From The States

4 cops sacked for raiding Jalandhar priest’s house

Three Assistant Sub-Inspectors of Police are among four Punjab policemen dismissed from service, over four months after they raided a priest’s house in Jalandhar without approval, a senior official said. Senior police official of Patiala Mandeep Singh Sidhu on August 10 dismissed the four policemen, who are currently lodged in the Patiala Central Jail. The […]

Top UK church leader to push for Article 25 on India visit

Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury and a leading figure in the British establishment, will seek to encourage Indian leaders to affirm and implement Article 25 of the Constitution that guarantees freedom of religion during his forthcoming 10-day visit to the country. Visiting at the invitation of the United Churches of North and South India, […]

Bishop joins Tamil parties to condemn Kashmir move

Bishop Ezra Sargunam of the Evangelical Church of India was among hundreds who joined various political parties in Tamil Nadu to protest the federal government repealing Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to Jammu And Kashmir State. They on August 7 tried to march towards Raj Bhavan, the residence of the governor, […]

Dismissing justice — the case of Sisters Lucy and Lissy

Until August 2018, Sisters Lucy Kalapura and Lissy Vadakkel had very little in common except that they belonged to the same congregation and had somewhat similar names. But today they are perceived as partners in crime. Sister Lucy became a target for disciplinary action after she joined the historic public protest for Mulakkal’s arrest, as […]

Jesuit’s book highlights “resilient culture” of Bihar’s “noble people”

A Jesuit’s book on Bihar’s Musahars will help sensitize society about one of the most deprived communities who live in abject poverty, hunger and deprivation, says a noted educationist. The word “Musahar” (literally rat eater) is derogatory and not associated with profession or food habit, asserted Shanker Ashish Dutt, head of the Department of English […]

Patna archbishop urges students to imbibe Ignatian spirituality

Archbishop William D’Souza of Patna on July 31 urged students of a Jesuit college to imbibe right moral values as they strive to become achievers in life. “All of us want to succeed in life. We want to be achievers. But the success does not come with wealth or by climbing the career ladder. It […]

Surrogacy in any form morally unacceptable: Catholic scientist

A bill banning commercial surrogacy was introduced in the upper house of Indian parliament on August 5 after gaining the approval of the lower house. The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 allows “ethical altruistic surrogacy” to the intending infertile Indian married couple, between the age of 23 and 50 years for the female and 26 and […]

Bengaluru observes 800th anniversary of Francis-Sultan encounter

Heads of various religions in Bengaluru have commemorated the 800th anniversary of an encounter between Saint Francis of Assisi and Sultan al-Malik al-Kâmil of Egypt. Although all religions aim at the same holy and spiritual aspects to lead a good life, unfortunately people do not follow even 10 percent of their tenets and teachings,” regretted […]

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