Category: Christian World

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” Kottoor answers attackers”

New post on THE LAITYTUDE July 10/15  – Is there a Catholic Church,or is it Bombay, Kolkotta or Kochi, Latin, Syromalabar, or Malankara by The Voice Of Bombay's Catholic Laity   Is there a Catholic Church,or is it Bombay, Kolkotta or Kochi, Latin,...

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India gets first Bhil trial prelate

Jhabua (Matters India): Pope Francis on Saturday appointed Divine Word Father Basil Bhuriya as the bishop of Jhabua, a diocese in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The 59-year-old priest is the first prelate from Bhil, one of the...

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Demonstration at St. Michael’s Cathedral

Coimbatore (Matters India) — Around 200 persons from the Dalit Christian Peoples Federation (DCPF) staged a demonstration on the St. Michael’s Cathedral Church premises here on Sunday seeking priesthood ordinance for a youth who was dismissed from a catholic seminary...

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Theologians urged to study Asian bishops’ teachings

Bangalore(Story By: Jose Kavi– Matters India): A leading Catholic theologian has urged his fellow theologians to revisit the teachings of the Asian bishops to help the Church respond meaningfully to crucial issues in a region where half of the world’s population...

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Vedic Vidyalayas catch people’s fancy in Hindi belt

Allahabad (Story- Matters India): Vedic Vidyalayas are emerging as the latest fad. This became apparent when around 400 children, aged between 9 and 11 years, came to Prayag (Allahabad) from across the country on Wednesday to take the entrance test...

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Indictment – A Poem

Verghese Mathew Pamplani – Mob.No. +91 9447152533  Email: pmvparijat@Gmail.com I am born free and I will live free for sure
 Will protect this in‐born right with all my might The invisible shackles of yours, I condemn
 Don’t dare to meddle with...

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Little Sisters of the Poor lose legal challenge

Under the Affordable Care Act, all health insurance plans are required to provide contraceptive coverage – Story: Catholic Herald A court of appeal in America, has ruled against The Little Sisters of the Poor, who launched a legal challenge against...

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Goa Archbishop Ferrao asks to strengthen families

The mission of the family and the society complement each other. Story: UCAN The Church in Goa is preparing for XIV ordinary synod on the family in Vatican fromOctober 4, and archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao has issued a pastoral letter...

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Miao diocese studies encyclical on environment protection

Miao(Story By: Fr. Felix Anthony– Matters India)   : Miao, India’s easternmost diocese, is conducting a series of workshops to familiarize its priests, nuns and lay people with Pope Francis’ latest encyclical on environment protection. The first of the five study days...

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Church bodies demand end to cross removals in China

Catholics kneel and pray outside the Jingjiang church as they witness the removal of their cross.Hong Kong (UCAN):  Campaign called 'an evil act' that should be stopped immediately. Two official Church bodies in Zhejiang have issued a joint report demanding...

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The Curse!

(Shri Verghese Mathew (76) presently in England, was DGM at the Trivandrum Office of Reserve Bank of India, when finally retired. He spent most of his official life in Chennai, Mumbai and Trivandrum. Off from the hustle and bustle of...

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Bombay Laity Speaks to CCV

Editor of Bombay’s  LAITYTUDE  writes: (Note: This is to introduce  the Voice of Bombay’s  Catholic Laity, also known  as LAITYTUDE,  to the readers of Church Citizen’s Voice. Laitytude is run by Sri Arcanjo Sodder for the last five years,  as an independent  Catholic...