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Justice, A Far Cry – Editorial, Indian Currents

Dr Suresh Mathew Hard facts first. A whopping 3.5 crore cases are pending in various courts across the country. Of these, 65,000 are in the Supreme Court; 44 lakhs in 24 High Courts; and 2.6 crore in lower courts.  Over...

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Catholic bishop blindfolded, assaulted in Andhra Pradesh 

Published on: 1:48 am, April 29, 2016 Story By: Matters India reporter Secunderabad: The apex body Telugu Christians has condemned a “vicious assault” on a Catholic bishop in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. According to a press release from the Federation...

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Muslims DEMAND Cross Be Removed From Swiss Flag! 

Published on: 10:12 pm, April 28, 2016 Story By: mattersindia.com Muslims in Switzerland are demanding that the white cross be removed from the Swiss national flag because as a Christian symbol it “no longer corresponds to today’s multicultural Switzerland.” The Muslim group behind...

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Sisters of Nazareth open Ayurvedic hospital in Bihar

The facility is located within the Nazareth Hospital, run by the congregation. Posted on April 27, 2016, 10:46 PM Patna (UCAN): The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth have opened an alternative medicine wellness centre, the first of its kind in the...

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Cardinal pans Chandy’s liquor policy ahead of Kerala elections

Cardinal Cleemis warned the faithful not to succumb to inducements and pressures in casting their vote. Posted on April 27, 2016, 10:49 PM Thiruvananthapuram (UCAN): Catholic Bishops Council of India (CBCI) president Cardinal Baselios Mar Cleemis has panned the Oommen Chandy...

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Bombay court orders interim stay on demolition of cross, cemetery 

Published on: 10:29 pm, April 27, 2016 Story By: mattersindia.com Mumbai: In an interim order, Bombay High Court on Wednesday stayed Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s notice for demolishing a heritage cross and a portion of cemetery of Our Lady of Remedy Church, Poisar, Kandivli...

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Church officials meet Prime Minister, request to invite Pope

Modi was also requested to personally lead India's official delegation for the canonization of Mother Teresa. New Delhi: Catholic Church officials in India met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday requesting him to invite Pope Francis to India and also to...

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Delhi church installs food vending machine for poor 

Published on: 1:38 am, April 27, 2016 Story By: mattersindia.com New Delhi: An Orthodox church in New Delhi has installed a food vending machine for the poor and homeless. Named ‘Share N Care,’ the machine at Mar Gregorious Orthodox Church in Janakpuri, a...

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Spirit works in laypeople!

  Francis: Spirit works in laypeople, It is not property of the hierarchy' By Joshua J. McElwee, in NCR,   Apr. 26, 2016   Fight the curse of clericalism "one of the greatest deformations" that "diminish and undervalue" the contributions that...

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Francis Papa not practicing what he preaches?

Editorial by dr. james kottoor         Yes, that is what even  some of his well-meaning critics say. You all know that Francis described as the “Miracle of humility in an era of vanity” is under the scanner by all  sorts...

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The origins of religions and evolution of gods

The Hebrew Bible, the starting point for Judaism, Christianity and Islam, contains remnants of primitive religions – the religion of hunter-gatherer or the  agrarian. The monotheism of Abrahamic religions evolved organically out of the ancestral milieu of primitive religions. Edward...

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POPE FRANCIS GETS REAL

Inheriting a changing Church. Image courtesy flickr user badgercatholic via Creative Commons BY PATRICIA MILLER, IN RELIGION  DISPATCHES,  APRIL 12, 2016     (Note: Delayed reactions are supposed to b e much thought over and therefore more balanced. Central to the whole discussion...

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Priest beats up boy for failing Bible quiz, absconds

Public relations officer of Mangalore diocese said that the accused priest confessed he had reprimanded the boy, but denied manhandling him. Mangaluru (UCAN): Posted on April 25, 2016, 6:58 PM A Catholic priest was charged with assaulting a boy after...

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Indian priest in Canada investigated, sent back

In the pic: Father Ashok Mascarenhas (Left) He has returned to his native India, where he is under the care of his religious community. Canada (UCAN): Posted on April 25, 2016, 6:49 PM   An Indian priest serving in Canada is...

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Greatness & Corruption Bedfellows?

70-Lakh Watch, 1-Crore Car, 125 Feet vs 125 Feet; the Greater the Power, the Bigger the Abuse By By T J S George, in  the New Indian Express, 24/4/16                            (Note: “Greatness and corruption bedfellow?” was  the  title I was tempted...