Is ‘patriotism’ all about the national anthem and the tricolor?
Dr. George Jacob The Supreme Court recently asked all cinemas to play the national anthem, simultaneously screening the tricolor on the screens ‘for the love of the motherland’. ‘All moviegoers must stand up when the anthem is being played, and all doors of the cinema halls are to be closedContinue Reading
Churches to seek partnership in healthcare services
The Churches will observe February 12-19 as the Healing WeekContinue Reading
Bohra women urge religious leaders to end female genital mutilation
Mumbai: The cruel practice of female genital cutting or female genital mutilation (FGM) is not happening only in far away Africa. It’s not just being practised in tribal societies. Young girls aged six and seven are regularly being cut right here, in India. Mumbai abounds with untrained midwives who continueContinue Reading
Entry for women in Maramom convention’s night sessions sought
Kottayam,Kerala: While the Supreme Court is considering cases on the entry of women into the famed Sabarimala temple, a group in the Syrian Mar Thoma Church has demanded its leadership to allow the entry of women to the famed Maramom convention’s night sessions. This new demand comes on the eveContinue Reading
Cardinal Gracias to release book on Kandhamal justice
An analysis by Vrinda Grover and Saumya UmaContinue Reading
Maramon convention to begin on February 12
Kozhencherry: The 122nd annual Christian religious meet, Maramon Convention, organised by the Mar Thoma Evangelistic Association (MTEA), will be held on the banks of Pampa at Maramon, near Kozhencherry, from February 12 to 19, according to association general secretary Fr. George Varghese Punnackadu. Addressing a press conference here on Thursday,Continue Reading
Church storms heaven for ‘free and fair polls’
PANAJI: The archdiocese of Goa and Daman through its Council for Social Justice and peace has sent out special prayers to all churches to be recited by its faithful during the Eucharist celebration in the days leading up to the February 4 polls. Besides its prayer seeking to “choose leadersContinue Reading
Alencherry satisfied with government efforts to release kidnapped priest
The diocese of Faridabad plans a dharna on February 6 for Father Uzhunnalil’s releaseContinue Reading
Nagaland government blinks as anti-reservation protests escalate
The chief minister agrees to cancel elections, transfer police officialsContinue Reading