Whether a woman should live sexually exploited against her will lifelong, is not a religious issue. It is a serious human rights and civilizational issue. No religious law should stand that runs counter to the fundamental principles and ideals in the Constitution of India.
January 5, 2021People needed to open their minds and hearts to learn the central lesson from this crisis: "We are one humanity," Pope added.
May 31, 2020Organised religion is indeed retreating from public into private space. Spirituality and toxicity are the two sides of the coin named religion. While in the public space, in the name of spirituality, it often spreads toxicity and hatred against other faiths, in the private space, especially in uneasy times like this, it plays a benign role by bringing peace and solace to stressed individuals and families.
April 28, 2020"The spread of the virus around the world is creating many uncertainties for the resumption of work in China.
March 13, 2020Pope Francis fell ill as Italy was battling a surging outbreak of the potentially deadly coronavirus.
March 3, 2020Pope Francis is already missing a part of one lung which was removed when he was in his early 20s in his native Buenos Aires after an illness.
March 2, 2020The 50-year-old priest is currently is serving rigorous imprisonment for impregnating a 16-year-old girl in Mananthavady diocese. A POCSO court in Thalassery last year had sentenced Vadakkumchery to 20 years jail term and slapped a fine of Rs three lakh on him.
March 1, 2020Those responsible for Bishop Accountability applauded the steps taken by the pontiff but pointed out that it has not had the same impact in all countries.
February 21, 2020The decision of Pope Francis not to allow married men to become priests is unlikely to be endorsed by those who argue that easing the celibacy rule will help address the dearth of clerics.
February 16, 2020No epidemic is invincible, and this one is no exception. With the great efforts of the Chinese people, the prevention and control of epidemic is heading in a positive direction, Yi said.
February 16, 2020Jesus came freely as a little child "so that we might love him," Francis said on the seventh Christmas Eve of his pontificate.
December 25, 2019The fineprint of the Vatican order must be that such secrecy, despite the traditional embroidery of the expression “pontifical”, is henceforth ‘no more an excuse’ for church officials to refuse to share information on matters relating to sexual abuse of children and no less crucially, the reporting of such offences to the civil authorities (aka police).
December 19, 2019“This place makes us deeply aware of the pain and horror that we human beings are capable of inflicting upon one another”, he said.
November 24, 2019In a video message to the Japanese people before he left the Vatican, Francis railed against the "immoral" use of nuclear weapons.
November 23, 2019On Friday, Francis will visit Chulalongkorn University where he will meet leaders of other beliefs and denominations, university rectors, academics and students.
November 20, 2019Sister Mariam Thresia was born on April 26, 1876 in Kerala's Thrissur district.
October 13, 2019The motto of the first stage of the Apostolic Journey is "Disciples of Christ, Missionary Disciples", and is a reference to an important anniversary.
September 13, 2019