By Don Aguiar. Mumbai: Why do we call Good Friday “good,” when it is such a dark and bleak event commemorating a day of suffering and death for Jesus? It is a significant day for the Christian community since it commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Judas betrayed Jesus, andContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur: The Blame Game, and shirking responsibility for one’s acts, is as old as the hills. When God questioned Adam, he blamed Eve, who in turn blamed the serpent (cf Gen 3:12-13). Their son Cain also sought to deflect responsibility for his brother’s death saying “Am I myContinue Reading
By George Cheriyan and Simi T B Bengaluru: The World Consumer Rights Day is observed on March 15 in most countries, since 1983. The day has been chosen since it was on this day in 1962 the then US President John F Kennedy addressed the US Congress defining and highlightingContinue Reading
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization said Covid-19 could be characterized as a pandemic. One year later, millions of lives have been lost to the virus, and people worldwide are taking stock of the last year and what the future holds. Global Sisters Report looks at the impactContinue Reading
Editorial in ncronline.org Washington: A press release from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops rarely makes national news, but in the past two months our church leaders have managed to garner headlines not once, but twice. Unfortunately, in both instances, the notoriety came because the bishops’ comments were tone deafContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar Mumbai: In Pope Francis’ first papal visit to Iraq, it’s important to note that violence against Christians in the troubled country had started years earlier – shortly after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003. The insecurity that followed the power vacuum enabled extremist elements toContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai: India’s partition was one of the major tragedies of South Asian region. The causes for this are to be seen in the triangle formed by ‘British Policy of Divide and rule, Hindu Communalism believing in Primacy of Hindu nation and Muslim Communalism demanding formation of Pakistan.Continue Reading
By Shashi Tharoor Thiruvananthapuram: During the unpleasantness surrounding the arrest of 22-year-old activist Disha Ravi, the most unsavory of the many disagreeable elements in the controversy was the attempt of Hindutva social media warriors to disparage her by claiming she is Christian. She is not, but what if she were?Continue Reading
By Aiborlang Nongsiej Shillong: As an educator and a writer from the region of South West Khasi Hills District I condemn the barbaric act committed on the workers at St Xavier’s College, Umoid on the Feb 24 night. The inhuman act of the miscreants has shocked the entire district andContinue Reading
(A sequel to “Love’s Dark Secrets”) By chhotebhai Kanpur: Once again this heading challenges us to sit up and take note. We know that the term “Love Jihad” has been coined by ultra-nationalist right wing forces that have used it to push through stringent legislation against forced conversions in UttarContinue Reading