Category: Christian World

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Pope Francis in America

Chris Patten in PROJECT SYNDICATE, Aug.27/15. Chris Patten, the last British Governor of Hong Kong and a former EU commissioner for external affairs, is Chancellor of the University of Oxford.This is forwarded by Gitanjali Sudhir in NY. LONDON – It’s...

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Church official criticizes UN decision on fishermen’s killers

Thiruvananthapuram:(UCAN) Trial proceedings suspended while tribunal decides on jurisdiction.  Church officials and fishing industry leaders in southern India have criticized a United Nations tribunal's decision to suspend all trial proceedings against two Italian marines accused of killing two Catholic fishermen...

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First Lithuanian Jesuit in India remembered

Panji (UCAN) Rudamina landed in Goa on August 22, 1625, after five months at sea. Lithuanian ambassador to India Laimonas Talat- Kelpsa and Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa and Daman unveiled on Sunday a white marble stone paying tribute...

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Thousands attend Varanasi bishop’s ordination

Varanasi (Story By: Ajesh Biju IMS – Matters India): Thousands of people cutting across religions on August 24 attended the ordination of the third bishop of Varanasi, the Catholic archdiocese with its headquarters in the eternal city of Hinduism. As Apostolic Nuncio...

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Islamic State destroys ancient Catholic monastery in Syria

Homs, Syria, Aug 21, 2015 / 03:10 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Reports surfaced on Thursday that Islamic State militants have bulldozed Mar Elian Monastery, an ancient structure located just outside a Syrian town captured by the group earlier this month. The...

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Lack of transparency, arrogance … shepherds fall!

On 22 August 2015 at 15:52, Gordon Jacobs <gordonjacobs2004@yahoo.com> wrote: Hello James, I am from Mumbai, and am a retired marketing executive of one of the world leading airlines. Yes, I do belong to a group called Association for concerned Catholics (AOCC)...

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Can we hope this to be the beginning of a dialogue?

Delhi Eparch Responds Dear Mr Kottoor,   I have taken due note of your write-up.The bishops assembled in Synod did discuss the topic of the upcoming Family Synod. Previously the Doctrinal Commission of the Synod had collected data on the...

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A universal answer to religious violence

  Editorial in Christian Science Monitor, August 2, 2015        (Note: Don’t blame your critics if you fail to convince them about Jesus or his message. Blame it on your bankruptcy. This approach of Christian Science Monitor, one of the...