From The States

Evil weeds poison good fruit in Pakistan

“While scrolling through my social media feed, my eyes fixed upon the troubled reflection of innocent angel Sunita Masih. She was staring back at me with helpless orbs. Her eyes betrayed the discomfort of humiliation and, without even uttering a single syllable, she proclaimed the tale of injustice through her misery-laced expression” reports Anee Muskan […]

Fears rising over China’s looming ‘re-education’ of Christians

The recent arrest of a Vatican-approved bishop, priests and seminarians in north-central China came as a shocking development, if not sur-prising, as religious persecution in the communist country has continued to intensify under the watch of President Xi Jinping. Bishop Joseph Zhang Weizhu of Xinxiang in Henan province was arrested by police on May 21, a […]

Indian women of Islamic State face uncertain future

Four Indian women, who joined as Islamic State fighters and now lodged in an Afghanistan prison, seem to face a bleak future. The women, all from Kerala, had accompanied their husbands to join the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP).

Vatican official’s call on food system wins Indian supporters

Several food rights activists in India have applauded a Vatican official’s call to rebuild the world’s food systems to make it more resilient, inclusive and sustainable. “We have the potential to embark on this journey together, taking this unique Covid crisis as a unique opportunity,” asserted Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting […]

Ecumenical center launches Hindu-Christian dialogue series

A weekly program on Hindu-Christian dialogue started by the Bengaluru-based Ecumenical Christian Centre (ECC) has been drawing scores people from across India. The 25-episode lecture series is titled “Hindu Christian Dialogue for Fellowship: Sages and Saints for Self-Realization and Social Transformation.” It is meant to understand the saints and sages who laboured for social transfor-mation […]

‘Everywhere, there is pain’: Indian sisters on life in the COVID-19 hotspot

Global Sisters Report invited its sister columnists in India to share their experiences of how the terrible outbreak of COVID-19 has affected their country in the last few months. Six sisters wrote special columns, compiled below, describing their experiences and what it is like on the ground as health workers, as tribal citizens, as compassionate caregivers and […]

Elderly Indian nun defies pandemic to feed street poor

At the age of 83, Sister Elsie Vadakkekara never miss-es her appointment with the poor on the streets, not even during a pandemic lockdown. Summer, winter or in pouring monsoon rains, the Catholic nun is on the streets at midday every day to dis-tribute food to mentally ill people living rough in her neighborhood in […]

Father Swamy admitted in Catholic hospital on court orders

Jesuit tribal activist Father Stan Swamy was on May 28 admitted to a Catholic hospital in Mumbai following the Bombay High Court intervention. Father Swamy arrived at Holy Family Hospital in Bandra, a Mumbai suburb, at 9:45 pm, according to Jesuit Father Arockiasamy Santhanam, spokesperson for the National Lawyers Forum of Religious and Priests, who […]

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Youth taught to use social media to become Good Samaritans

Pakistan’s oldest priest passes away at 97