By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, October 2, 2019: There are still areas in which the Jesuits can work to protect the environment in India, according to a member of the order. On February 19, Father Arturo Sosa, the superior general of the Society of Jesus, urged his men to give aContinue Reading
By Bimal Lamisane Ranchi, October 1, 2019: No government of the country can identify itself in favor of any religion, said Prabhakar Tirkey, president of the Rashtriya Isai Mahasangh (National Christian Federation) in Ranchi. “India is a secular state, and the country has no religion,” he said. He was speakingContinue Reading
Kochi, Oct, 1, 2019: A large contingent comprising 180 nuns from the country, including 120 from Kerala, are scheduled to travel to the Vatican this month to witness a historic occasion for the Indian Catholic Church. On October 13, Sister Mariam Thresia of the Congregation of Holy Family will beContinue Reading
By F M Britto Raipur, October 1, 2019: Inspired by the charitable works of the Catholic Church, a Hindu employee has gone an extra mile to educate the under privileged kids in Raipur. Geetu Joshi, who is employed as a computer teacher at the church-run Seva Niketan (Institute of Service)Continue Reading
Patna, Sept. 29, 2019: Devastated by a spell of torrential rains lasting over three days, claiming at least 28 lives, Bihar on Monday trudged towards normalcy with intensified relief and rescue work in badly affected localities including the state capital. While people tried resuming normal business under an overcast sky,Continue Reading
The National Council of Dalit Christians (NCDC) has appealed to the Union government to grant Scheduled Castes (SC) status to Dalit Christians and Muslims. The appeal was made during a two-day national managing committee and special general body meetings of the NCDC held in Odisha’s Gopalpur on September 28 andContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar, Sept. 30, 2019: Odisha sees three children going missing every day and the State police takes nearly 10 days to recover three missing children. With such a snail’s pace of recovery, the State languishes at the bottom in the country. And the big worry for Odisha is the whereaboutsContinue Reading
Ranchi, Sep 30: A church-run school in Jharkhand’s steel city Jamshedpur has suspended 17 students for allegedly shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in the school, drawing protests from Hindu-right wing groups on Sept. 25. The matter came to light when some parents approached the district education officials, while Appu Tiwari, whoContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi New Delhi, September 27, 2019: Around 220 Jesuit rights activist and their collaborators from South Asia have spent two days to review their past 50 years of commitment in social justice and seek new ways to become relevant to the marginalized. The Jesuits in Social Action (JESA)Continue Reading
New Delhi, September 26, 2019: The head of the Jesuits in South Asia has called for a new South Asian Association of Regional Corporation that encourages greater economic exchanges and more sociopolitical harmony. South Asia like rest of the world currently witnesses “an upsurge of the right-wing, with a lethalContinue Reading
