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Women’s and girls’ rights remain incomplete without something fundamental: equal access. When we open doors to education, economic resources,...
The carpenter from Nazareth seems an odd patron for the digital age. Saint Joseph wielded a hammer and saw, not
There is an old African proverb that says, “If you want to go fast, go alone. But if you want
(UCA News) — When more than 1.3 million women vanish over three years without sparking sustained national outrage, something fundamental
There is something quietly unsettling about the way many of us observe Lent. We follow the calendar, choose our sacrifice,
I am stuck on why we have made fasting so narrow. We talk about giving up food for a few
(UCA News) — When India’s University Grants Commission (UGC) announced its equity regulations for higher education early this year, the
The Indian Parliament met this February with all the usual ceremony—the grand halls, the formal procedures, and the weight of
(UCA News) — On a crowded bus last month in the Indian state of Kerala, a woman pulled out her
(UCA News) — In 1693, a Portuguese Jesuit named John de Britto was beheaded in southern India. The Tamils called
Something fundamental is breaking in the way India governs itself. Across multiple states in recent weeks, governors have walked out
(UCA News) — With 2026 having just begun, India faces a moment of reckoning. Citizens are demanding answers to urgent
(UCA News) — In the shadow of Bismarck’s Kulturkampf, when anti-Catholic laws drove priests underground across nineteenth-century Germany, one man
The word “shameless” has been thrown around so often in Indian political discourse that it risks losing its bite. But
(UCA News) — India teeters on the edge of something dangerous. Three forces are quietly dismantling the nation’s democratic soul:
(UCA News) — Every January, as winter settles across northern India, Christians from countless traditions pause to pray together for
Pride runs deeper than we often admit. It colours the way we see ourselves, shapes the circles we move in,
(UCA News) — Artificial intelligence is transforming our world at dizzying speed, carrying both extraordinary promise and serious peril for
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks of his bond with India’s Christian community or embraces the Pope for cameras in
(UCA News) — When I celebrated my first Christmas in a remote Maratha tribal village, I learnt that light does
The Christmas season brings a message of hope and unity, rooted in the mystery of the Incarnation, God becoming human
We mistake convenience for choice. Our phones overflow with apps promising freedom—order anything, go anywhere, pay anyone, buy everything. Tap,
India faces three intertwined dangers that threaten its democratic future: blind loyalty, corruption, and misinformation. Each corrodes the nation...
There exists a peculiar courage that emerges not from human accomplishment or worldly recognition, but from something far more profound—a
(UCA News) — In a country as diverse as India, elections should be conversations about hope, identity, and the future.
Over thirty government employees have taken their own lives this year while updating India’s electoral rolls, and the Election Commission
As winter descends and the days grow shorter, the Christian season of Advent beckons us into a sacred journey of
A Personal Tribute The Tamil word for grandmother—Ammachi —sounds like a lullaby when you say it slowly. But Marigirathammal was
Sunita aunty still remembers the afternoon that changed everything. She was visiting her neighbors in the government hospital when she
Pope Leo XIV’s first major document landed in October with surprisingly sharp language. “Dilexi Te,” a 200-page apostolic exhortation on
Across India’s vast tapestry of languages and landscapes, something remarkable is happening. Faith and culture are weaving together communities once
It was a crisp evening last July when Pope Leo XIV stepped onto the balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square, his
My grandmother kept a small wooden box on her dresser, the kind with a brass latch that clicked when you
When Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan stands before cameras on November 1, 2025, to announce that his state has become
(UCA News) — Last year, I watched Father Anthonyswamy stack boxes of canned goods in the pouring rain. His small
I never expected to find my deepest spiritual insights while washing dishes or tending to a small window garden. For
I once met an elderly woman at a parish office hour who told me she felt invisible. “I have been
Pope Leo’s first encyclical Dilexit Te (He loved you) is a profound call for the Church to embody Christ’s love
I was twelve when I saw my grandmother kneel beside a homeless woman outside our village church. Most people had
(UCA News) — Every autumn, when millions of clay lamps flicker across India’s rooftops and courtyards, a beautiful paradox unfolds
At least forty-one people died at a political rally in Karur, Tamil Nadu, on 27 September. Seventeen were women. Ten
(UCA News) — On Mission Sunday, Oct. 19, India will bleed and breathe simultaneously. Manipur’s families will huddle in makeshift
There is something profoundly unsettling about watching a family sit together at dinner, each face bathed in the cold blue
a small church not long ago, I watched an elderly woman lean close to her granddaughter and whisper, “When life
Last Tuesday morning, as I stood in my kitchen staring at my coffee maker, I realized something profound about faith.
Last November, Brother Michael stood at the edge of a prison yard in Mumbai, watching men in jail suits file
At least 40 people, including 17 women and 10 children, died and more than 80 were wounded on Septemebr at
Last Tuesday morning at Saint Francis Xavier’s Church in Chennai, Father Jesu made a special announcement during Mass. “We have
(UCA News) — The morning mist still clung to the hills when Nanita Jadhav heard the tempo truck approaching her
Last spring, I watched my neighbor Maria kneel in her garden, cradling a handful of seeds that would never grow.