Monthly Archive: October 2017
Our friend Varghese Pamplanil wrote the article in the CCV: Man sinner or crown & glory of creation? The New World! on Oct. 27th, and Dennis Daniel from Chennai, commented on it and wrote the following: Denis Daniel. 28/10/2017 at 11:56...
Here is another mind-boggling article which is a trademark of Chhotebhai. Isaac Gomes, Asso. Editor, Church Citizens' Voice.. Those who don’t learn the lessons of history are condemned to repeat the same mistakes. I see a striking resemblance...
Cover Image: Shyam Rangeela, hails from Sri Ganganagar (Rajasthan) and is known for his mimicry of Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi. Vinod Verma ex-BBC journalist, picked up from his Indirapuram residence in Ghaziabad at 3.30am on Friday on charges of extortion...
The Telegraph, Calcutta 27th October 2017 A fortnight ago reports appeared in various newspapers and news channels that India ranked 100 out of 119 countries in Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2017 report released by Washington-based International Food Policy Research...
(Note: It is said the biggest contribution of the Catholic Church to the whole world is to make it guilt conscious inside-out. All those who are caught in that sense of guilt, are easily enticed, trained and disciplined to...
LA CROIX INTERNATIONAL Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka Bangladesh October 25, 2017 Cover Image: Rohingya ethnic minority people fleeing to a temporary makeshift camp, Thursday, September 14, 2017. Ahmed Salahuddin/NurPhoto via Getty Images The ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya in...
Cover photo: Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar (ucanews.com photo). LA CROIX INTERNATIONAL. Ritu Sharma, New Delhi, India. October 24, 2017 Many Christians still work as bonded labourers, with whole families being "pledged" to landlords of Punjab as security for loans. The 52-year-old...
Cover Image: The restriction on journalism is Vasundhara Raje’s unique innovation. Maharashtra, which has similar provisions barring investigation/prosecution without sanction, has not imposed upon journalistic freedom (Himanshu Vyas/Hindustan Times) (Note: Someone has observed, Modi Sarkar is autocratic, not democractic. It...
Liturgical translations may indeed be adapted, Pope Francis says. To drive home the point, the Vatican has published a letter from the pope to Congregation for Divine Worship prefect Cardinal Robert Sarah after the latter attempted to play down...
The Supreme Court today asked why the Centre can't amend the law to make it mandatory for cinema halls to play the national anthem, and why the burden should be "thrown on the judiciary." People may not be required to stand...
THE TELEGRAPH CALCUTTA EDITION MONDAY 23 October 2017 WORM'S EYE VIEW MANINI CHATTERJEE The Taj Mahal is India's most iconic monument and is listed by UNESCO as one of the universally acknowledged masterpieces of world heritage. Very unfortunately of...
Diwali light in White House! RHC: what is it? It is the Republican Hindu Coalition in US! This is the highlight of the story below. RHC numbers 4.2 million now in US. The credit for it goes mainly to Shalab "Shalli"...
What is religion pure & undefiled? What is important is to be a ‘good person’, not to be a believer or unbeliever or to be like any one else which we can’t however much we try. Each one of us...
LA CROIX INTERNATIONAL October 20, 2017 Fr Myron Pereira SJ, Mumbai India Cover image: The Parthenon, Athens, home of ancient Greek democracy / Steve Swayne / Wikipedia / CC BY 2.0 Here is a probing and very relevant article by Father Myron Pereira...
Here is an article on the endless debate on making Aadhaar Card mandatory. The million dollar question is why is the present dispensation at the Centre not insisting on linking Aadhaar Card with Voters' Card? Surprisingly all pollitcal parties...
(A sequel to “Dil ka Dard”) Chhotebhai, in Indian Currents, Oct.0-15/2017 It is written as a sequel to MUJHKO GUSSA KYON AATA?, I am angry! (Note: This is a thought provoking analysis of Modiji’s rule as PM during the last three years...
A living Church is one in dialogue! dr. james kottoor A Church in dialogue, vertically and horizontally, is what constitutes the essence of a living Church. It becomes a living community only when it dialogues constantly between the so-called leaders and...
IndiaToday.in Edited by Kritika Banerjee New Delhi, October 17, 2017 Reacting to BJP MLA Sangeet Som's remark that Taj Mahal is a blot on Indian culture, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the day is not far when the...
The following two letters are reactions to our article: “End to all Rite Rivalries?” published in CCV on Oct.10. Kurien Joseph reacted to it from USA on Oct. 14ths and P. C. Joseph from Chennai wrote to us on Oct.16...
La Croix International editorial staff Vatican City October 16, 2017 The former head of the Vatican-owned Bambino Gesu hospital in Rome Giuseppe Profiti has been given a suspended sentence for diverting funds to pay for cardinal Tarcisio Bertone's retirement...