Category: Christian World

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BJP turning to polarisation to serve its political ends

Sitaram Yechury,  (December 16, 2014, in Hindustan Times) (Yechury is CPI(M) Politburo member and Rajya Sabha MP)                The current Rajya Sabha impasse is a reflection of the furious unfolding of the Modi government’s ‘lethal cocktail’ — selling grandiose illusions...

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Proposed Christmas conversions sad: Cardinal Gracias

Pune – Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay and advisor to Pope Francis, has expressed serious concerns over planned mass conversion of Christians by RSS-backed group in Aligarh on December 25 and said it would be a sad moment for...

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SC turns down travel appeals by Italian marines

New Delhi – Supreme court of India turns down travel appeals by two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen in 2012. Source- Matters India The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Massimiliano Latorre permission to remain in his country...

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One Nation Under RSS – Indian Currents

“We the minorities are no more safe in today’s India,” came in a panic-stricken voice as I attended a call on my mobile phone in the wake of the recent attacks on Churches in and around Delhi. Well, it is...

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Don’t intervene in “reconversion” campaigns: Adityanath

Source- Matters India Vaishali: A member of parliament belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party has urged the federal government not to intervene “if Hindus who were forcibly converted want to become Hindus again.” Yogi Adityanath also called for “Hindu unity,”...

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Abundance Without Attachment

  (Here is a thoughtful reflection by Arthur C. Brooks (a contributing opinion writer who is the president of the American Enterprise Institute.on what should be the real SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS. He calls it non-attachment in the midst of abundance...

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Clericalism: Reality and Concerns

In 2011 Voice of the Faithful criticized the John Jay Institute's "Study of the Causes and Context of the Sexual Abuse Crisis" for describing clericalism but not naming it, much less citing it, as a principal cause for clergy sex...

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Schools asked to observe ‘good governance day’ on Christmas

Source: Matters India Nagpur: If the federal government has its way, most schools in India may have to remain open on this Christmas. The federal Human Resources Development Ministry wants to celebrate the birthdays of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari...

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Diocese of Calcutta turns 200- UCAN

Kolkata:  Completing 200 years, the Diocese of Calcutta Sunday launched year-long celebrations that includes walkathon, sports tournaments and interfaith linkages to mark the occasion. Led by Bishop Ashoke Biswas and a host of priests, the celebrations were launched with a...

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Christian event to ‘convert’ tribals stopped

Bhopal:  A Pentecostal convention in Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh came to an abrupt end after a group of right-wing activists brought the administration and police to the venue after accusing the organizers of converting tribals by offering money and other...

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Obligatory celibacy for Priests

he Catholic Church in Australia on Friday said that obligatory celibacy may have contributed to priests abusing children, and recommended that clergy should be given ‘psychosexual’ training.“In a landmark report, an Australian Catholic Church body dealing with the legacy of...