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Pope stresses Christian-Muslim brotherhood

Bangui (Matters India): Pope Francis on Monday concluded his three-nation Africa tour asserting that Christians and Muslims were brothers and urging them to reject hatred and violence. “Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters,” the Pope said in an address...

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Pope Francis in Central African War Zone

Amid armored tanks, Francis urges war-torn Central African Republic to start 'new chapter' Pope Francis walks with Catherine Samba-Panza, transitional president of the Central African Republic. (CNS/Paul Haring) Joshua J. McElwee,in NCR, Nov. 28, 2015   (Note: Pope Francis is...

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The Twin Challenges – Indian Currrents’ Editorial

Dr. Suresh Mathew Climate change and pollution — two issues people across the world dread to think. Both are subjects of global concern which is evident from the fact that over 120 heads of States have confirmed their participation at...

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Teachers to be trained to handle special children

Chennai (Matters India):Don Bosco Egmore in association with CARE Institute of Behavioral Sciences, Chennai launched Don Bosco Remedial Education Services to help the teaching community. The training will equip teachers to identify, handle and address special needs of students within...

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SC must review Sec 377 ruling

Rivise Ruling on Gay Relationship SC must review Sec 377 ruling –  Allow gay relationships: Jaitley, Chidambaram (Amit Anand ChoudharyAmit Anand Choudhary, Nov 29, 2015, in Times of India.)                 (Note: Finally it looks the political top brass in India...

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Streak of sanity – Modiji relenting or repenting at last?

Editorial, 29 November, 2015,. In the Sstatesman                            (Note: Heartening to see that the  Ice is melting, that Modiji is arresting his   combatitive posture, We hope it is a change  of heart and not of tactics.Rout in Bihar must have...

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Minorities, Dalits living in fear: Arundhati Roy

  (In the pic: Arundhati Roy being felicitated with the Mahatma Phule Samata Award in Pune on Saturday. NCP leader Chhagan Bujbal is also seen.) “Dr. Ambedkar left the Hindu religion and proselytised himself to the Buddhist religion precisely for reasons...

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Kerala official’s call for evangelization runs into trouble

Kottayam (Matters India Reporter : A Hindu outfit has called for the ouster of a top Kerala government official, who urged Churches to bring people to Christ and spread Christianity. “There are three ways to spread Christianity, Church evangelization, personal...

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India must reaffirm its secular, plural credentials

Paris aftermath Vir Sanghvi, in Hindustan Times, Nov 24, 2015 (Note: Vir Sanghvi  is a very penetrating political analysts. He highlights some of the contradictions and assumptions in the on going discussion in the aftermath of Paris massacre. Unlike in...

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Francis eschews his own safety

Francis eschews his own safety to back ‘three saints of Bangui’ A Christian man chased a suspected Seleka officer in civilian clothes with a knife near the airport in Bangui, Central African Republic. (Jerome Delay/AP) By John L. Allen Jr...

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Marthomma in Malabar coast

Varghese Pamplanil (Had Apostle Thomas been to India? Irrespective of the Syro-Malabar claims that he landed in India in AD 52, scholars are still in search of proofs. According to Vatican records, Didymus Thomas would not have gone past Afghanistan....