“The Writer is Dead”
Is India still a land of Ahimsa and Dharma? We Indians have the habit of boasting “India is a land of ahimsa and non-violence”! It is only for public consumption. In reality, we are not what we preach. If there...
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Obama and religious freedom – Editorial: The Hindu
The first public reactions to U.S. President Barack Obama’s soul-stirring “Address to the People of India” at the Siri Fort Auditorium in New Delhi before winding up his three-day historic trip to the country on January 27 have, rather predictably,...
Pope says palliums will be given to new archbishops at home – not Rome
By Elise Harris Vatican City, Jan 29, 2015 / 04:35 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- As a sign of “synodality” with local Churches, Pope Francis has decided that new metropolitan archbishops will officially be imposed with the pallium in their home diocese,...
Dalit IAS officer explores law to preach Christianity
Story UCAN – Umashankar said he has stopped addressing meetings following the government directive. Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer C. Umashankar is looking at legal options to challenge a government directive forbidding him from preaching Christianity. "I am looking...
Iraqi priests work to save historic Christian writings from Islamic State
Andrea Gagliarducci –Catholic News agency Erbil, Iraq, Jan 29, 2015 / 02:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Effectively exiled from his friary in Mosul by the Islamic State last year, Fr. Najeeb Michaeel, O.P. is working to preserve Christian manuscripts through digitization, recording...
Catholic Church issues pastoral letter in face of threats to the community
Story UCAN: The letter, that came after incidents of ‘ghar wapsi' (home coming) and attacks on minorities across the country, is to be translated in all languages and read out in Catholic churches. New Delhi: The Catholic Bishops' Conference of...
Reconversions in Bengal, govt orders probe
Story: Matters India Kolkata – Around 20 tribal Christians reconverted to Hinduism in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Wednesday. Though the number was far less than the rumoured 100, it was still a shock in a state which has seen...
Syro- Malabar Church in critical condition – Official Spokesperson
Staff reporter: Syro-Malabar Church Officials have opened their mouth, for the first time, relenting over the upcoming crisis the Church is destined to face. In a situation where no catholic girls come forward to join convents, the only option left...
Catholic priest accused of raping former nun
The priest raped her while she was alone and also clicked her pictures. A former nun in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh has accused a Catholic priest of raping her four years ago. A case in this connection was...
Where is BJP in Delhi Election Fray? Dr James Kottoor
Public Debate of 3 CM Candiates a Must Where is BJP in Delhi Election Fray? Presidential type public debate — at least two ahead of Feb.7th voing — is the ideal exercise to prepare Delhi residents to make a...
Saffronising the Womb :: Indian Currents Editorial
Procreation is no Panacea Dr Suresh Mathew Narendra Modi Government came to power on people’s agenda. The core issues were: to initiate development, bring back black money, end corruption, contain inflation and ensure women’s safety. Angered by the failure of...
Curious one liners
One liners about India that are completely true! (Source: UCANews) 1. If you want to know how divided we are, just look at the matrimonial page of our newspapers! 2. India is running the software of tomorrow on the hardware...
Going Digital No More an Option: TCS Chief Mr N. Chandrasekaran
The following news in The Sunday Statesman Kolkata (25 January 2015), is in continuation of the Workshop on Social Communications which was conducted by CBCI at Nitika 7-10 January and 13-16 January 2015 – Editor DAVOS, 24 Jan 2015: Betting...
Maramon Convention to begin next month
The eight-day convention will commence with the introductory prayer by Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma Valiya Metropolitan. Kottayam: The 120th Maramon Convention, one of the largest Christian gatherings in the world, will begin at Maramon, near Kozhenchery in Kerala on...
After church attacks, group launches helpline
New Delhi – In a first of its kind initiative by any religious minority group in the country, Christians’ group, “following rise in targeted communal violence especially in the Capital” have launched a national helpline number to help victims of...
Kiran Bedi & Arvind Kejriwal The Twins Who Aren’t
Vinod Sharma, Hindustan Times, New Delhi, Jan 20/2015 | (Note: This article in the Hindustan Times by Vinod Sharma, is extremely illuminating in doing the comparative study of Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi, a must read for those who want...
Bishops ask Modi to urgently intervene to save secular India
The Christians of this country need assurance from the Government that we are protected and secure and safe in our motherland. New Delhi: Officials of the Indian bishops in a special consultation have asked Indian Prime Minister Narendara Modi to...
Meet of former priests and nuns
Kochi (Matters India): A 101-member organizing committee has been formed for the conduct of the national conference of Catholic priests and nuns who have hung up their robes following differences with the Church. The conference, the first of its kind...
VHP reacts to Census: We will ask Hindus to reproduce more
New Delhi – Even though the data on religion-based census is yet to be released officially, right wing Hindu groups are already up in arms over the timesofindia report showing 24% growth in Muslims between 2001 and 2011. VHP said...
Claretian priests attacked in Asansol
The attackers were making anti Christian slogans and issuing death threats. By Fr I. P. Sarto Sahanagar: A mob beat up two Claretian priests in Sahanagar village in Asansol diocese accusing them of diverting toilet water to the village canal...
