Newswatch Cardinal Anthony Poola President of CBCI  Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) elected Cardinal Anthony Poola as its new president, making him the first Dalit (term referring to the lowest rung of castes in India) to lead India’s Catholic bishops. The archbishop of Hyderabad, elevated to cardinal by Pope Francis in 2022, called for unity, reconciliation, and service-oriented leadership amid social tensions.  During its February meeting in Bangalore, the bish

Life Questions Title: Ask Boldly. Live Deeply. Grow Honestly. Intro In this brand new section, Joseph Sebastian (social worker to youth) will provide answers, in the light of faith, to a life situation. Readers are encouraged to send their questions to the email mentioned below. Article Long back, during my third year of undergraduate studies, I found myself standing at one of those quiet but defining crossroads of life. I was doing my BSc in Mathematics. Numbers made sense t

Our Daily Bread Title PsalmMeet: THE VIRTUE OF HOPE Intro Fr Jijo Jose Manjackal delves into our reason for hope. Article Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.  These hope-filled words of the Great Pope Saint John Paul II capture the essence of hope: an enduring, unseen confidence that lifts the heart even in darkness. Hope is the firm assurance that God is faithful, His promises true and His love never fails. The Psalms ar