By Sujata Anandan The interference of men of religion in the political affairs of various states is neither new nor unique to India or the present government in the country.The earliest known example is of the Borgias from Spain who tried to take over Renaissance-era Italy. Two of them, uncleContinue Reading
Rome: Gayatri Lobo Gajiwala and her sister Nivedita were two young Indians who addressed the March 8 Voices of Faith meet in Rome on the occasion of the International Women’s Day. They shared with women representatives from all over the world their experience with the Church and their expectations fromContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi: Just the other day, a group of 10-15 people in Kerala apprehended Madhu, a tribal youth who was accused of stealing rice from a local store. The 27-year-old hailed from the Attapadi region of Palakkad district the southern India state, which is ironically called God’sContinue Reading
Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ* A few days ago a twenty-seven year old poor Adivasi youth was lynched by a mob in the Palakkad District of Kerala for apparently robbing some Rs 200/- worth of foodstuffs; sadistically some others were busy taking selfies at the site, even as the youth wasContinue Reading
The Supreme Court on February dismissed petitions against songContinue Reading
Ramachandra Guha In the eyes of our media, ties between India and Australia are mostly defined by cricket. Yet many other things bring the two countries together. Both were once colonies of the British Empire; both are now democracies. Both have growing economic ties with China; both are wary ofContinue Reading
The Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) government is badly trying to take Bihar out from the ‘dark ages,’ but the state’s police is sure to give a cultural shock to those who think that situation has improved in Bihar. The Nitish Kumar government may have succeeded in reducing murder andContinue Reading
Some confused, curious, or rather higgledy-piggledy Catholic and non-Catholic millennials have raised the following issues quite persistently since 2013, the year the charismatic Pope Francis became 265th successor of Saint Peter and Vicar of Christ on Earth. Here are Pope Francis’ thoughts on them: On nuclear and chemical armaments: “TheContinue Reading
By GEORGE CASSIDY PAYNE Mother Teresa once wrote: “The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted, uncared for and deserted by everybody.” As Mother Teresa knew as well as anyone, there are individuals in the world who are combating the biggest diseasesContinue Reading
