Kochi (Story: Matters India)— In what could be termed a novel idea, a Catholic organization named Knanaya Fellowship has come up with a suggestion to introduce a qualifying exam for those aspiring for priesthood in Catholic Church. “A qualifying exam has...
Endogamy, on which the knanaya community is divided these days, is a matter of hot debate within the Syro Malabar circles. Alex J. Mapleton (Las Vegas) suggests a solution and CCV invites our esteemed readers to review his ideas. Here is...
Bishop’s Vicar writes to CCV Editor dr. james kottoor The following is a letter from Fr. Mario D’Souza, Episcopal Vicar of Amaravathi dated June 26/15 to Church Citizens’ Voice (CCV) editor. Please read it “Dear Sir, I saw a report in Matters India...
Kochi, Kerala (Story – Matters India): A Catholic bishop in Kerala has urged the state government and labor groups to chalk out welfare programs to protect the dignity and rights of migrant laborers. Some 3 million migrant laborers are engaged...
Report – CCV: Syro Malabar Catholic Bishops in Kerala seem to have opened a ‘Who is more right’ controversy over a statement delivered by Bishop of Idukki recently, on which Kerala Catholic Bishops Council officially expressed its’ regret last day. According...
The statement said the Catholic girls who marry outside their religion were abandoning the Christian faith. Thiruvananthapuram (UCAN): The Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC) on Sunday expressed regrets over the statement of Bishop Anikushikattil on love jihad if it had...
He said the farmers are already reeling under crop failures, and government not paying for the produce makes it even more painful. Kochi (Story – UCAN): Cardinal George Alencherry has asked Kerala government to end injustice to paddy farmers...
Trichur (Matters India): Sister Cleopatra, a renowned educationist who was instrumental in setting up a commission for women under the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), died in Trichur, Kerala, on Wednesday. She was 81. She was a member of...
Peddlers of Pure Blood: Deadly Virus Reactions to Knanaya Practice of Endogamy Who Destroys Christian Famiies? Peddlers of Pure Blood: Deadly Virus There should be...
Aattached is a copy of a fax/email we sent to the Nuncio a few weeks back. I think you may find it interesting to publish, as the Joint Pastoral Letter of Delhi, instigated by the SM church, was supposedly issued...
Laity all over India is up in arms (see Almayasabdam blog, Church Citizens' Voice, and memorandums sent to CBCI and Pope, against Indian Bishops, especially Syro Malabar, for turning a blind eye to the rotten practice of pure blood promotion in Kottayam, Chicago...
Laity all over India is up in arms(see Sathya Jwala, Almayasabdam and memorandums sent to CBCI and Pope, against Indian Bishops, especially SyroMalabar, for turning a blind eye to the rotten practice of pure blood promotion in Kottayam, Chicago & other places. It...
Kochi (Matters India): The head of the Syro-Malabar Church, one of India’s Oriental rites, did a Pope Francis while consecrating what is claimed to be India’s largest church. Cardinal George Alencherry minced no words in criticizing what he saw were...
T K Devasia (Matters India) A few months ago, Pope Francis appointed a British victim of sex abuse by Catholic priests to a special commission established to advise the Vatican on child protection policies. He warned that the Church would face “big...
He was ordained a priest on April 30, 1984 for Jalpaiguri diocese. UCAN News: Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Vincent Aind of Jalpaiguri diocese as the new Bishop of Bagdogra. The appointment was announced Tuesday at 3.30 in India. Father...
Auxilium Parish has released its first ever News Letter – Auxilium Speaks. A Parish Media team headed by Fr Robin Gomes and Isaac Harold Gomes has been set up. The inaugural issue was released on April 5. Fr Jayaraj SJ...
Whistleblower Sister Jesme: Kerala nun should throw Rs 12 lakh compensation back at church The News Minute| March 30, 2015| 6.40 pm IST In February 2015, when Sister Anita returned to Thottakkattukara in Kerala after a dreadful ordeal...
The action plan is being formulated after the Catholic authorities found that there is a significant fall in the number of members in the community. Thrissur: Stung by the rising interfaith marriages, the Thrissur Archdiocese is set to bring in an...
Story By: mattersindia.com. Pathanamthitta – The Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) has condemned ‘terrorism in the name of religion’ in various parts of the world. A pastoral letter issued by KCBC president Cardinal Baselios Cleemis Catholicos recently and read in churches...
Jose Paul (Delhi) writes: We, the Catholics of our great nation can be proud that our country has the second largest Catholic population in the world. We are only 1.55% of the India’s population. In numerical terms, we are about 20...
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What Have You Done?
"I was hungry, and you formed a humanities club, and discussed my hunger.
I was imprisoned, and you crept of quietly to your chapel in the cellar and prayed for my release.
I was naked, and in your mind you debated the morality of my appearance.
I was sick, and you knelt and thanked God for your good health.
I was homeless, and you preached to me the spiritual shelter of the love of God.
I was lonely, and you left me alone to pray for me.
You seem so holy, so close to God:
But I am still very hungry, and lonely and cold.
So where have your prayers gone? What have they done?
What does it profit a man to go through his book of prayers, when the rest of the world is crying for help.
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