Will Church allow LGBT persons to live in freedom?
2018-09-15
Will the Catholic Church have the courage to be inclusive like Jesus?Continue Reading
Why is India the “Most dangerous country for Women”?
2018-06-29
The biggest challenge for feminist men and women is to change entrenched patriarchal structures and mindsetsContinue Reading
Girl Child in India – an endangered species?
2018-05-18
A multipronged approach in education needed to change negative social attitudes towards womenContinue Reading
Rape cases that mobilized Indian conscience
2018-04-16
We need sound attitudinal change towards creating a society of equality Continue Reading
Women’s day celebration start of journey to liberation
2018-03-07
Churches celebrate women’s day but never touch the entrenched structures of discrimination existing in themContinue Reading
Church should teach value of women: Lay theologian
2018-02-01
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai: A lay Catholic theologian urged Indian church to create awareness on girls, women’s rights. Virginia Saldanha, a theologian based in Mumbai was reacting to the latest result of the annual economic survey presented by the Federal Ministry of Finance of Government of India which saidContinue Reading
Sambalpur diocese develops gender, child protection policy
2017-11-17
By Oliva Kerketta Jharsuguda: The Odisha Forum for Social Action organized three-day training programme to develop a gender, child protection and sexual harassment policy for the diocese of Sambalpur. “Every person should feel safe and secure wherever one is,” Bishop Niranjan Sual Singh of Sambalpur said in his opening remarks.Continue Reading
Lawyer nuns, priests pledge to work for poor
2017-01-19
By Virginia Saldanha Pune: Responding to the invitation of Streevani and Montfort Social Institute, 33 lawyers who are women and men Religious as well as diocesan priests came together at Jana Deepa Vidyapeet, Pune, from 13 to 15 January, to reflect on a ‘Prophetic Response to the Pursuit of Justice.’Continue Reading
Christian women take steps to address clerical abuse cases
2016-11-11
They also want to facilitate the gender sensitization of men, particularly bishops, priests and seminariansContinue Reading
Women as Equal Disciples – Unfinished Task of the Church
2016-09-30
Vatican Council II opened up a whole new world for women in the ChurchContinue Reading