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An ‘Iconic’ Shift :: Indian Currents, Editorial

Dr Suresh Mathew Icons are persons or symbols worthy of veneration. Such symbols are not made in days or months. They come to live in the minds of people because they had dedicated their lives for the country and its...

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Who is more right: Kerala Catholic Bishops divided?

Report – CCV: Syro Malabar Catholic Bishops in Kerala seem to have opened a ‘Who is more right’ controversy over a statement delivered by Bishop of Idukki recently, on which Kerala Catholic Bishops Council officially expressed its’ regret last day.   According...

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Modi failed to protect Christians: Cardinal Toppo

He highlighted the need for government action to protect Christians and vulnerable religious minorities in India. Ranchi(UCAN):  Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has failed to keep his promise on action to protect Christians under increasing threat from extremist violence, Cardinal Telesphore...

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More than an indiscretion

Lalit Modi Controversy More than an indiscretion Editorial in The Hindu, June 16, 2015            (Note: What strikes you more, the silence of Sushma Swaraj and PM Modi who are known for having gift of the gab and  quick to tweet to answer questions and...

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In Vatican trial, former archbishop faces sex abuse charges

By Andrea Gagliarducci. Vatican City, Jun 15, 2015 / 03:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Former papal nuncio Josef Wesolowski will be tried by the Vatican’s criminal court for sexual abuse of minors and for possession of child pornography. The Vatican has said that...

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Bishops’ council regrets statement on Love Jihad

The statement said the Catholic girls who marry outside their religion were abandoning the Christian faith. Thiruvananthapuram (UCAN):  The Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC) on Sunday expressed regrets over the statement of Bishop Anikushikattil on love jihad if it had...

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Office Bearers Of Church Citizens’ Voice (CCV)

Office Bearers Of Church  Citizens’ Voice (CCV)   www.almayasabdam.com Contact: almayasabdam@gmail.com   Editor in Chief  Dr. James Kottoor  (jkottoor@asianetindia.com)     Associate Editors Joseph Mattappally (jmattappally@gmail.com)       Zach Nedunkanal (znperingulam@gmail.com)    

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Away from the Church?

Recently, we received a forwarding from Shri James Kurian. It is not clear, who originally wrote it. Since the questions raised in the mail continue to be unanswered, I thought that it would be appropriate to share them with our readers across...

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Pope appoints bishops in India, the Philippines

Vatican City (Story: Matters India): Pope Francis on Friday appointed an archbishop to the Archdiocese of Gandhinagar, the capital of western India’s Gujarat state. The Pope transferred Bishop Thomas Ignatius Macwan of Ahmedabad to Gandhinagar, to take over from Jesuit...

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A second Catholic church in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi (Story Khaleeja Times) – A second Catholic church in Abu Dhabi was inaugurated on Thursday evening in the presence of Shaikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister for Culture, Youth and Community Development; Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s...

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Gender Balance in the Priesthood and the Episcopacy

Ordination of Women in the Sacramental Churches Luis T. Gutierrez Working Paper, 7 June 2015 Summary In the sacramental churches, every conceivable rationalization is being used to resist the ordination of women to the priesthood and the episcopate. Essentially, a...