Author: Church Citizens' Voice

  THE TELEGRAPH CALCUTTA 7 May 2019   Only a few days ago, Ranjan Gogoi, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India had publicly expressed a fear that there was a conspiracy by a very powerful lobby, to get him out of...

  -*Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ 6 May 2019 The fifth phase of General Elections 2019 was over today. As one looks back to the run-up, the campaigns and the election days itself, one can safely categorise it as the season...

Dorothy Cummings McLean  in LifeSite May 3, 2019     Note: Just to make you see, because seeing is believing. Looking at the image of Notre Dame spire burning and crumbling, seen above, and another where it is just burning,...

  Vir Singh  in Times of India  May 4, 2019   THE SPEAKING TREE     What is ‘Cosmocracy?’  It is nothing different from ‘democracy’ in substance, but only in size! Today we speak of the ‘sons of the soil’...

  Our Columnist Rev. Valson Thampu sent us this article reacting to a piece we wrote in the CCV on the Sex allegations rocking the Supreme court. Apparently, he had to face similar charges in his own life. As a...

Dorothy Cummings McLean  in LIFESITE    You throw stones mostly at trees overladen with fruits! Pope Francis is one of the most loved, acclaimed and also fiercely discussed pontiffs in history. On election sooth-sayers were prompt to remind us: “St....

  Cover image: A vigil in Islamabad to pay tribute to the Sri Lankan blast victims. Photograph: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images   THE ECONOMIC TIMES 1 May 2019 Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury ET Bureau   It's a great pity that Sri Lanka...

  Cover Image: Muslims from Anna nagar mosque went to St Luke Church today to apologise for what happened in Sri Lanka!     This information and photo were sent to me today April 29th by Arul Louis,  my first...

  Cover image: Pope Francis holds the gospels during the Holy Chrism Mass on April 18, 2019, St. Peter's Basilica, Rome. VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Image LifeSite  April 30, 2019 Maike Hickson   Note: A Pope committing heresy? World of bishops to...

A wonderful and interesting article from Joseph Mani, the famous writer of the thought-provoking and challenging  Book BEYOND GODS & SCRIPTURES. Isaac Gomes, Associate Editor, Church Citizens'  Voice. Joseph Mani  Once a Papa met a Mummy under a willow tree.                    ...

  INDIA TODAY Anand Patel New Delhi 27 April 2019 In the third phase of the elections, 21 per cent candidates had criminal cases, while first and second phases had 17 per cent and 16 per cent such candidates.  ...

  The New Indian Express Abraham C Mathews  24th April 2019   The rush to absolve the Chief Justice of India of guilt by Constitutional functionaries raises uncomfortable questions   Note: Will any mature person called to give an opinion give instant...

  Cover image: The rose window, symbolising her receptivity to God, survived the fire   Rachel Fulton Brown in  Catholic Herald   18 April, 2019   Note: “Notre Dame”, the French name literally means; “Our Lady” referring to the Mother of Jesus,...

Pope Benedict XVI walks down steps after giving a talk at the conclusion of a Mass for the Knights of Malta in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 10, 2013, two days before he announced his resignation. The retired...

  -Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ*   Easter is Faith– the simple, pure faith of ordinary people, who know that Jesus, our Risen Lord is truly the Messiah; the one who has come to set them free from earthly bondages and...

  NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER  Joshua J. McElwee Apr 16, 2019   “Lord that I may see ALL what you want me to see and ONLY what you want me to see tody!. LORD that I may SEE, DESIRE, THINK, LISTEN,...

Cover image: Lok Sabha election 2019: Seizure of cash, drugs/narcotics, golds and other valuables has already crossed the figures of 2014 Lok Sabha election. (Photo: ANI)   A national survey saw 41 per cent of our voters admitting that their votes...

  Cover image: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI sits in St. Peter's Basilica as he attends the ceremony marking the start of the Holy Year on Dec. 8, 2015, at the Vatican. (AP/Gregorio Borgia)   Phil Lawler in CatholicCulture.org April 12,...

  Thomas John Palekkudy, Director of The Non-Violence Project Foundation-India, a registered public charitable trust, is a great friend of mine. We met in February 2019 at the National Consultation programme of lay leaders at Proggaloy Barasat (near Kolkata).  Thomas is a...

  By Christopher Joseph,Kochi UCANIndia   April 11, 2019   As Bishop Manathodath takes a confidential report to the Vatican, murky dealings become clearer.     Look at the photo above. It is a typical sight of a Syromalabar church...