Category: Christian World

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Church plans to raise bishop’s retirement age

Chennai (Matters India) — The Church of South India (CSI) has proposed sweeping changes in its constitution and by-laws, paving way for increasing the retirement age of Bishops from 65 to 67 and giving more powers to the Synod. The move...

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Bishop sees Christ working through current persecution

Miao (Matters India) — In his Easter letter released this week, Bishop George Pallipparampil of Miao reflected on Christ’s work through the tragedies of this life, noting the ongoing persecution of Christians and in particular the martyrdom of 21 Coptic...

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Catholic priest criticizes propaganda against yoga

Mumbai (Matters India): Is yoga incompatible with Christianity? Conservative Christians in Europe and the US have been posing this question with growing fervour in the past few months, accusing India’s biggest export to the West of propagating Hinduism and leading...

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Nun gang rape accused paid money to enter India

UCAN Report -The seven accused had rented out a two-storey building on the Ludhiana-Chandigarh state highway and the accommodation was being used for transit purposes. One of the seven people arrested in the gang rape of an elderly nun in...

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Indian Salesians face precarious situation in Yemen

Aden (matters India)— Five Salesian priests, the only Catholic priests remaining in Yemen, continue their work in the country despite ongoing violence and civil war. The priests are missionaries from the Don Bosco Province of Bangalore, India and have been...

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“ORIGIN OF EASTER – Shajan Mathew

That is why I said that you will die in your sins; for unless you believe that I Am who I claim to be, you will die in your sins. (John 8;24) "ORIGININ OF EASTER AND How is the date...

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What Holy Week looks like in a remote Indian diocese

By Carl Bunderson. Miao, India, Apr 3, 2015 / 04:29 am (CNA/EWTN News).- In the Diocese of Miao, located in India's northeasternmost state of Arunachal Pradesh, Bishop George Pallipparambil is not staying quietly in his cathedral for Holy Week, but is rather...

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Former Indian priests, nuns demand severence pay

Payout to expelled sister gives impetus to campaign for Church compensation policy. Kochi (UCAN):  An expelled nun’s fight for compensation has led to calls from former priests and nuns in India for the introduction of severance pay, similar to that...

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Austrian couple excommunicated for simulating Mass

(In the picture) The website of We Are Church Austria with the statement from Martha and Gert Holzer. Vienna, Austria, May 23, 2014 / 04:31 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- An Austrian bishop has announced that a married couple, including a leader...

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Automatic excommunication for bishop over illicit ordination

 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Mar 19, 2015 / 02:24 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- After having his previous excommunication lifted in 2009, Bishop Richard Williamson has again incurred the canonical penalty upon illicitly ordaining another priest as bishop on March 19. Bishop...

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Why catholic girls are marrying into other religions?

Isaac Gomes · Memeber ICPA Whether it is Kerala or Kolkata, the reason for increasing number of our girls marrying into other religions is that they are not finding Christian grooms to match them in qualification and in outlook. Then there is...

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Laity trained to free priests for ministry

Story By: mattersindia.com Archdiocese of NY introduces MA for lay people, preparing them for parish management. An agreement has been signed with Villanova University for a two-year course aimed at freeing priests for pastoral service. Freeing priests from administrative duties in...

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Wine made just for the Pope: Cabernet FRANCIS

The Catholic, Californian, and family-owned winery Trinitas (Latin for Trinity) began making papal themed wines with Pope Benedict XVI. According to a story by Religion News Service, Trinitas co-owner Tim Busch is a also a trustee of the charitable organization The...

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The little girl who forgave ISIS

If you haven’t seen this powerful video of hope and forgiveness, you should. SAT-7, a Christian TV channel that broadcasts in the Middle East and Africa, interviewed a young girl named Myriam, who fled from Qaraqosh, which up until last...

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Vatican event tackles women’s equality, inclusion, ordination

Ordination of Women, Inclusion, equality (Joshua J. McElwee,  Mar. 9, 2015 , in National Catholic Reporter, he  is NCR Vatican correspondent.) Vatican event tackles women's equality, inclusion, ordination Vatican City:A Vatican event Sunday saw a remarkably open and frank discussion among women about...