Kandhamal: As much as we would like to forget it
2018-08-12
Divisive politics should not drive Christians into silosContinue Reading
The Wail Behind The Veil
2018-08-11
The biggest casualty in the murky developments is the faith of the peopleContinue Reading
Progression of processions
2018-08-10
It is time all forms of religious processions bannedContinue Reading
‘Enough is enough’: Famed evangelist pens powerful letter to ‘troubled Catholics’
2018-08-03
Dear Troubled Catholics, I have never seen so many “ordinary Catholics”—who usually never follow or hear about Church news—as deeply troubled as I have seen them in response to the recent revelations about the retired archbishop of Washington, DC. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was asked by the pope to resign fromContinue Reading
To fight sex abuse, Church must invest in women: Vatican expert
2018-07-27
Michael J. O’Loughlin One of the church’s experts on protecting children from abuse says that while today “there is much more awareness about the issue,” the church has to invest more resources and include more women, especially in places where the church is growing fastest. “What is still lacking isContinue Reading
The Sadhu and Madhu
2018-07-26
# Chhotebhai We are familiar with the Sadhu, usually a saffron robbed ascetic or mendicant. Till not so long ago most Sadhus had little or no worldly possessions, living simple and frugal lives. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi may have been the first to break the stereotype with his Rolls Royces andContinue Reading
Rape is all about power
2018-07-22
By Virginia Saldanha The revelation that 110,333 cases of rape were registered in the country from 2014 to 2016, and 338,954 cases of crime against women were registered in 2016, by federal Minister Kiren Rijiju, does not come as a surprise. In fact, we should remember that these statistics areContinue Reading
India’s Church: Mired in controversies
2018-07-21
There is an unequal power equation between priests and nuns and also women in generalContinue Reading
India’s Murderous Mobs
2018-07-19
The government has to make it clear that lynching and mobocracy will not be toleratedContinue Reading
Is there still an Antidote Available?
2018-07-18
Don Aguiar Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is riding broad support from a selected populace that is happy with the country’s direction. Despite the optimism, however, new data shows the nation is veering dangerously away from democracy. Why has India’s index declined? The main reason is that the legislature isContinue Reading