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Pope celebrates his 79th birthday

Popular as ever but Criticism doesn't abate By Nicole Winfield, in Crux all things Catholic Associated Press December 17, 2015 Pope Francis blew out a candle on a birthday cake he received from group of Catholic Action youths he met...

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Is the UN a boys’ club?

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon delivers a speech during the UN Conference on Sustainable Development. Members should take the suggestion of electing the first female secretary general of the United Nations seriously. (AFP Photo) We need a woman Secretary General Hindustan...

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It is all About Peace in the Gas Pipeline TAPI

(Note: Science and technology are dragging people to stay together and work together. Instant communication has made this wide world into a global village where people are forced to rub shoulders with each other and support each other, not fight...

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Come Jesus Come….

      (Note:  This story is forwarded to us by our friend  Allen Johannes. Stories are not facts. Both have their own power to teach us precious lessons. Today happens to be Dec.17 and this story also took place on a...

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Pope warns against Holy Year fraudsters

(Matters India): Pope Francis today warned Catholics against fraudsters who would have them pay to pass through “Holy Doors” at cathedrals around the world, a ritual in the Church’s current Jubilee year. “Be careful. Beware anyone who might be a...

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Bengal assembly passes resolution on intolerance

With the draft of the resolution having a reference to "political intolerance", some Left leaders used it to attack the Trinamool govt.   Kolkotta – UCAN: Lawmakers of the ruling Trinamool Congress, and opposition Left Front and the Congress found...

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Hinduism has room for all forms of belief: SC

New Delhi (Story – Times of India): The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought to dispel the notion about rigidity of Hinduism harboured in certain quarters and said it was the "collective wisdom and inspiration of the centuries" even as it...

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How we worship God is of vital importance.

St Teresa in Ecstasy by Bernini in the Cornaro Chapel in Rome's Santa Maria della Vittoria (Wikipedia) by Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith taken from Catholic Herald (This thought provoking piece is published in the Voice of Bombay’s Catholic Laity. We are...

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Renovation of historic West Bengal church nearly complete

The church will also have new halls for pilgrims to rest, an auditorium, a food court and souvenir shops. India (UCAN):Visitors to the 416-year-old Bandel Church in Hooghly district of West Bengal will be in for a very pleasant surprise...

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Do You Recognize This Man? Times of India Exclusive

Forensic facial expert reconstructs Jesus Christ's face using ancient skulls Rose Troup Buchanan,The Independent | Dec 15, 2015, 11.35 AM IST READ MORE Jesus Christ's Face| Jesus Christ   Do you recognize this man? He appears a world-away from western representations of Jesus Christ...

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Election in Soudi Arabia? First Dames Take Their Place

           The New Indian Express, Editorial,   15th December 2015 (Note: Comparisons are odious. Still we have to make them, to get connected with outside world and to judge where we stand and what we have to learn from other countries...

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Christmas is story of relationship

Forwarded by newsletter from Together for the Common Good Emmanuel – God with us – calls us to a story of relationship, of love: a story of a common life together. The kind of justice that flows from this stems from...