A secular group in West Bengal State’s South 24 Parganas district has put up a statue of Mother Teresa at the heart of a village market to uphold secularism. An inter-religious gathering on August 27 watched as the statue of the world renowned Catholic nun was...
With dwindling vocations to the priesthood, especially in the West, the cry for women deacons is getting stronger, even while some fear a mixed-gender diaconate might serve to reinforce clericalism in the church. Pope Francis is not altogether opposed to the idea. He...
Jesuit social activist Father Irudaya Jothi has been nominated for this year’s “Nation Builders Award 2019.” “I am indeed happy to convey to you, that Rotary International (RI) Dist 3291 has decided to confer the prestigious ‘Nation Builders Award 2019’ on you at...
A group of senior people attached to the Church of South India (CSI), including Valson Thampu, former principal of Delhi’s prestigious St Stephen’s College, have petitioned Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan against giving state guest status to Archbishop of Canterbury...
Daughter of Charity Sister Enedina, a 98 year old Spanish national, is set to return to her home country after 48 years of service in Odisha as her application seeking Indian citizenship was declined. She graduated in MBBS from a medical college, Madrid, Spain’s...
