Category: Christian World
(Note: 26th August 2016 was the birthday of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta. CCV's Isaac Gomes reports from Kolkata on two events that took place on the occasion of the Birthday). 26th August 2016 Kolkata the City of Joy...
Note: On 19th August 2016, at 3.30 pm, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta and Missionaries of Charity invited members of the media to a Press Conference at the Archbishop's House in Calcutta to announce the Canonisation of Blessed Mother...
Published on: 7:25 pm, August 24, 2016 Story By: mattersindia.com (Note: In the wake of yesterday's repeat earthquake in Myanmar, Kolkata, Bihar, Orissa and Assam felt the tremors for about 10 seconds. In terms of the intensity at Myanmar it...
The Evangelical Fellowship of India’s Religious Liberty Commission's (EFIRLC) report (in mattersindia.com on 22 August 2016 and reproduced in CCV) on increase of violence on Christians in India is no doubt DEPLORABLE. The Commission is right in observing that...
Published on: 12:41 pm, August 22, 2016 Story By: mattersindia.com (Note: The Evangelical Fellowship of India’s Religious Liberty Commission (EFIRLC) has recenty released a report on cases of violence on Christians in India. This report is for the period...
(Note: Jesus may have been ethnically and religiously a Jewish, but his universal message and vision are reflected in the very definition of the word ‘catholic.’ – Isaac Gomes) Source: U.S. Catholic Historical Jesus scholars all agree that...
By Maleeva Rebello, forwarded by Bernard, NY The Vatican has scheduled Mother Teresa’s canonisation ceremony for September 4. Usha Uthup has been scheduled to perform there a day earlier The wait for Mother Teresa to become Saint...
(Note: In a multicultural society like India with so many languages, religions and enthic groups, education imparted cannot be unicultural or unidimensional. The Catholic church has been in the forefront in imparting education to the illiterates for a long time....
Seminaries such as Maynooth perpetuate unjust rule of church men over women By Soline Humbert, in the Irish Times, Aug 15, 2016 ‘Churchmen claim to have divine knowledge as to what God can’t be and do in women and...
Fr Seán Fagan: ‘Brilliant thinker’ who was ‘broken’ by Rome By Patsy McGarry, in Irish Times, Jul 17, 2016 Late priest was censured by Vatican until former president Mary McAleese intervened (Note: This story is posted just to...
Indian NGO urges Pope Francis to pledge eyes In Matters India, August 12, 2016 (Note: This note is for the benefit of those interested to know more about donating one’s eyes and body after death. “Gift of Life, Gift...
The Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary Author: Sarah Jane Boss (Note: August 15th is a day of double festival for all Indian Catholics as they are very much attached to Mary mother of Jesus and to India’s independence...
(Note: There may be a great deal of truth when one says that a US president did the groundwork for laying the foundation of ISIS in Iraq. But that president was George Bush, not Obama who actually did a...
(Note: What an eloquent tribute to Keralites with convincing facts and figures from former frankly speaking judge and writer, Markandey Katju. So it is time that each Keralite who reads this piece checks each noble quality he sees and...
(Note: It is a sensible sign that the Prime Minister did not wink first, looked at the MP delegates (who met him with their petition for a 100% pay hike) straight in the eye and advised them to hold their...
Human Rights and American Hypocrisy By Balbir Punj in New Indian Express, 06th August 2016 (Note: Segregation and ill treatment of weaker sections of society is the common feature in all barbaric cultures where might is right. It should have...
What Happened to James? Asks a concerned reader dr.james kottoor This is one of the letters the CCV editor received from a very concerned reader and friend whom he has never met. My dear James, I hope nothing...
Published in Matters India on: 1:48 am, August 10, 2016 Story By: Philip Mathew (Note: A very informative and useful article. Sr. Infant Tresa deserves all the praise for speaking out her mind and with a clear conviction. A...
Archbishop sees Hindu nationalism in National Education Policy 2016 Draft Published on: 6:11 pm, August 1, 2016 Story By: mattersindia.com Madurai: The head of the Catholic Church in Tamil Nadu has urged the federal government to scrap the...
(Note: The article by Sourav Ghosh of National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) points out once again, how important command over English is to make or break one's career, especially in the practice of Law – Isaac Gomes). Language...