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Citizen groups in Varanasi rally in support of Bilkis Bano

A powerful citizen’s movement in Varanasi has come to the streets demanding justice to Bilkis Bano, a rape survivor of the 2002 communal riots in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The Sajha Sanskriti Manch (SSM, United Forum for Cultural Diversity), network of various social and human rights organization, has organized a series of public […]

Odisha people observe Kandhamal violence’s 14th anniversary

A state-level peace and harmony convention was held in Odisha on the fourteenth anniversary of the Kandhamal communal massacre in the eastern Indian state. More than 300 civil society groups, political leaders, journalists, lawyers, writers, students, and academicians, including priests, and nuns across the state joined the day-long peace and goodwill convention August 25 at […]

Restructure training program for seminarians, religious: Vocation commission

The sharp decline in the current standard of education has prompted the bishops of northeastern India to call for restructuring the initial forma-tion years for priests and reli-gious. The all-promotion system in schools and making subjects like maths not compulsory to pass grade ten have adversely affected the reading, writing and numeracy skills of those […]

Former Patna Jesuit provincial dies

Father John D’ Mello, a former Patna Jesuit provincial and renowned spiritual director, died August 24. He was 89. The death occurred at 7:30 am at Xavier Bhavan at Digha Ghat, a western suburb of Patna, where Father D’Mello was leading a retired life.

What does a charter draft by sadhus reveal about new India?

India’s constitution came into effect on Jan 26, 1950, completing the nation’s transition toward becoming an independent, democratic republic. But a self-appointed constituent assembly of 30 Hindu seers and scholars has come up with the draft of a “new constitution” for their proposed “Hindu Rashtra” (Hindu nation). If the Hindu savants associated with the Shankaracharya […]

Salesian college in Meghalaya completes 100 years

A Salesian college in Meghalaya has completed 100 years of service in the northeastern Indian state. The centenary of the Salesians entry into the region and Don Bosco college in Tura recently took place at the college on August 18. Minister of Food and Civil Supp-lies James Pangsang K Sangma, the chief guest, hailed the […]

Divine Word provincial dies

Father Petrus Kullu, provincial of the Divine World Society’s Eastern Indian province, died August 18 of suspected Covid-19 infection. The death occurred at 4:15 pm in the Covid ward of Vikash Hospital, Bargarh near Sambalpur, a major town in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, according to a message from Father Victor Rodrigues on August […]

Helping people in war-torn Ukraine without losing hope

Sister Ligi Payyappilly, a native Indian, is worried that the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues, even after passing the six-month mark. The member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Saint-Marc has been serving war-hit people since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24. First, Sister Payyappilly help-ed evacuate hundreds of overseas nationals, mostly […]