Category: Christian World

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Mother Teresa’s country man comments on sainthood

Story By: C.M. Paul (Matters India) Birmingham — Dr Gëzim Alpion, Professor of Sociology at the University of Birmingham, UK, who has been tirelessly campaigning for the canonization of Mother Teresa for two years, welcomed the news of mother Teresa’s sainthood. Speaking to Matters India from...

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Join CCV debate for Heavenly Light

Pope Francis Protestantizing Catholic Church? (The follow information was forwarded to us by our friend John Menezes, Mumbai. Simultaneously he has forwarded it also to CBCI, Nuncio, Bombay Archbishop etc. For Christians, especially, the St.Thomas variety, they have to touch...

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Pope’s visit to Mexico: full schedule

Francis is set to visit Mexico in February 2016 Here is the Pope’s itinerary for his visit to Mexico, which will take place from February 12-17 (Times listed are local): Friday, Feb 12 (Rome, Mexico City) — 12.30pm Departure from...

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Won’t allow injustice – Home Minister

  Won’t allow injustice to Christians: Rajnath Singh In Asian Age. Dec 18, 2015   Home Minister Rajnath Singh speaks in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)   No injustice will be allowed to happen to Christians in...

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Pope celebrates his 79th birthday

Popular as ever but Criticism doesn't abate By Nicole Winfield, in Crux all things Catholic Associated Press December 17, 2015 Pope Francis blew out a candle on a birthday cake he received from group of Catholic Action youths he met...

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Is the UN a boys’ club?

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon delivers a speech during the UN Conference on Sustainable Development. Members should take the suggestion of electing the first female secretary general of the United Nations seriously. (AFP Photo) We need a woman Secretary General Hindustan...

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Pope warns against Holy Year fraudsters

(Matters India): Pope Francis today warned Catholics against fraudsters who would have them pay to pass through “Holy Doors” at cathedrals around the world, a ritual in the Church’s current Jubilee year. “Be careful. Beware anyone who might be a...

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How we worship God is of vital importance.

St Teresa in Ecstasy by Bernini in the Cornaro Chapel in Rome's Santa Maria della Vittoria (Wikipedia) by Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith taken from Catholic Herald (This thought provoking piece is published in the Voice of Bombay’s Catholic Laity. We are...

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Do You Recognize This Man? Times of India Exclusive

Forensic facial expert reconstructs Jesus Christ's face using ancient skulls Rose Troup Buchanan,The Independent | Dec 15, 2015, 11.35 AM IST READ MORE Jesus Christ's Face| Jesus Christ   Do you recognize this man? He appears a world-away from western representations of Jesus Christ...

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Christmas is story of relationship

Forwarded by newsletter from Together for the Common Good Emmanuel – God with us – calls us to a story of relationship, of love: a story of a common life together. The kind of justice that flows from this stems from...

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MERCY IS THE ESSENCE OF GOD

Love keeps no record of wrongs!        By Jose Therampil SDB, Don Bosco College, Karunapuram, Telangana   (Note:  Jose Therampil is a Salesian  missionary priest  and a great admirer and promotor of CCV. His article on God’s Mercy is  quite...

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Jesuit college marks human rights day with road show

Patna (Matters India Reporter): A Jesuit college in Patna, eastern India, organized a road show on Wednesday to mark the UN Human Rights Day. Jesuit Father T Nishaant, principal of St Xavier’s College, said the event aimed to sensitize students...