Today, 26th September, is the 107th World Day of Migrants and Refugees which is observed by the Catholic Church. Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ reflects on our attitudes towards the ‘other’ people. Read on: On 23 September 2021, two civilians were killed and several others including nine policemen were injured in violence during an eviction drive […]
The 87th Executive committee of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India (CCBI), culminated with the appointment of coordinators for the education, health, social service and media apostolate. The decision was taken during the conference’s 87th executive committee meeting held September 21-22. Salesian Father Joseph Manipadam, currently the coordinator for Education and Culture of Don […]
A tragic accident and death of a 14 year old student in a Jesuit run school in Williamnagar town of the North-eastern state of Meghalaya has caused a major stir in the Garo hills region. The incident took place on Tuesday September 24. Following protests, the principal of the school, Jesuit Father Melwyn Fernandes was […]
The Conference of Catholic Bishops’ of India (CCBI) has established a Bioethics Forum, which will be headed by Archbishop Felix Toppo SJ of Ranchi, chairman of the CCBI Commission for Theology and Doctrine, will be head the forum. Father Christopher Vimalraj, currently the director of Germain Academy, from the Archdiocese of Bangalore is its first […]
As Bihar, India’s third largest state, reels under the twin misfortunes of post covid-19 instability and the onslaught of floods caused by heavy monsoons, the Christian communities and the laity, religious congregations and social action centres in Patna Archdiocese are on a relentless mission of relief to the affected. According to conservative estimates, 53 persons […]
Are Indian Christians becoming aggressively anti-Muslim? It would appear so, especially if one monitors certain ‘Christian groups’ on social media. And when a Bishop, no less begins speaking the language of suspicion, one cannot sit quietly any longer. Look at some of the issues floating around: ‘love jihad,’ [when even a certain South Indian Bishop […]
The bogey of ‘Love Jihad’ continues to be kept centre-stage! An insidious strategy to ‘de-focus’ on real issues plaguing society in India, says Cedric Prakash SJ. in this hard-hitting piece: A Bishop from Kerala, and a Chief Minister from Gujarat are both wrong Recently, a Bishop from Kerala directly accused Muslims for making ‘Catholic’ girls […]
Tributes and condolences are pouring in from all parts of the country as the Indian Christian community and national political and civic leaders mourn the death of 80 year old Oscar Fernandes, a prominent Catholic politician from Karnataka State and former Union minister, on September 13. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his grief over the […]
सेंट जेवियर्स कॉलेज ऑफ मैनेजमेंट एंड टेक्नोलॉजी (SXCMT), पटना ने बुधवार, 1 सितंबर, 2021 को तीसरे वर्ष के छात्रों के लिए एक ओरिएंटेशन सत्र के साथ नए शैक्षणिक वर्ष की शुरुआत की। कॉलेज ने पहले, ऑनलाइन परीक्षाओं का आयोजन करके छात्रों के आंतरिक मूल्यांकन को पूरा किया, जिसमें बहुविकल्पीय प्रश्न, प्रेजेंटेशनऔर मौखिक परीक्षा शामिल थी। […]
Let’s start off with a quick Quiz; Identify the man: The man was a certified chartered accountant in London for a British company. He went on to become probably the first Indian with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration. [Our hot-shot youngsters, think of this, a BBA degree in 1928]! He enrolled for a Masters […]
The National Solidarity Forum on Saturday (August 21) announced the recipients of its first ever ‘Kandhamal Award for Human Rights’. The Awards will be presented on August 25 at a virtual event. The individual award has gone posthumously to Odisha based social activist Paul Pradhan, who died this year, aged 72, and the award for […]
The US forces and the intervention in Afghanistan did little for the actual empowerment of the Afghan people, says Jesuit Father Alexis Prem Kumar, who had spent several months in Taliban captivity. Father Prem was abducted on June 2, 2014, from the Zendjan district of Afghanistan’s Herat province and released on February 22 the following […]
