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Priest’s book a tell-tale of Mumbai’s Catholic past

Surce: UCAN The book is the result of long research on a number of sources. Mumbai:    A senior Catholic priest of Mumbai archdiocese has come up with a book highlighting the life of the Catholic community in India's commercial...

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Another Delhi church vandalised

The incident came to light in the morning when Father Balraj reached the church. New Delhi:  A Marian grotto of a parish church under Delhi archdiocese was vandalised by two unidentified men in west Delhi’s Vikaspuri area Wednesday morning. The...

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Priests and nuns break silence

 K.P. SHIBU- FORMER PRIEST   Sunday Express 08/11/2009 MATHRUBHUMI 01/09/2012   After nun, former priest writes a tell-all book on sexual exploitation Shaju Philip : Thiruvananthapuram, Wed Sep 01 2010, 01:30 hrs Barely a year after a former Catholic nun...

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25 percent of nuns unhappy

Kerala nuns unhappy, finds church study Shaju Philip : Thiruvanananthapuram, Tue Jan 27 2009, 00:56 hrs Updated: Sun, 5 Aug 2012 10:30 IST A Church study has found that 25 per cent of nuns in Kerala were not happy with their way of...

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Conversion Crusade

Competes for people’s souls Harsh Mander in Hindustan Times, Jan, 13, 2015     (Note: The writer is director, Centre for Equity Studies. He makes three striking points not to be missed: 1.Glamour of Christianity is its missionary dedication to serve...

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Fostering Gender Balance in Religion

Mother Pelican, A Journal of Solidarity and Sustainability has published its January issue with a thorough study on gender considerations and discriminations in religions. At a time when Church is discussing Ordination of Women in Sacramental Churches, this issue seems to...

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Report: Christians face worsening mistreatment around the world

Open Doors International said 2014 had the highest level of global persecution of Christians in the modern era Source: Catholic Herald. An international report has warned that Christians face worsening mistreatment worldwide and called for “urgent action” by Western governments...

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Pope Francis lands in Sri Lanka for ‘mission of mercy’

  Published on: 10:53 am, January 13, 2015 Story By: mattersindia.com     Colombo: Pope Francis arrived in Sri Lanka Tuesday at the start of a six-day Asian visit which is expected to draw huge crowds. The pontiff, who will later travel to...

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Catholic ex-priests, nuns to meet in Kochi

A 101-member committee, comprising former priests and nuns, has been formed for organising the conference.   Kochi:  Catholic priests and nuns who have left their ministerial in the Church will meet in Kochi in late February demanding social acceptance and...

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Indian Dalits defend decision to abandon Christianity – UCAN

Reconverted 'untouchables' say Church does little to improve their status in India.   Kottayam:  At 66, Das says he is happy to have left his Christian religion to accept his great grandfather's Hindu faith. “Our great grandparents were converted to...

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Vatican suspends Bangalore priest accused of rape

സൌര്‍ചെ: UCAN Activists are now campaigning for reopening of the case. Bangalore:  The Vatican has suspended a priest of Bangalore archdiocese accused of rape in what is described as a first in India. Father S Bartholomeow, the parish priest of...

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Kejriwal vs Modi again?

  All is not lost for AAP in Delhi Suryakiran Tiwari, in Hindustan times,  January 12, 2015   (Writer Suryakiran Tiwari aka Politicalbaaba runs a popular blog on Indian politics and elections. Politicalbaaba has been nominated by The Guardian as...

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First Jesuit University in India opened

Source: The Herald (Kolkata)  Santosh Dighal Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday opened the first Jesuit university in a glittering ceremony in Bhubaneswar, capital of the eastern Indian state. Speaking on the occasion, Patnaik said the Xavier University (XU)...

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Bajrang Dal attacks Christian bhawan in Bihar town

They were apparently protesting against the alleged conversion of poor Hindus by Christians. Source: UCAN   A group of Bajrang Dal activists Sunday attacked and vandalized the Christian bhawan (building) at a Bihar town, police said. The incident created panic among...

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Stoppage of overseas donations to India!

In his Editorial “From ‘Receiving’ to ‘Giving’ Church” (Page 4 – The Herald July 11-17, 2014) the Editor has written: “Gone are the days when financial help was given by foreign donor agencies in order to educate and empower the...