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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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Bengal church vandalism: Caretaker arrested

Right from the beginning the police had suspected that the raid was different as there was no evidence of the robber's entry or exit point.
 Kolkata: (UCAN) Right from the beginning the police had suspected that the raid was different as...

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Parish Pastoral Planning (PPP) in Kolkota

ISAAC HAROLD GOMES – CCV Correspondent Kolkota When he con­vened the Second Vati­can Council fifty-three years ago, Pope John XXIII sought to open the doors and windows of the Church saying, "I want to throw open the windows of the...

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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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Lone Christian ICHR member calls for ban on conversions

New Delhi (Story – Matters India)— The lone Christian member in the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) under the Human Resources Development ministry and noted historian, C I Issac, has put up a passionate defence of the Sangh Parivar’s...

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AAP government to help Pakistani Hindus

The chief minister ordered an inspection of their living quarters after some of the Pakistani Hindus met him and detailed their many problems. New Delhi (UCAN):  Delhi's AAP government said that it will provide help to Pakistani Hindus in the...

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Argentina Sees Exodus asPope Francis Visits Paraguay

        (Roughly one million people are expected to cross the borders the pontiff travels to Asunción, officials estimate ​[COURTESY: WALL STREET JOURNAL]​ This is forwarded by Gitanjali Sudhir, in New York. editor.)   BUENOS AIRES—Like many Paraguayan immigrants living in...

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“Barefoot” missioner stirs up Bengal Religious

Kolkata (Story By: Irudaya Jothi, SJ Matters India) : Catholic Religious, both men and women, living in West Bengal have resolved to adopt radical ways to lead their consecrated life so that they can serve the poor and marginalized without worrying about the...

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A Few Words on a Rare Saint!

Bp. Peter Celestine Elampassery OFM Cap. Bishop of Jammu-Srinagar diocese ( June 1938-May 2015 ) Bro. P.A. Joseph, provincial of the Krist Jyoti Capuchin Province in India, reflecting on Bp. Peter Celestine I am happy and  sad to write a few...

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Pew Research (9‐10‐2012) Secularisation !

Pew Research on (9‐10‐2012) Secularisation. (Compiled by Vergese Pamplanil) mob. 07719580312 (UK) ‐ 9447152533 (India). Email: pmvparijat@gmail.com.  (Shri Verghese Mathew (76) presently in England, was DGM at the Trivandrum Office of Reserve Bank of India, when finally retired. He spent...

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Madhya Pradesh Governor Should Go

The New Indian Express, Editorial, July11/15 (Note: Probity in public life is an easy election propaganda but hard to put into practice as instances one after another like Sushma Swaraj, Vasundra Raje and  now MP governor and CM loudly proclaim. Let...

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Indian bishops condemn another church vandalism

New Delhi (Story – Matters India): The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India has condemned an attack on a church in West Bengal state on Thursday night. The church is only a few kilometers from Ranaghat where a Catholic nun was...

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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...