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Probe confirms Indian Christians died after police torture

Probe confirms Indian Christians died after police torture

UN concerned at rights violations ahead of Myanmar polls

UN concerned at rights violations ahead of Myanmar polls

Pope Francis makes Filipino priest papal chaplain

Pope Francis makes Filipino priest papal chaplain

Vietnam to evacuate 1.3m people as typhoon nears

Vietnam to evacuate 1.3m people as typhoon nears

Blast at Pakistan madrasa kills seven, injures 70

Blast at Pakistan madrasa kills seven, injures 70

Jailed for holding a Christian funeral in communist Laos

Jailed for holding a Christian funeral in communist Laos

Letter from Rome: Other Angels should fall

Letter from Rome: Other Angels should fall

Indonesian Church to hold first Virtual Choir Festival

Indonesian Church to hold first Virtual Choir Festival

Another Hindu temple desecrated in Pakistan

Another Hindu temple desecrated in Pakistan

Myron J. Pereira

Myron J. Pereira

Jesuit Father Myron Pereira, based in Mumbai, has spent more than five decades as an academic, journalist, editor and writer of fiction. He contributes regularly to UCA News on religious and socio-cultural topics.

Changing face of Christian mission

Changing face of Christian mission

Sunday October 25, 2020, Myron J.Pereira

Christian mission asks to join others to proclaim a new social order, a new 'reign of God'

Why are Christians persecuted?

Why are Christians persecuted?

Monday October 19, 2020, Myron J. Pereira

Persecution is found mainly in the global South, where Christians are usually poor and a minority

Christian faith: truths of history or mythical stories?

Christian faith: truths of history or mythical stories?

Wednesday September 23, 2020, Myron J. Pereira

There are multiple layers of meaning in the Gospel, which shift back and forth from historical writing to mythical imagery

India's Jesuit film scholar dies at 85

India's Jesuit film scholar dies at 85

Friday August 28, 2020, Myron J. Pereira

Father Gaston Roberge encouraged many young talents to explore visual media through photography, film and video

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The Portuguese colony of Christian imagination in India

The Portuguese colony of Christian imagination in India

Sunday August 23, 2020, Myron J. Pereira

Indian Christians resisted attempts to re-imagine Christian themes according to indigenous patterns

When Emperor Akbar encouraged Christian art

When Emperor Akbar encouraged Christian art

Saturday August 22, 2020, Myron J. Pereira

The first examples of Christian art in India are found in the Muslim Mughal court in the north

At 73, India is in the throes of change

At 73, India is in the throes of change

Friday August 14, 2020, Myron J. Pereira

The best Indian tradition is dialogic, eclectic and inclusive, not intolerant of dissent

What more can we say of Ignatius Loyola?

What more can we say of Ignatius Loyola?

Sunday July 19, 2020, Myron J. Pereira

He taught the modern Church to pray

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Does a black Jesus matter?

Does a black Jesus matter?

Wednesday July 8, 2020, Myron J. Pereira

While there are historical reasons for the dominance of a white Jesus, every race and culture can make him their own

Faith in the time of Covid-19

Faith in the time of Covid-19

Wednesday March 25, 2020, Myron Pereira

Maybe Covid-19 shut down our churches so that we could look around and 'worship God in spirit and in truth'

How women change families and values

How women change families and values

Wednesday March 4, 2020, Myron Pereira, Mumbai

As women change, they redefine the family. Soon they will redefine the Church

Sharing faith in a post-modern world

Sharing faith in a post-modern world

Tuesday February 11, 2020, Myron Pereira SJ, Mumbai

The modernist canon has often revealed itself as patriarchal and racist, dominated by white heterosexual men

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Diocese in Western France makes long-awaited act of penance for those sexually abused by priests

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Europe’s Jewish population down 60% over last 50 years

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Women disrupt Masses over new court ruling on abortions in Poland

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