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Says comments ‘abandon’ survivors Brian Dowling Sunday, January 21, 2018 Boston Herald & Herald wire services Cover Image: Members of the movement Laicos de Osorno sing while holding up images showing Fernando Karadima, and his protege Juan Barros, bishop of Osorno,...
Cover Image: Chilean Father Fernando Karadima leaves the Supreme Court building in Santiago, Chile, Nov. 11. Father Karadima went to the court for questioning in a lawsuit brought against the Catholic Church over sexual abuses he is said to...
INDIA TODAY 30 January 2018 Women's role in agriculture cannot be ignored, says the Economic Survey 2018. Photo for representation: Reuters Much has been said about agrarian distress but focusing on women farmers can be the key to improving...
CHHOTEBHAI The Gospel reading was from Mathew chapter 13, on the sower and the seed. The occasion was the Episcopal Silver Jubilee of Abp Albert D’souza (72) of Agra. It was being celebrated on 28th January at St Peter’s College,...
Editorial in the Statesman January 29, 2018 (Note: Any hope of the Marxist-communist ideology resurrecting after the break up and going to smithereens of the Russian Empire? Nope! That seems to be the clear verdict of history so...
Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ* In this article Fr Cedric Prakash, a vocal Human Rights Activist, gives us all a very powerful message: "The writing on wall in the India of today is very clear: we have Godses and we...
Fr Cedric Prakash SJ* Here is an article by Fr Cedric Prakash SJ, noted Human Rights Activist. In the light of rampant violation of human rights in many parts of the world, by Governments and in the name of religion,...
dr.james kottoor This is an editorial comment on the article: ‘Pope’s bishop-defence shows he doesn’t get it’ by Michael McVeigh in La Croix posted in CCV on Jan.28 by Isaac Gomes. SEX: boon...
LA CROIX INTERNATIONAL Michael McVeigh January 27, 2018 By ignoring the voices of victims, Pope Francis is making it harder for the Catholic Church to deal with an issue that has become the defining one for our times. It appears...
Varghese Pamplanil (Note: Omerta is an Italian word meaning secrecy sworn to by oath; code of silence. It is widely used and abused by people all over the world. Our columnist Pamplani explains its use in India, especially in the Syromalabar Kerala...
dr. james kottoor What does it mean to be free? To be responsible for what one does or to be irresponsible? To be accountable to someone or to REASON, supposing there is no superior being called GOD? (Read below the...
Cover image: President Ram Nath Kovind addressing the nation on the eve of 69th Republic Day INDIA TODAY 25th January 2018 Our new President's speech on the eve of our nation's 69th Republic Day, was very lucid and potent with...
Indiatoday Avanth Krishnan from Beijing 25 January 2018 China's People's Liberation Army's (PLA) fresh threat to India is another indication that China does not believe in peace and tranquility even with its peace-loving neighbours who have no record of...
Varghese Pamplanil (Note: World is full of blind believers. They are unsettled by blind questioners. Hence the saying: “Fools rush in where the wise tremble to tread!” Still we need persons like Socrates who was poisoned...
Isaac Gomes, Asso. Editor Church Citizens' Voice Reports from Kolkata On 19th January 2018, from 12.30 to 3.30 pm, Bangiyo Christiyo Pariseba (BCP) in collaboration with Church of North India (CNI) and the Archdiocese of Calcutta, organised an All...
(Note: This is a combined appeal from a group of people of good will, lead by Swami Sachidanda and helped by Chottebhai, to all people of good-will in India.CCV is only trying to give wings to this appeal to reach...
Shashi Shekhar in Times of India 21 January 2018 Once a friend of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the VHP leader is today seen as a liability for the prime minister’s development agenda (Note: Once close friends, when Modi was CM in...
Times of India, January 21, 2018 Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar (Note: Do you know that some of our Indian states give subsidies to pilgrims of various religions, even to Christians, in Tamilnadu? Most of us, ccv included, thought Haj...
Editorial in Times of India January 20, 2018 (Note: This editorial in Times of India is all about freedom of expression in a Democracy. What is the difference between public opinion and mob reaction? It is this difference that marks out...
In La Croix International staff, Chile, January 19, 2018 (Note: This is posted just because of its uniqueness. This is the first happening in history, because we have a Pope who gives an...