When India’s bishops meet in Bangalore during the first week in February(1st to 8th Feb), they will discuss “the role of the Church for a better India.” While India has only 18.6 million Catholics--fewer than half the number of those in Brazil, Mexico, the Philippines, the US, Italy, or France--it now has more seminarians (14,798) and sisters (95,530) than any other nation in the world.  read more »

By Melwyn Pinto SJ
BANGALORE, Jan 30: Communal forces allegedly beat up students of St Joseph’s PU College, Anekal near Banglaore and paraded the Principal of the College to police station here on January 27, accusing the College of not hoisting the national flag on Republic Day.

The incident took place on January 27 as an unruly mob of over one hundred belonging to ABVP, VHP, Rashtra Shakti Sene and Karnatak Rakshana Vedike barged into the College campus demanding action against the Principal and the College management for not hoisting the national flag on the previous day. Some of the elected councilors of the Anekal Muncipality too were part of the mob.  read more »