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Tamil Nadu gets new diocese

The new diocese has been created with territories taken from the Kottar diocese, making it a suffragan of Madurai Archdiocese. Vatican City:      Pope Francis has created Kuzhithurai as a new diocese in Tamil Nadu.  He erected the Latin...

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Example for Catholics

Olympic figure skating star hailed as example for Catholic Addie Mena     Washington D.C., Feb 16, 2014 / 04:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Catholic Olympian and international skating superstar Kim Yuna is a role model not only of dedication and...

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“Anti-life culture” needs more focus: Jesuit dialoguers

New Delhi: Asian Jesuits engaged in dialogue with Muslims want their congregation to pay more attention to the prevailing anti-life culture in the world. “Radicalism, fundamentalism, intolerance and culture of violence spin a web of anti-life culture around us. We...

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Santa ki Jai – Sagarika Ghose

(Here is some serious stuff to chew on both for RSS-Sanghparivar and Christians all over. Never miss reading Sagarika Ghose as she is a writer with precious ideas and forceful language. This article is the right message for those who...

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Vatican bureaucracy has ‘spiritual Alzheimer’s’

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis launched a blistering attack on the Vatican bureaucracy Monday, outlining a "catalog of illnesses" that plague the church's central administration, including "spiritual Alzheimer's" and gossipy cliques. The pope's traditional Christmas greeting to the cardinals,...

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Unity of all Mankind – Dr James Kottoor

That they may all be one & Hapy at Xstmas This is impossible to achieve without “good will to all”  — the central shining message of Christmas — excluding none, based on creed, colour, caste, country and continent in today’s...

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CCR Int’l: What is our purpose in 2015?

Catholic Church Reform International: What is our purpose in 2015? My dear friends in Christ: As I reflect on the emails of these past weeks I believe CCRI is in the midst of an identity crisis, sorting out our way...

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Misleading Christmas Sermon in Kolkotta…!

Isaac Harold Gomes (Kolkotta) wrote to the Priest: Dear Fr Robin, During your sermon at the 8.30 am English Mass (on 21st Dec 2014) you said in the context of Albert Kujur who is going to be ordained a Priest...

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The key to discipleship

Carol Harris As I was reading the article from NCR this morning regarding this weekend's readings, this jumped out at me: "… the key to discipleship, the essence of being servants of God, lies very little in the plans we...

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Church criticizes Kerala government on liquour policy

Kottayam – The Church of South India (CSI) deputy moderator Thomas K Oommen has severely criticized state government’s decision to make changes in its liquor policy. The bishop on Friday slammed chief minister Oommen Chandy for sabotaging the liquor policy. This...

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Thoughts that matter…

Stop reading the Bible like a car manual This is inevitable when there are still so many Christians who read the Bible like a car manual or a science textbook, rather than the collection of historical writing, poetry (and, dare...

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National United Christian Forum raises serious concerns

Rev Richard Howell New Delhi: The National United Christian Forum (NUCF) comprising three leading Churches of India Saturday voiced serious concern about the current situation of the minorities, particularly the Christians in India The forum comprising the Catholic Bishops’ Conference...

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Church of England’s first female bishop

The Rev Libby Lane, a parish priest from Crewe, is the surprise choice for the Church of England’s first female  bishop. She has been appointed suffragan (assistant) bishop of Stockport, which the church counts as part of Chester diocese. Her...

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RSS chief ducks queries on reconversion

RSS-affiliated groups have been accused of persuading members from the minority communities to embrace Hinduism. Panaji:  RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Friday avoided questions on the controversy over religious conversion, saying it was not his job to comment on such issues....