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Islamic State destroys ancient Catholic monastery in Syria

Homs, Syria, Aug 21, 2015 / 03:10 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Reports surfaced on Thursday that Islamic State militants have bulldozed Mar Elian Monastery, an ancient structure located just outside a Syrian town captured by the group earlier this month. The...

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Pope Francis Is Making Christianity Radical Again

Liberal or Radical?  By John Gehring                       (Note: This article is sent by Gordon Jacobs, Bombay, a friend of CCV. All through the article, Pope Francis comes out as the Champion of the oppressed, exploited and dispossessed of the 3 Ls — ...

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Lack of transparency, arrogance … shepherds fall!

On 22 August 2015 at 15:52, Gordon Jacobs <gordonjacobs2004@yahoo.com> wrote: Hello James, I am from Mumbai, and am a retired marketing executive of one of the world leading airlines. Yes, I do belong to a group called Association for concerned Catholics (AOCC)...

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Four Worms and a Homily

A nice page brightener sent to us by Allen Johannes –  Joseph Mattappally, Asso. editor, CCV Four worms and a lesson to be learned!! A minister decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday sermon. Four worms were...

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Can we hope this to be the beginning of a dialogue?

Delhi Eparch Responds Dear Mr Kottoor,   I have taken due note of your write-up.The bishops assembled in Synod did discuss the topic of the upcoming Family Synod. Previously the Doctrinal Commission of the Synod had collected data on the...

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Government favors changing Christian divorce act

The government is, however, silent on how much time would the process take. New Delhi (UCAN):  The federal government yesteray said changes to a century-old divorce act governing Christians could be made only in consultation with state governments, and not...

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Police mishandled investigation into nun’s rape: rights group

No suspects two months after crime. New Delhi (UCAN): India’s National Human Rights Commission has accused police and government officials of mishandling the investigation into the rape of a Catholic nun. The commission found several deficiencies in the official investigation, including...

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A universal answer to religious violence

  Editorial in Christian Science Monitor, August 2, 2015        (Note: Don’t blame your critics if you fail to convince them about Jesus or his message. Blame it on your bankruptcy. This approach of Christian Science Monitor, one of the...

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Family of Jesus – Tobias Churton

Tobias Churton is a British scholar of Rosicrucianism, Freemasonry, Gnosticism and other esoteric movements. He is lecturer at Exeter University and author of Gnostic Philosophy, The Magus of Freemasonry, and Freemasonry and other works. Churton has made several television programmes including Gnostics, a 4-part drama-documentary series made for Channel 4 (UK) by...

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Catholic men need priests who will lead

Story By: Matthew James Christoff (Matters India). The New Evangelization has been a major effort in the Catholic Church for more than 40 years. Unfortunately, it has failed to stem several significant downward trends among faithful in the United States. Since 2000, 14...

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Caritas grapples with disaster relief

Volatile weather patterns catch communities off guard. New Delhi (UCAN):  As India grapples with flooding across the country, officials from Caritas India said the organization was actively working to deal with the fallout of changing climate patterns. More than 150...