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What the Polls Say: About Super Tuesday and Beyond

By ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON, New York Times, MARCH 1, 2016 – Photo Credit  Cooper Neill for The New York Times                           (Note: Just a taste only of Super Tuesday  in US. What is note-worthy in US campaign is the people’s participation in the election...

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Catholic priest opens yoga centre in Agra

He asserted that the ancient techniques of breathing, meditation and postures have nothing to do with religion. Posted on March 1, 2016, 9:15 PM – Agra (UCAN):  A Catholic priest on Monday opened a yoga and nature cure centre in the...

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Archdiocese, Salesian school clarify controversy over handbook 

Published on: 1:54 am, February 28, 2016 Story By: mattersindia.com Mumbai: The Archdiocese of Bombay and a Salesian school have clarified that the federal Human Resources Development minister referred to non-existing handbooks to hit back at her critics in parliament. Father Bernard Fernandes,...

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  Fall of Kerala State – Once a World Model State

Its VIPs Face the Fury of a Woman Scorned:  By T J S George, in New Indian Express, 14/2/16                               (Note: Better late than never. That is an explanation for this delayed  publication. Still why publish? 1. I myself feel terribly...

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Website to redress injustice to Christians in Kandhamal

An estimated 101 Christians were killed and several women including a Catholic nun were gang raped. UCAN: Posted on February 29, 2016, 6:51 PM. Kandhamal:  A website has been launched to focus attention on the failure of India’s federal and Odisha...

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Christians ‘sidelined’ from government benefits

Official policies need to change so community can access welfare schemes. Posted on February 29, 2016, 6:58 PM. Bhopal (UCAN): Christians in India said they want state and federal authorities to offer fair and equitable job and education opportunities to all religious...

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Kerala government backtracked on Nadar reservation: Cardinal Cleemis 

Kerala government backtracked on Nadar reservation: Cardinal Cleemis  Published on: 9:37 am, February 29, 2016 Story By: Mattersindia.com – Nedumangad: Cardinal Baselios Mar Cleemis, head of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, has criticized Kerala government for going back on its promised to grant reservation to Nadar...

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Behold, Catholic beard balm (yes, it’s a thing)

By Mary Rezac. Seattle, Wash., Feb 28, 2016 / 04:03 pm (CNA).- What do you do with an excess of chrism and a plethora of Catholic men with beards? Tony: We had a conference coming up, and I thought we could take it...

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A Word of Appreciation to Roshan Francis – james  kottoor

          I happened to read the write up: അച്ചൻ കോവിലാറ്റിൽ മുങ്ങി മരിച്ചു… by Sri Roshan Francis in Almaysabdam blogspot and enjoyed it. I felt  the same every time while reading  his  writings. This time I  felt guilty for not...

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Pope Francis: It’s never too late for conversion

By Ann Schneible. Pope Francis recounted the story from St. Therese of Lisieux, who prayed for the conversion of a criminal who had been condemned to death, and had refused interventions from the priest. It was not until his final moment that...

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Pope quotes Gandhi to encourage Bible reading 

Published on: 5:10 pm, February 28, 2016 Story By: mattersindia.com Rome: Pope Francis has quoted Mahatma Gandhi, India’s father of nation and modern apostle of peace, to encourage young Catholics to read the Bible. The pontiff mentioned Gandhi in a preface he wrote...

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Meerut no more just Sardhana Church for foreign tourists

Till 2009, the church accounted for over half of the total foreign tourists coming in the city. Now that number has dropped to less than 20%. Posted on February 26, 2016, 6:04 PM (UCAN) Meerut: The number of foreign tourists coming to...

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U.S. lawmakers urge Modi to take action on religious violence 

Published on: 8:55 pm, February 27, 2016 Story By: Mattersindia.com Eight U.S. Senators and 26 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have raised “grave concerns about the increasing intolerance and violence experienced by members of…religious minority communities,” in a letter to Prime...