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Church official criticizes UN decision on fishermen’s killers

Thiruvananthapuram:(UCAN) Trial proceedings suspended while tribunal decides on jurisdiction.  Church officials and fishing industry leaders in southern India have criticized a United Nations tribunal's decision to suspend all trial proceedings against two Italian marines accused of killing two Catholic fishermen...

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First Lithuanian Jesuit in India remembered

Panji (UCAN) Rudamina landed in Goa on August 22, 1625, after five months at sea. Lithuanian ambassador to India Laimonas Talat- Kelpsa and Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa and Daman unveiled on Sunday a white marble stone paying tribute...

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Tonic for the Spirit! – A Carpenter’s Gift

Once upon a time two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in 40 years of farming side by side, sharing machinery, and trading labor and goods as needed without a hitch....

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Bangalore to observe Kandhamal Solidarity Day on August 29

Bhubaneswar (Santosh Digal, Matters India)—Bangalore City is to observe Kandhamal Solidarity Day on August 29 at 5:30 pm at Town Hall in Bangalore, India. Jagadish G Chandra, an official of New Socialist Alternative (CWI-India) and organizer of the event, said as...

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Thousands attend Varanasi bishop’s ordination

Varanasi (Story By: Ajesh Biju IMS – Matters India): Thousands of people cutting across religions on August 24 attended the ordination of the third bishop of Varanasi, the Catholic archdiocese with its headquarters in the eternal city of Hinduism. As Apostolic Nuncio...

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Introducing the Introducer – Our Editor in Chief, James Kottoor

   (In the picture: Dr James Kottoor addressing the 1st All India Ex-priests and Nuns conference held at Kochi on 28-2-2015)  If james became a journalist all through his life, he owes it solely and totally to  Archbishop Louis Mathias who dreamt...

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Go Beyond the Slogans: ‘Indian Currents’ Editorial

Dr Suresh Mathew. If slogans can replace governance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wins hands down. He surpasses his predecessors by miles in coining slogans. Like a magician who pulls out a rabbit from an empty hat, Mr. Modi has perfected...

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What is going on in German Church?

The German Catholic Church – Vergese Pamplanil The Church in Germany, though fed by several different streams and sources, to a large extent is dissipating into its secular environs. The vast majority of the 24 million German Catholics in 2015 are...

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Exuding positive energy despite Multiple Sclerosis

Indore (Story By: Saji Thomas – Matters India): Sr. Cini George has only one mission — to incense the world with positive energy. The 38-year-old sister is a member of the Congregation of Missionary Sisters Servants of the Holy Spirit. George was...

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Kerala bishops urged to visit northern missions

Syro-Malabar dioceses outside the state cater to mostly poor Catholics. Kochi: UCAN. The synod of the Syro-Malabar Church has urged its bishops based in Kerala to visit mission dioceses in northern India to help them more closely follow Christ, who befriended...

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Publish caste-census date of 2011: Conference

New Delhi:(Matters India) The Indian government’s refusal to disclose the findings of the Caste Census of 2011 is an attempt to help the minority Brahmin caste to hold on to top positions in the country, noted a movement of Supreme...