A global study of gender equality has placed India nearly at the bottom, with some research and rights groups accusing religion of playing a major role in Indians discriminating against women. The Sustainable Development Goals Gender Index ranked India 95th out of 129...
The Delhi High Court on June 13 refused to stay the interview process for admission of Christian students in Delhi University’s St Stephen’s college. The court said it did not consider it appropriate to stay the interview process. “I am not inclined to grant the...
A human rights group in Jharkhand, eastern India, has condemned what it called repeated raids on Jesuit social activist Father Stan Swamy. “The raids and arrests are part of the government’s growing attempts to stifle dissent and intimidate those who are fighting for...
Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore on June 11 expressed deep sorrow over the passing away of Girish Karnad, a legendary playwright, actor and social activist. “We have lost a legend in field of literature and arts. Truly our cultural world is poorer today,”...
Does God lead people into temptation? Not anymore, at least if you’re a Catholic in France, Spain, or – as of – Italy, where the Bishops’ Conference has approved (with Pope Francis’ blessing) a translation of the Our Father that wrestles the blame for sin...
