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God’s Bank and unholy transactions

Story By: Rita Joseph (Matters India). Former pope Saint John Paul II had used the Vatican Bank to “fund” the Solidarity movement in his native Poland. The Bank, which was a “haven for mobsters, mafia men and money launderers, helped Nazis and Fascists...

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Violence against minorities in India decried

Washington (Story by Matters India): An American lawmaker and a panel of four experts on Wednesday decried alleged ‘violence’ against religious minorities in India. They appealed the US administration to include human rights violations as a topic in its talks...

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Cardinal’s Cardinal Sin Church or Mammon of Iniquity Worship?

15 Reactions Worth Reflection (Note: All reactions are about Edapally  Church  built at the cost of around Rs.50 crores. For full article  see: Edappally St.George Church in: http://sites.google.com/site/jameskottoorspeaking/ Great indeed is the Light House Marvel, I too must have a share in...

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Church urged to adopt references to God as female

(In the picture: Rev Libby Lane is formally installed as the Church of England’s first female bishop) London (Story by Matters India) — Support is growing within the Church of England to rewrite its official liturgies to refer to God as...

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Is recognizing same-sex marriage Catholic?

If the people are the Church, then the Church is already reconsidering gay marriage. By Fr. William Grimm Tokyo (FROM UCAN):  Voters in Ireland have made that country the first to recognize same-sex marriage by a national referendum. Various other...

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Delhi billionaire becomes monk

Ahmedabad (Story by Matters India) — Delhi’s ‘plastics king’, Bhanwarlal Raghunath Doshi, gave up his over 6 billion rupee business empire to embrace Jain monastic life at an extravagant ceremony in the city on Sunday. Doshi became a monk under...

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Godmen in India: time for a change

By Ritu Sharma, Dehi, April 10, 2015,  published in UCAnews (Note: Literally it is the IRONY OF INDIAN DEMOCRACY. Blind faith is all pervasive in all religions including Christian. In the Catholic church it is faith in rituals called religious...

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Modi expected to visit Kerala church

He is also expected to visit a seventh century mosque and an ancient temple in Kodungalur. Kochi: (UCAN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit the centuries-old St. Thomas Church in Kodungalur, one of oldest churches in India, when he...

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Some Politics for your Reading Pleasure!

Communist Party of India General Secretary Com. Survaram Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy's open letter to Mr Narendra Modi, Prime Minister New Delhi 29th May 2015   To,… Shri Narendra Modi Hon’ble Prime Minister Government of India New Delhi.   Dear Shri...

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Book on Dalit Christians struggle for justice released

Villupuram (Story: Matters India): A new book published by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) highlights the Dalit Christians march toward equality and justice. Bishop A. Neethinathan of Chingelpet, chairperson of CBCI Office for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe, released...