Contemplation & Action for a Faith that Does Justice
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The Catholic Bishops Conference of India is focusing on ecological justice as it celebrates Justice Sunday on 16 August 2015. Justice Sunday is an annual event in the life of the Catholic Church in India. The Indian Bishops’ Office for Justice, Peace and Development has prepared a booklet to help Catholics to reflect on ecological […]
A War Fought Piecemeal Pope Francis says that we are engaged in “a horrifying world war fought piecemeal”. More violence cannot fix it, but will only cause further suffering, and even the physical and spiritual death of many people. The answer, Francis says in his Message for the 50th World Day of Peace, lies in […]
Catholic Social Teaching in Asia Pacific Catholic Social Teaching principles may take root in and be expressed through every culture. Each particular experience can enhance humanity’s understanding both of reality, and of God’s call through it. By examining the local and particular, universal Catholic Social Teaching principles may be recognized and understood more deeply. Local […]
Who are the outcast and oppressed in your community? Are they fully included in the life and leadership of the church? What other forms of discrimination might we need to eliminate from the life of the church? Read the full Final Statement of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India Plenary Assembly XXXI, 13 February 2014 […]
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India note in their message for Dalit Liberation Sunday 2011 that Jesus of Nazareth was from a Dalit background. They call the whole Catholic community to act in solidarity with Dalits and to respect their human dignity. Here is the text of their Message for Dalit Liberation Sunday 2011
