Monthly Archive: October 2017
Image: President Donald Trump speaks about tax reform during an event at the Harrisburg International Airport, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, in Middletown, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Trump defends his proposal to cut business taxes by claiming that it...
President, philosopher, poet, paternal Visionary, spiritual, guru, guiding star (Note: The headline tells it all. Peace loving with high scientific thinking and simple living Kalam was a sacred “Tilak” on the forehead of India. He was unparalleled among Presidens of India with more...
dr.james kottoor Given below are two historical documents: 1. The recent one from Pope Francis of Oct. 9, 2017 sent to us by Kurian Joseph, who worked for it long in Delhi, now in California, USA 2. Instruction...
THE TELEGRAPH, KOLKATA EDITORIAL 13 October 2017 The track record of the two leading political parties in India has shown that whichever party is in power, there is a quantum jump in the financial health of the kith and kin...
THE TELEGRAPH KOLKATA SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT 13 October 2017 The 2017 Global Hunger Index released by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) today labelled India's hunger levels "serious" and ranked the country 100, sandwiched between Djibouti and Rwanda and worse...
Varghese Pamplanil, From Austin, TX, US (Note: Our friend and regular face on CCV Sri Varghese, Pamplani, now in US, tomorrow may be in UK is a world trotting with a wide variety of thoughtful and thought provoking thoughts. He is...
End of Rite rivalries in India? – dr. james kottoor The great news, the good news is that Pope Francis has finally put an...
Cover Photo: The Eiffel Tower is illuminated in Red, White and Blue in honour of the victims of the terrorist attacks Picture: Getty Images LA CROIX INTERNATIONAL PARIS, FRANCE Bernard Gorce and Anne-Bénédicte Hoffner October...
By Kuldip Nayar, in Express Tribune, October 9, 2017 The writer is a syndicated columnist and a former member of the Rajya Sabha. (Note: The central point of this article is: UP CM Adityanath is head priest of a Mutt 5 days a...
Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ Beirut Lebanon 10th October 2017 (Note: Fr Cedric Prakash is a human rights activitist. He is at present with Advocacy & Communications, Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) MENA Region, Beirut Lebanon. Here he writes on Saint Pope John XXIII who was the...
JAWHAR SIRCAR The Telegrah Kolkata 11th October 2017 (Note: Readers would recall a July 26 article captioned "How the poison spreads – Bengal is sitting on a powder keg." Here is another article by Mr Jawahar Sircar in the...
Church Citizens' Voice just received a press release signed by Archbishop Thumma Bala of Hyderabad condemning the derogatory and false allegations by Swami Paripoornanda Saraswathi, the head of Sreepeetham at Kakinada in A.P., against Saint Mother Teresa. Please read below the...
LA CROIX INTERNATIONAL October 9, 2017 Michael Kelly, SJ (Note: Here is the lead role in the tragedy – Cardinal George Pell – having to endure the humiliation of facing charges for alleged sexual abuse. It’s a story that...
LA CROIX INTERNATIONAL Christa Pongratz-Lippitt Germany October 9, 2017 Cover Photo: Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Catholic Archbishop of Munich-Freising, addressing a rally against anti-Semitism in Berlin on 14 September 2014. / Wikimedia Commons Readers would recall the English...
World | Reuters | Updated: September 29, 2017, in NDTV, World (Note: Today we are living in an era of ‘post truth’, ‘alt truth’, ‘fake news’ and deceptive news, all made popular since the arrival of President Trump and his close...
LA CROIX INTERNATIONAL Marta Poblet Balcell Australia October 7, 2017 (Note: Despite all the efforts by the Spanish government and the Constitutional Court to halt the poll, more than 2 million people were able to cast their votes. Yet,...
(Note: Fr. Cedric Prakash is an Indian Jesuit priest and committed human rights activist, is now with the Regional Advocacy & Communications Centre of the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) Region, based in Beirut, Lebanon. Belonging to...
Opposition to Pope: birth & growth! The historical roots of opposition to Pope Francis’ idea of “a God of mercy” started long before the release of his exhortation “Joy of Love” in April 2016. It all began actually on Feb....
DECCAN CHRONICLE 4th October 2017 (Note: This will be the first time India will be hosting a full-fledged FIFA World Cup football tournament. For Indian football and football fans, this is huge and has all the ingredients to bring...
Cover Photo: Most. Rev. Thomas D'Souza, President of the Synod, sings the Synod 2017 anthem, with Ms. Anancia Fernandes, one of the two Synod Officiating Secretaries. LACROIX INTERNATIONAL PARIS, FRANCE October 3, 2017 The Calcutta Archdiocese in...