Today,on the 18th of June, is the very first ‘global’ day dedicated to ‘Countering Hate Speech’. According to the UN, hate speech is any kind of speech or writing that attacks or discriminates against a person or a group based on religion, ethnicity, nationality, race, color, descent, gender, or any other identity factor. Speech should […]
The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth in India had an exciting time earlier this week, as they celebrated the installation of two new Provincials and their leadership teams on June 1, the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Installation of the new Province Leadership Team of Patna Province, Sister Latika Kottuppallil, Provincial; Sister Basanti […]
We’ve been in love with her for ages. Soccer, or ‘Foota’ as she is known in my part of the hills. Throughout the world, it’s called the Beautiful game. But not so any longer it seems. Soccer fan violence raises its ugly head time and again, in all those places which love football, it seems. […]
“Jesus is my first love and Taekwondo is my passion!” Standing at just 4 feet 11 inches tall, 67 year old Franciscan sister Linda Sim is a martial arts world champion. Last month, the nun, who is a fifth-Dan black belt holder became the first Singaporean to win a gold medal in the World Taekwondo […]
‘Listen!’This was the theme for the World day of Social Communications, celebrated by Catholic communicators the world over on Ascension Sunday.The 56th World Communications day, which fell on Sunday, 29 May. Never before has a theme been so apt for those who are engaged in the dissemination of the ‘good news’.In a countries being buffeted […]
Coming up this week is an album to experience. A gem of a performance from Silver Springs, and we’re talking about a style-whirlpool of a group led by Maryland songwriter K Nkanza. For those of you who are familiar with the music streaming portal Bandcamp, you know that it allows artists to declare which musical […]
Catholic priests and nuns in Kerala have become pro-active about the ‘deliberate attempts’ to malign their image, but what’s beneath the surface? Taking serious note of the rising trend to defame the Church in mainstream media and social media platforms, priests and nuns have stopped playing the role of passive victims. Catholic officials in Kerala […]
On Thursday President Vladimir Putin of Russia ordered what he called a “special military operation” in Ukraine. Ukraine said it faced a “full-scale attack from multiple directions.” Hours after the Russian offensive began, the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops’ Conference sent a message to the faithful, inviting them to pray for “the leaders of our state, for […]
Pope Francis has turned the spotlight on nuns and women religious, a significant action for the entire Church the world over. The Catholic Church celebrates the 26th World Day for Consecrated life on Wednesday, February 2 . For the 26th edition of the celebration this year, the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies […]
Against a background of ‘well-planned attacks’ on Christian institutions reported in the media and 486 incidents of violence against Christians in the past year (as reported by United Christian Front) the voice of the official church, the CBCI(Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India*) is missing. This is the gist of an appeal sent out to CBCI […]
Nitish Kumar, a 16 year old boy (who, incidentally, is the namesake of the Bihar Chief Minister), from a village in Gaya district, is currently swathed in bandages at Apollo Burn Hospital in Patna. Over 55 percent of his body has no skin. His skin peeled off from the neck downwards, after ‘unidentified’ men on […]
What does one do when the chief guest of the event of the year just doesn’t turn up on time? What if you get the news that the that person will probably be half an hour late? And what if that half hour stretches on to become two full hours? That’s not something that you’re […]
