Guwahati, April 8, 2019: An appeal by Arunachal Pradesh Catholic Association to all Parishes and Catholic churches to vote for ex-Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Nabam Tuki has stirred a debate in the frontier state where political parties are trying to show their commitment to secularism. The prayer petition, which isContinue Reading
Panaji, Apr 7, 2019: The Aam Aadmi Party’s Goa convener says the local Church’s alleged displeasure against his party is the problem of a few priests. “One or two clergymen don’t represent the Church. The founder of Christianity himself has taught us to forgive. I forgive those who spoke lies,”Continue Reading
Kochi, April 6, 2019: Minorities in India are raising their voice against the saffron forces, as direct and veiled threats to them appear to surface in the form of speeches and tweets. While the Indian Union Muslim League, recognized by the Election Commission of India as a state party inContinue Reading
New Delhi, Apr 6, 2019: The new government should imbibe the culture of charity and respect the Constitution and the “golden rule of secularism,” Catholic bishops said April 6 after holding discussions among the faithful across the country. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) has submitted a report onContinue Reading
New Delhi, Apr 5, 2019: Home to many spiritual and religious leaders, India abounds with their precious teachings. Bringing their wisdom, usually in form of aphorisms, to guide people is an upcoming 10-book series called ‘Life Lessons’ with its first four featuring Moinuddin Chisti, Guru Nanak, Adi Shankara and MahaviraContinue Reading
New Delhi, April 5, 2019: The Supreme Court on April 4 rejected a Christian organisation’s plea seeking rescheduling of the April 18 polling for the Lok Sabha in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. A SC Bench, comprising Justice S.A. Bobde, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer and Justice Indira Banerjee, declined the pleaContinue Reading
Kakkanad, Apr 5, 2019: Prison cells have long been potential spaces of creativity for political leaders and literary figures. They have given birth to several literary masterpieces opening doors to freedom of expression. Even decades later the picture is more or less the same at the District Prison here thatContinue Reading
Warsaw, Apr 3, 2019: A priest in northern Poland who led a public burning of books that included titles from the “Harry Potter” series and other items parishioners wanted destroyed has apologized, saying the ritual was not intended to condemn specific authors, religions or social groups. Father Rafal Jarosiewicz calledContinue Reading
April 4, 2019: 14 parties and 150 organizations have signed a charter demanding housing, jobs, migration, sanitation, safe drinking water and other livelihood issues. These issues are not considered political and not spoken of by many political parties, prompting activists, scholars, and urban workers’ collective to come together and presentContinue Reading
Secunderabad, April 4, 2019: Paul Dhinakaran, director of Jesus Calls Ministries International, held a 72-hour prayer for the nation, which concluded on April 3 at Secunderabad. Several bishops of leading churches, independent church pastors and Christian leaders of various denominations were among about 3,500 participants of the program. Addressing theContinue Reading
