News from Bangkok is that Thailand is looking for an overhaul as the people voted out the incumbent military backed government, according to news reports of May 15. Thailand’s opposition made it, trouncing parties allied with the military, setting the stage for r forming a government in to end nearly a decade of conservative, army-backed […]
In the aftermath of the violence that erupted over the past week in Manipur, the lawmakers from the hill tribes have put forward a demand for a separate state, and Manipur Chief Minister has been summoned to Delhi by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to news reports from the area. Manipur chief minister N Biren […]
In this opinion piece, Fr Cedric Prakash SJ touches upon several events that have occurred in the first two weeks of May, most disturbingly the violence in Manipur, also asking some searching questoins The first eleven days of May 2023 have, in many ways, been a defining period of Indian history. Plenty has happened in […]
It was a historic meeting on March 11, when two popes sat side by side in the Vatican. Pope Francis of the See of St. Peter addressed Coptic-Orthodox Pope Tawadros II of the See of St. Mark and his delegation, who are in Rome to celebrate 50 years of Coptic and Catholic relationships. It is […]
Boats belonging to a Chinese sea militia approached an area where the navies of India and Asean countries were taking part in drills in the South China Sea, says a Reuter’s report on April 9. The two-day sea phase of the Asean-India Maritime Exercise (AIME 2023) began on Sunday with naval ships and aircraft from […]
Peace activist Cedric Prakash writes this piece as the state of Karnataka pauses before election Day. Several people have predicted that winds of change are blowing, but what are the issues? Karnataka has gone silent today after a high velocity and vicious election campaign. With Assembly Elections 2023 just a couple of days away on […]
St. Catherine’s Home and Orphanage in Bombay (Mumbai) has been caring for single mothers and abused girls for almost a hundred years. Since 1927 the Daughters of the Cross, a Catholic Religious Congregation, have run the home. St. Catherine’s doors are open for abused girls entrusted to them by police and social services. This year […]
In the midst of political and social turmoil in neighbouring Pakistan, from the town of Faisalabad comes a ray of hope. With Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, and the season of Lent overlapping, Christians and Muslims have been provided a special opportunity to come together this year in Pakistan. Every year, the Catholic Diocese of […]
A few days ago, I read in the Indian Express newspaper, that India could be headed for a water shortage this summer. All major reservoirs have reported less water in them than in the previous year at the corresponding time. Except for the northern region, the rest of the four regions of the country’s reservoirs […]
वर्ष 2013 में जब केंद्र में संप्रग सरकार थी और उस समय कांग्रेस के उपाध्यक्ष राहुल गांधी जी थे। उस समय लालू प्रसाद यादव, जयललिता सहित तमाम सैकड़ों राजनीतिक लोगों को किसी न किसी मामले में न्यायालय द्वारा सजा मिलने पर संसद या विधानसभा की सदस्यता गवानी पड़ी थी। उस समय तत्कालीन कांग्रेस द्वारा ऐसे […]
On Saturday 25 March, the small Catholic Community of Buxar will witness the installation of their new Bishop, Most Reverend James Shekhar. The diocese was being administered by Archbishop Emeritus William D’Souza from 2020. The diocese was erected in 2005. His Holiness Pope Francis appointed the 55 year old Fr. James Shekhar as new Bishop […]
In this hard hitting reflection, Cedric Prakash discusses ‘The betrayal of Christ and Constitution‘. For the past couple of days, electronic and print mainstream media in the country, have been highlighting the public ‘promise’ made by the Archbishop of Tellicherry. During a protest rally of some Catholic rubber farmers he offered to help the BJP […]
