NCW Demands to Reform the Practice of Confession in Church
Practice of Confessions in Church: In catholic teaching, the Sacrament of Penance is the method of the church by which individual men and women confess sins committed after baptism and have them absolved by God through the administration of a Priest. This is usually conducted in a confession box or …
Cyclone Ockhi Wreaks Havoc
Death And Destruction A gentle breeze is definitely not fitting to describe tropical cyclone ‘ Ockhi.’ With wind speeds gaining up to 165 km per hour, Ockhi has been wreaking havoc in Tamil Nadu, Kerala. The government of Kerala described Ockhi as ‘an unprecedented calamity,’ necessitating the rescue of more …
Kerala in Low Spirits: Liquor Ban
Introduction The state of Kerala has the highest alcohol consumption per capita in India, at more than 8 litres per person annually (against the national average of 5.7 litres per person). The state decided to ban the sale and consumption of liquor in bars, an order which has recently been upheld …
Lovers Uniting for the Right to Kiss Arrested
Lovers in Kochi, Kerala united on Sunday at a mass demonstration for the right to be able to kiss in public, only to be met by violence and thousands of arrests by the police. The campaign, “Kiss of Love,” was protesting moral policing of couples expressing their love in public. …
