Pope Francis has appointed Divine Word Father Sebastian Maria Michael, a noted sociologist and writer, as a consulter of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue. Father Michael is the director of the Commission for Interreligious Dialogue of the Arch-diocese of Bombay. He is a professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Mumbai, and honorary director, Institute of Indian Culture, Mumbai.

Justice Bhuyan Calls for Protection of Dissent and Personal Liberty
Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan has expressed concern over the growing trend of treating peaceful dissent and ordinary actions as criminal offences. Speaking at a


