By Ram Puniyani Mumbai: In the process of formation of the nation one of the major pillars is the concept of Fraternity. The words — Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity — are flagship of French revolution that overturned the feudal system, the kingdom and heralded the coming in of Modern NationContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur: When I wrote the previous article on the need or role of bishops I expected howls of protest. Surprisingly, I received mostly positive feedback, including from several priests whom I have never met. So obviously I had my finger on the pulse of the community, or hadContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi: It is not even a year since SARS-CoV-2 infected humans and boiled over into a full-fledged pandemic. The first whining for a vaccine against the novel virus was heard even with the virus’ first baby steps over the Great Wall of China. There was aContinue Reading
By AXJ Bosco Vijayawada: “Kamala Harris’ journey from ‘Brahmin’ to Blackhood is rarest of the rare,” writes Kanch Ilaia Shepherd, one of the outspoken professors of politics and a persistent voice of the marginalized. It is indeed a moment of pride for Indians that Kamala Harris, a woman with IndianContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad: Medha Patkar is a woman of indomitable spirit! She is a person who has sacrificed a career in order to spend her life, accompanying the Adivasis and other vulnerable and excluded groups, particularly those who have been displaced by mega-projects. On November 23, addressing a webinarContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur: In the light of the recent appointments of bishops and archbishops, this question may seem audacious. But it is not altogether without merit. Do we really need bishops, what is their role in our lives, and if at all we do need them, then who should decideContinue Reading
By Lawrence A. Franklin The Pope’s Encyclical “Fratelli Tutti” (“Brothers All”) sadly seems more a massive and unwieldy political document than a religious guide to the Catholic faithful. The encyclical’s intended audience appears to be secular world rather than people of faith. The 43,000-word to me contains almost no discussionContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore: Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, former archbishop of Milan, made a revolutionary and realistic statement that the Catholic Church was “200 years out of date” in an interview before his death September 1, 2012, at the age of 85. Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera published hisContinue Reading
By Binoy Viswam Thiruvananthapuram: I wonder whether the Catholic Church is mature enough to appreciate the words of its supreme pontiff. But it may not be easy for the community of the faithful to reject them. This writer is not a Christian, but a materialist who does not believe eitherContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore: Fundamentalists, who are engaged in violence, hatred and murder, are enemies of religion. Despite shouting slogans of their respective religions and gods they are causing much damage and disrespect both to their religion and gods. The act of defacing the signage outside India Islamic Cultural CentreContinue Reading