Category: Christian World
Inline images 1 (Note: The African Church has spoken in one Voice. See their emblem above: TCCRSA, 2013-15. It looks at two-year family Synod as one unit. What about Church in India, still thinking in Rite Specific terms, Latins doing...
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...
Sri Biju Uthup, Managing Secretary, Oravanakalam Charitable Trust, ORCHART who had been spearheading the Knanaya laymen movement against the cruel family splitting decision of the three Bishops (Mar Alanchery, Mar Moolekkat and Mar Angadiyath) over pure blood is finally heard...
Amritsar(Matters India): The population of Christians in northern Indian states such as Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh has increased significantly, the recently-released religious census report says. Although Churches in these states are busy ascertaining the actual factors behind...
Elderly will be under pressure to end their lives if assisted suicide law passes, say group of UK doctors. Report: Catholic Herald (UK) Nearly 80 doctors have written to the Daily Telegraph to express their concerns ahead of House of...
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...
Margao (Matters India): The anger in the Margao Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) was visible when family, friends, neighbours and well-wishers of the 22 accused in the Velim Church raid incident gathered outside the court to offer solidarity to the...
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...
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...
With the launch of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Plan in most parishes of the Archdiocese of Calcutta, the emphasis now is on implementation of the plans for the following Twelve Concerns: (1) Christian Life (2) Environment & Social Justice (3) Ecumenism...
(Note: Fr. Jose Kaimlett, is a great missionary in Andhra Pradesh, and a very good friend of mine. His greatest contribution to humanity at large is his daily “Points to Ponder” which is a daily “Life Brightener.” It is always...
Christian leaders say Hindu fanatics attack their people and influence state government and policies to harass Christians. By Ucanews.com reporter Christian leaders in Madhya Pradesh have accused the state administration of harassing their schools in a veiled attack on mission...
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...
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)...
(A resident and a sister arrange flowers at the Little Sisters of the Poor's Mullen Home in Denver, CO in this undated file photo. Credit: El Pueblo Catolico/James Baca). Washington D.C., Aug 21, 2015 / 12:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The...
By Antonio Anup Gonsalves. Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 21, 2015 / 06:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A Jesuit primary school located near Kathmandu is using increased counselling and student-parent orientation programs to help both children and parents to cope with the experience...
Dear James Kottoor, Thank you very much for the document that wrote and circulated about the silence of the bishops about the preparation of the Synod and about the question of endogamy. I fully agree with you about your position...
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...
The Rev. Scott Caton was hugged by his wife Bonnie after receiving his vestments during his ordination Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Rochester, N.Y. in 2014. Caton is a married father of six who began pursuing the priesthood in...
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...