Church Citizens' Voice
Uniting people of Goodwill from around the world
Biggest NDA Cabinet reshuffle gives precedence to politics over performance Times of India Editorial, July 6, 2016 (Note: Times of India (TOI) gives two editorials on cabinet reshuffle: one before reshuffle giving advise and one on 6th evaluating the reshuffle made.) How does the...
In the backdrop of Monday 4th July 2016 Supreme Court of India judgement that marriage annulment granted by Ecclesiastical Tribunals (church courts) has no legal sanctity, there is an increasing demand for Uniform Civil Code (UCC). Even Cardinal Allencherry has...
Smriti-mukt HRD's future is now Prakash Javadekar By Cithara paul, in New Indian Express,06th July 2016 (Note: Smriti Irani was always in the limelight because of her looks and her tit-for-tat talks. Now she is in the news for...
(Note: Of course this verdict from the Supreme Court of India will be opposed tooth-and-nail by the Catholic Church. Will it oppose? It is the BIG question. It can also be considered as a blessing in disguise: that is,...
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI even after retirement to a life of prayer and meditation, is still making international headlines. It is the first time in Papal History that two popes – one present and the other erstwhile – are...
New age terror: Tackling IS requires modern tools and a multidimensional approach July 5, 2016, Times of India editorial.1 (Note: This is a commentary on 3 successive editorials (2nd, 4th & 5th July) from Times of India highlighting...
By The New Indian Express, 02nd July 2016 (Note: Yes, if ISIS took root in Iraq and Syria, who was finally responsible for it? To me it was George Bush chasing a desert mirage called “Weapons of Mass distruction” of...
By Ram Jethmalani, in New Indian Express,02nd July 2016 (Note: It is always a treat both to listen to or read Ram Jethmalani, the erudite lawyer and veteran politician. So I never miss reading him. Here I am tempted to...
ISAAC GOMES reports from Kolkata 30th June 10 am St Thomas Parish, Middleton Row, Kolkata was the venue for the funeral mass of Archbishop Emeritus Henry Sebastian D'Souza. Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo led the Eucharist concelebrated by 14 prelates. As...
With reference to the article Do Justice to India’s Gays, Scrap 377 – Rainbow of hope? Will India vote for an LGBT resolution at UN? I am really astounded at the hullabaloo being raised by the Indian Press and certain...
By Malay Mishra, in the New Indian Express, 30th June 2016 (Note: The French Revolution which galloped into history during 1789—1799 on the back of a furious war horse running riot with the clarion call: Liberte, egalite, fraternite,marked the start of...
First there were very powerful charismatic leaders with a mission. I am going to consider four leaders who gave rise to four world religions. 1. Christ is believed to incarnate into history, preached the Kingdom of God, and revealed God...
Rainbow of hope? Will India vote for an LGBT resolution at UN? Arvind Narrain, in Hindustan Times, Jun 28, 2016 (Note: Yes the Gays, homosexuals, or same-sex people, were on the margins of society for centuries, especially in religious circles:...
Dear Dr James Kottoor I was sorry to hear of the passing away of Archbishop Henry D'Souza of Kolkata. I think the Church in India, which seems to be suffering from a patent lack of leadership today, is...
Pope on Brexit: ANDREA TORNIELLI, ON FLIGHT FROM ARMENIA TO ROME, 25/6/16 In the pic: Pope during the in-flight interview on the way back from Armenia. (Note: What “isn't working in the EU?”, & if Luther's...
Kolkata’s Retired Prelate Great Archbishop, Friend of New Leader Promoter gone to Heaven dr. james kottoor Thanks to Matters India, Delhi, I came to know that Archbishop Henry D’Souza, a friend of Mother Teresa for more than...
Inés San Martín,, In crux, June 26/16 – In the pic: German Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich, shown at the Vatican. (Credit: AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) In a week with a papal trip, the (NN((was overshadowed — from sex abuse reform and...
Yesterday June 26, 2016 Matters India made a startling exposure through a report captioned: Clergy abuse of nuns in India Story By: Jose Kavi The Editor-in-Chief Jose Kavi must be complimented for his courage and conviction in publishing this corruption...
(Note: Finally we have it from the horse’s mouth on GAYS, no matter what the other bishops or national conferences say. Again it happened from heavenly heights in his plane journey from Armenia. First it was on board the...
An Island: that is Britain Uddalok Bhattacharya, Hindustan Times, Jun 26, 2016 In the pic: A demonstrator draped in an EU flag sits on floor during a protest against the outcome of the UK's June 23 referendum on the European Union...