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Why the Catholic Church is losing Latin America, and how it’s trying to get it back

Jack Aldwinckle The United Pentecostal Church in Bogotá is busy on Sundays. As the hall fills up, prams are parked neatly by the entrance. As more families drift in, the band strikes up a song with floor-filling disco beat. “The Lord is great”, sings the bass-playing pastor, as a bank of television screens relays the […]

All ‘Doctoring’ Is an Art : At the Heart of Which Is the Idea of Sacrifice

Psychiatrist Dr George John MBBS FRCPych FIMSA FLS A “fire side chat” with retired London Psychiatrist Dr George John What is the role of “Values” in one’s life? While strictly keeping religious notions in the private sphere at a broader level, I believe that our sense of morality and justice will depend on the values […]

The Tragic Abdication of Reason

Dr Paul Thelakat 1. Revelation is Dialogue This writer met the retired cardinal Joseph Pareccattil on a special occasion years back. As I was taking leave of him after a long conversation, he gave me a gift, which was nothing but a letter he wrote to the secretary of the Oriental Congregation in Vatican. It […]

All Conversions Are Considered “Forced” Or “Fraudulent”

Abp Peter Machado Bangalore I understand that the Karnataka Government instructed the deputy commissioners of all districts in the state to conduct a survey of churches, why such a survey and what is the motive? Yes, I was told that the Deputy Commissioners were asked to make a survey of the Hindus or others who […]

‘God among His People’ Is His Name, not God in the East

Fr. Biju Thekkekkara The world is going through a state of economic, social, political and ecological turmoil in recent years. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, people are anxious and afraid. There is an acute economic crisis. Many have lost their jobs and the income is reduced considerably, while the cost of living has gone up. […]

Rediscovering ‘A Tale of Two Cities’

Raphael Pentalian An exploration of the philosophical significance of the novel ‘ A Tale of Two Cities ‘ written by the world-renowned novelist Charles Dickens based on Biblical elements. This historical novel is set against the backdrop of the French Revolution. The two principal characters are Charles Darnay, a prisoner condemned to death; and Sydney […]

Does India need Christ? What has Christianity received in India?

Bp Sebastian Adayanthrath For Vision and Meaning Father Richard Rohr, an American Franciscan priest once said “Our people are dying for lack of vision, for lack of transcendent meaning to their soul and their struggles”. When I am faced with the question whether India needs Christ; I would strongly say that India needs Christ for […]

Do what God did: BECOME HUMAN!

George Pattery, S.J. Not so long ago, the German Bishop’s Conference sent out their Christmas greetings for that year with the following note: This year for X’Mas, let us do what God did: BECOME HUMAN! Becoming human is the mystery of X’Mas. Are we not born human? Yes and No: yes, biologically we are born […]

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Pope tells Bahraini Muslim leaders that unity, fraternity are the path to peace

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