularly, India) is broken and fragmented; divisiveness, hate and violence hold way! The people cry out for exemplars: women and men who can transcend exclusiveness, pettiness and jingoism! Those who have the prophetic courage to be visible and vocal and who make efforts toContinue Reading
By Astrid Lobo Gajiwala Mumbai, March 17, 2024: Last year, as part of a grassroots consultation for the Synod on Synodality. I was invited to an international conference organized by Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram (Pontifical Athenaeum) Bengaluru, and asked to speak on: “What can I do to make the Indian ChurchContinue Reading
