Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ Amman, Jordan: Jordan has always been regarded as part of the Holy Land. There are several holy sites here associated with Christianity; these include, the place on the River Jordan(Al-Maghtas) where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist; the fortified hilltop(Machaerus) overlooking the Dead Sea, whereContinue Reading
He merely reiterated his consistent and unequivocal support for the dispossessed of the earth todayContinue Reading
On December 16, 1966, the United Nations General Assembly adopted two significant International Covenants on Human Rights: the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. These two Covenants, together with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), form the InternationalContinue Reading
Today 140 countries (two- thirds of the world) have abolished the death penaltyContinue Reading
The people of India need to wake up and act, before it is too lateContinue Reading
On the night of June 25-26, 1975, the country stood still as one of the darkest chapters of its history unfolded. For those whose memories will never fail, it was surely a reminder of those immortal words of Pandit Nehru when Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948, “the light hasContinue Reading