Monthly Archive: November 2017
A cry in the wilderness! (Note: This is a reaction to the comment of Kalarickal and the article by Agustine Alanchery: ‘An open letter to Archbishop Perumthottam of Changanaseery, Kerala, by Varghese Pamplanil, james kottoor, editor.ccv.) Varghese Pamplanil I have...
‘A ‘Field-hospital ’ or ‘Silicon Valley Church’ questions Cardinal Muller – dr. james kottoor. In the pic: Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller Yes! “both bitter and concerned” and...
Pope Francis in Myanmar! Joanna Moorhead, in the Guardian, UKl 28 November 2017 The pontiff felt he had no option but to back out of denouncing persecution in Myanmar because of implications for local Catholics ‘Many people are disappointed that...
Cover Image : Courtersy (Pixabay/CC0) National Catholic Regiser NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER 17 November 2017 Patti Armstrong According to Father Mitch Pacwa SJ, who is a host for EWTN radio and TV, a frequent pilgrim guide to the Holy Land and...
Fr. Cedric Prakash sj* 25 November 2017 (In his typical crystal-clear style, Fr Cedric make a reader-friendly analysis of the tenets of the Indian Constitution and the possible threats to its dilution. Isaac Gomes, Asso. Editor, Church Citizens' Voice). On...
Chacko Kalarickal (USA) comments: "According to the new Canon Law (1991) the church citizens (Palliyogam and Parish Council) have only just advisory role. They can make recommendations but not to take action enforcing them. Archbishop and the priests are the decision makers. How cunningly they...
After 33,000 migrant deaths in 24 years, will ‘Fortress Europe’ keep building walls? November 13, 2017, in America, the Jessuit weekly In the pic: Migrants reach out from a boat during rescue operations Oct. 20 in the Mediterranean Sea. The number...
Cover image: Courtesy Republic (ARG Outlier Media – Asianet News Service) The letter dated 21 November 2017, reportedly issued by the Archbishop Thomas Macwan, Archbishop of Gandhinagar, is self explanatory for readers of Church Citizens' Voice do decide for...
IndiaToday.in Virendrasingh Ghunawat | Edited by Arindam Mukherjee Mumbai, November 22, 2017 Readers would recall yesterday's post on IndiaToday.in report reproduced in CCV on operation Hawala in the Gurajat election to be held in two phases on 9th and 14th December. The Chief...
Cover Image: The former editor-in-chief of the magazine Tygodnik Powszechny in Krakow was close to Pope John Paul II (photo). / Jacky Naegelen/Reuters LA CROIX INTERNATIONAL Samuel Lieven November 21, 2017 Poland’s bishops have forced Fr Adam Boniecki, a historic figure...
Suhasini Haidar Nistula Hebbar in The Hindu 14 November, 2017 Government of India cannot be run on the basis of rhetoric alone, it has to deliver, says the former union finance minister. (Note:What did the former BJP union...
Indiatoday Md Hizbullah| Amit Kumar Chaudhary| Virendrasingh Ghunawat Written by Harmeet Shah Singh Ahmedabad, Surat, New Delhi, November 21, 2017. An undercover investigation by India Today has unravelled a devastating reality – political parties riding their luck on hawala cash for Gujarat's...
LA CROIX INTERNATIONAL November 20, 2017 Rock Ronald Rozario and Stephan Uttom Rozario, Dhaka Bangladesh Cover Image: Cardinal Patrick D Rozario, Bishop Sarat Francis Gomes and Dr Alo D Rozario speak at a view exchange meeting with journalists at Ramna...
It took so many centuries for the Vatican to raise an Indian to sainthood. It was more or less the beginning of a series. The present statistics show that within the coming two three decdes there could be some ten...
Clergy & Authoritarianism – Fr. Abraham Orapankal, PhD(usa) (Note: Yes, as the writer rightly points out, the clergy whether in US or India, are facing a credibility crisis. The sad fact is that most of them are not aware of...
Tablet, UK James Roberts 14 November 2017 Burke addresses Pope Francis again on Amoris Laetitia, calls for clear expression of teaching (Note: This is to remind ourselves how many and how fast changes in the Catholic thinking have...
Reactions to CCV The knives are out! (Note: Varghese Pamplanil, now back in Kerala, from Texas, usa, gives his reactions to many write ups in CCV against Pope Francis to help readers reach a constructive conclusion. jk, ccv, editor). ...
Fr. Cedric Prakash sj* 18 November 2017 Fr. Cedric Prakash, S.J., is a human rights and peace activist and the founding director of PRASHANT, A Centre for Human Rights, Justice and Peace, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. He is...
Sanjay Kumar & Shreyas Sardesai, in the Hindu, NOVEMBER 14, 2017 UPDATED: NOVEMBER 13, 2017 23:52 IST MORE-IN Demonetisation (Note: The article below is a lead story in the Hindu. It deals with coming legislative assembly elections in Gujarat the Home state...
CRUX Claire Giangravè Editorial Assistant Nov 17, 2017 Father Alessandro Minutella appears in a video on Radio Domina Nostra’s Facebook page, where he refuses to pledge obedience to Pope Francis. (Credit: Facebook) The case of a Sicilian priest who...