Category: Christian World

If church forgets mercy even for one moment, its work is 'useless' –  Joshua J. McElwee  in NCR,  Dec. 9, 2015         (Note: It is a church of dos and don’ts that the world has no need. People turn to God...

Collegiality paradox facing Pope Francis A relatively long pontificate for Francis may be important not only in building consensus on immediate issues, but also in long-term effects, for a number of reasons…22/10/2015 JOHN THAVIS, IN VATICAN INSIDER (Note: Who guides...

12 Muslim women among top 200 women nominees of 100 women achievers contest of ministry of women & child development December 8, 2015 by admin Filed under newsletter-india Nepali Muslims women New Delhi, December 06, 2015: The Ministry of Women...

[Alex Paikada, a close friend of mine, is Researcher, Poet, Novelist and Thinker. His famous book – Geethanjali Express, well known for its grand language style and usage is a collection of short stories and many beautiful poems. He has also authored many other books like...

Human right is the most violated issue in the world, irrespective of the type of governance in any country. Whether in democracy, dictatorship or Communism, the axe falls first on individual freedom, which is the ultimate of human rights violations....

‘We Will Overcome It’ Obama Says of Terrorist Threat GARDINER HARRIS and MICHAEL D. SHEARDEC. 6, 2015,in NY Times President Obama spoke about counterterrorism and the fight against the Islamic State during an address to the nation from the White...

The Cul-de-sacs of Christianity By Varghese Pamplanil [This much researched article makes us concious of the many tresspasses Christianity is guilty of. In the west, this religion has lost its soul and in the east it is engulfed in blind...

 (Note: I feel sorry for  David Cameron. Why? I an afraid his  is going to be a repeat of Tony Blaire becoming a poodle for George Bush in the Iraq war against  a non existent weapons of Mass destruction. Fountain...

Couple Kept Tight Lid on Plans By ADAM NAGOURNEY, IAN LOVETT, JULIE TURKEWITZ and BENJAMIN MUELLERDEC. Dec.3, 2015, in New York Times The Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, where the mass killings took place on Wednesday. Credit Mario Anzuoni/Reuters (Note:...

Remember the Poor & the Refugees NCR Editorial Staff | Dec. 4, 2015 Migrants from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan arrive at the transit and registration camp in the town of Presevo, southern Serbia, Nov. 24. (CNS/Djordje Savic, EPA) (Note: Good...

Swami Snehananda Jyoti  Yesterday, my usual day of silence, solitude, and reflection during the week, my wife asked me why I was sad. Ordinarily I do not speak that day. Ashram residents rarely talk to me on that day. I...

Monsoon fury in Chennai lays bare the crisis of governance in the city By: Express News Service, Dec 3, 2015 People travel on a boat as they move to safer places through a flooded road in Chennai. (Source: Reuters) The...

by Elise Harris. Vatican City, Dec 2, 2015 / 07:16 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis’ recent trip to Africa was the focal point of his general audience today, during which he emphasized the key role that missionaries play on the continent, and...

NCR.Editorial on Change    –   By the  NCR Editorial Staff,|  Dec. 2, 2015                         (Note: I saw this in National Catholic Reporter. Besides a thoughtful person forwarded it to me with the...

Catholic priest Edward Belczak pleaded guilty Tuesday to mail fraud in connection with stealing $573,000 from St. Thomas More church in Troy, the prosperous parish he led as pastor for nearly 30 years. Belczak agreed to forfeit a plush Florida...

Geneva, Switzerland, Dec 2, 2015 / 04:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- No longer relegated to mere science-fiction, robots – built to kill people – play an increasing role in fighting terrorism alongside other new weapons of war. But what's resulting in...

(Story from Matters India) For more than 17 years, a Catholic nun named Neyda Rojas has been serving God in a place that many describe as hell on earth – a Venezuelan prison. For decades, penitentiaries here have been criticised by...

A Call to Terminate Papal Trips A noisy, expensive counterfeit of Papal Duty By John Vennari a lawyer of International repute, who takes up cases at the Roman Rota (Note: No harm listening, even to the most violent of our...

Bangui (Matters India): Pope Francis on Monday concluded his three-nation Africa tour asserting that Christians and Muslims were brothers and urging them to reject hatred and violence. “Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters,” the Pope said in an address...

Amid armored tanks, Francis urges war-torn Central African Republic to start 'new chapter' Pope Francis walks with Catherine Samba-Panza, transitional president of the Central African Republic. (CNS/Paul Haring) Joshua J. McElwee,in NCR, Nov. 28, 2015   (Note: Pope Francis is...