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Meerut no more just Sardhana Church for foreign tourists

Till 2009, the church accounted for over half of the total foreign tourists coming in the city. Now that number has dropped to less than 20%. Posted on February 26, 2016, 6:04 PM (UCAN) Meerut: The number of foreign tourists coming to...

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U.S. lawmakers urge Modi to take action on religious violence 

Published on: 8:55 pm, February 27, 2016 Story By: Mattersindia.com Eight U.S. Senators and 26 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have raised “grave concerns about the increasing intolerance and violence experienced by members of…religious minority communities,” in a letter to Prime...

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The Power of Words

  Our Columnist from Chicago   Mathew Idikkula                 (Note: Indeed,  used and abused is the God given blessing called “speech” as our friend from Chicago writes. Just imitate him and react constructively to  the right use  of speech he demonstrates...

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Mother Mary shrine in Baroda binds people of all faiths

The statue of Mary installed at Vadodara was made by Spanish sculptor Senor Cuesta in the early 1930s. Posted in UCAN on February 26, 2016, 6:19 PM Vadodara: Thousands of people, including non-Christians, throng the shrine of Mother Mary in the city...

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Avoid melodramatic displays at Mass says Archbishop Kaigama 

Published in Matters India : 8:41 pm, February 26, 2016 Story By: Fr. Chris N Anyanwu Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama has called on Catholic priests not to reduce Christianity to “marketplace prophecies and visions but rather preserve spiritual sanity and sobriety during Holy Mass.”...

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Republican debate turns Nasty as Rubio, Cruz lay into Trump

US: Trump attaked before Super Tuesday   Ben Jacobs and Tom Dart in Houston in Guardian, Friday 26 February 2016 Rubio and Cruz go after frontrunner on immigration, healthcare and more.Both campaigns claim victory ahead of crucial Super Tuesday races.Sexual assault allegations against...

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Religious freedom today

All talk, no Practice Editorial in America,National catholic review, Feb.29/16 issue EDITORIAL (Note: Theoretically all pay lip service to freedom of religion, but how many practice it? This is what the American Jesuit weekly analyzes below. Rationally speaking, there should...

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Amnesty condemns ‘growing intolerance’ in India

  Published on: 7:56 pm, February 24, 2016 Story By: Mattersindia.com London: Authorities in India failed to stop “incidents of religious violence” and often “contributed to tensions through polarizing speeches”, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, as it condemned “growing intolerance” that...

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Shrine in Udupi introduces new system for alms-giving

The annual feast this year was held from Jan 24 to 29. UCAN – Posted on February 24, 2016, 5:11 PM Udupi: The St. Lawrence Shrine at Attur village near Karkala in Udupi district introduced a new system to distribute alms to...

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Pope: wealth and power are good, but only when used to serve

by Elise Harris Vatican City, Feb 24, 2016 / 05:06 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Wednesday Pope Francis cautioned that unless wealth and power are put at the service of society, especially the poor, they risk becoming instruments of corruption, private interests and...

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Church leaders downplay controversial book on Jesus

View of Christ as a Hindu is fantasy, clerics say ahead of reprint of nationalist author's work. Posted on February 24, 2016, 5:29 PM – New Delhi: UCAN Church leaders in India have downplayed the reprinting of a controversial book that...

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Indian Franciscans to free thousand prisoners in Mercy Year

Published on: 7:38 pm, February 24, 2016 Story By: Mattersindia reporter Bangalore: The Association of Franciscan Families of India (AFFI) has launched a nationwide plan to observe the Year of Mercy. The association with 50,000 members spread over 164 provinces of 54 congregations...