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‘Son of God’ according to Indian spiritual heritage

(Dr. K.J. Johnson Madambam)               A person who realizes his real 'self ' (atman) as the pure consciousness of God considers himself as the 'son of God’ and the whole creation as the body and blood of God. The term 'son...

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Masked men assault nun in Raipur

(Story by Matters India) Raipur: A 47-year-old nun was found semi-clad, unconscious with her hands tied inside a Church-managed medical center at Pandri in Raipur on Saturday. Police said the nun first said she was raped, but later claimed it...

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Pope in Turin: Allow God to make us new

By Ann Schneible. Turin, Italy, Jun 21, 2015 / 12:42 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis has challenged Christians to seek safety in God’s transformative power, and not in the world. “Do we believe that the Lord is faithful?” the pontiff said...

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Tamil TV channel under fire for ‘degrading’ bishop, nuns

Coimbatore (Story – Matters India): Priests, nuns and lay people of Coimbatore Catholic archdiocese Saturday staged a demonstration to protest a private television program that denigrated the Church. Vicar General of Coimbatore Fr John Joseph Stanis, who led the protest,...

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Muslim girls to lead yoga program in Patna

Patna (Matters India): Two young Muslim “yoga gurus” chosen to lead a top of level Yoga Day program in Patna on Sunday say they want to give such lessons to India’s President and Prime Minister. Reshma Khatoon and Bismillah Khatoon...

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Food For 21st Century – Allen

WELCOME TO THE 21ST CENTURY!!! Where…. *Our Phones ~ Wireless *Cooking ~ Fireless *Cars ~ Keyless *Food ~ Fatless *Tyres ~ Tubeless *Tools ~ Cordless *Dress ~ Sleeveless *Youth ~ Jobles *Leaders ~ Shameless *Relationships ~ Meaningless *Attitude ~ Careless...

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Will Pope Francis change the date of Easter?

Vatican City, Jun 19, 2015 / 03:53 am (CNA).- Speaking to a global gathering of priests, Pope Francis signaled an openness to changing the date of Easter in the West so that all Christians around the world could celebrate the...

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Why is PM silent, asks Opposition

Gargi Parsai in The Hindu, June 19, 2015 Resignation of Vasundhara Raje, Sushma Swaraj sought As the Opposition questioned the probity claims of the Narendra Modi government over “Lalitgate” and the Bharatiya Janata Party maintained silence, the Rajasthan unit of...

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US Bishops hear summary of synod consultation

By Brian Roewe in US National Catholic Reporter.            (Note:The Concluding Ordinary Rome Synod will be held  from Oct.4 to 25, 2015. All bishops’ conferences around the world were asked to conduct a survey  on what the faithful,  from the...

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Coming south in search of a bride

Marriage in Kerala has become an expensive business. If engagement, in Christian tradition, was restricted among close relatives some 40 years back, now it is as celebrative as the main event itself. Where the girl is covered in gold and painted...

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‘India run by directionless Christian, Muslim sytems’

Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati said foreign conspirators want to destroy all Indian symbols. New Delhi (UCAN):  Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati on Wednesday claimed that India was being run by "directionless Christian, Communist and Muslim systems" and its democracy...

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Hindu organizations demand ban on convent schools

This report on a Hindu Convention's resolution asking closure of all Convent Schools in India clearly shows the level of intollerance Christian Minority Institutions all over the nation is facing in some degrees – Joseph Mattappally (CCV). Panaji (Story :...

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Brazilian may take Mother Teresa to sainthood

Vatican City (Story: Matters India): Sainthood may be finally bestowed on Mother Teresa of Calcutta if the Vatican accepts as miracle the scientifically inexplicable healing of a Brazilian man suffering from a malignant brain tumor A diocesan process is underway...

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Bowing Humbly to Readers: Introducing CCV Team Workers

(In the picture: Shri. Zac, CCV Associate Editor, talking on the elements of success, with some poor students hailing from his village). By CCV Staff Writer            Church Citizens’ Voice (CCV) is not a one-man show, but...