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Andrew Brown, in the Guardian UK, 14 September 2016 The last time Pope Francis intervened on the issue of divorced and remarried Catholics, he was ambiguous. His new, clear stance will upset conservatives. Pope ‘agrees that suitably trained priests can...
By David Gibson Sep 13/16, in America, National Catholic Reviews Revelations of the private lives of popes are part of a humanizing trend Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd during "Many Hearts for the pope, messenger of peace" meeting at...
BY DR. JAMES F. PASTOR, PH.D., J.D. In The Real Truth Magazine, Sept.1, 2016 Islamic terrorists slaughter hundreds across Europe and America. Violent political factions vie for control after decades-long regimes fall in the Middle East. Citizens pit themselves against...
By Sagarika Ghose in Times of India, September 14, 2016, (Note: Politicians are public figures. The more prominent and public they the less there is place for privacy in their personal life. In the case of Aam Admi party they always claimed a...
(Note: CCV's Isaac Gomes gives his insight on his memorable visit to the Cathedral of Immaculate Heart of Mary and Blessed Teresa at Baruipur. The Cathedral has come into prominence thanks to Blessed Teresa of Calcutta being declared St. Teresa of...
Sep 12, 2016, Editorial in Asian Age (Note: Donald Trump, treated as joke of Republican party’s presidential candidate, seems to be narrowing in the gap and may even overtake Clinton by the time voting is due. That will make many...
September 5, 2016 Ajay Ghosh , in Universal Newsnetwork (Note: The question discussed here is who started and led India’s freedom struggle, the Congress led by Gandiji and Nehru or the RSS. All have short memories of historical facts.What Gandhiji wanted was...
By Mark Gray, Our Sunday Vivitor Newsweekly, 8/27/2016 Many youths and young adults who have left the Church point to their belief that there is a disconnect between science and religion. Fewer young people are staying Catholic. (Note: Arul Louis in...
Sep 09, 2016, Editorial in Asian Age The hike plan has the stamp of officialdom all over it; it cannot have been the brainchild of transport economists or careful business planners and deserves to be thrown out lock,...
(Note: Chhobebhai needs no introduction. He is known to the Indian Laity as a very committed Catholic and a prolific writer. Here is a profound, thought-provoking and fearless article by Chhotebhai – Isaac Gomes) After watching the canonisation ceremony...
On ZENIT’s Web page, 7 September, 2016 (Note: Tormented by doubt, confusion and darkness about Jesus, John the Baptist sends messengers to ask: “Are you the one who is to come? Mother Teresa spoke of similar darkness and who among us...
Make action on poverty, a national priority – NCR Editorial Staff , Sep. 7, 2016 In the pic: A person sleeps on a sidewalk in New York City Aug. 11, 2015. (CNS/Justin Lane, EPA) (Note: “He has sent me to preach the good news...
In Huffinton post, PTI, 7/9/16 The Centre is considering moves to curb their foreign travel by withdrawing their passports and denying travel documents in some cases. 07/09/2016 8:25 AM IST | Updated 1 hour ago PTI (Note: You can’t have the cake...
The procedure for the canonisation of Mother Teresa is going full steam in the Vatican. It will be a triumph for the Roman Catholic Church and Pope John Paul II. But the Pope and Catholic theologians do not realise they...
Editorial in Indian Express, September 5, 2016 Mother Teresa reached out to those that state and society had failed. (Note: Actions speak volumes and louder than a books full of words and lecturing. With one gesture of rejecting any banquet...
By Ajay Ghosh, Editorial, in Universal News Nerwork, Aug.29/ 16 (Note: The title itself is self evident. The world has been so all the time. Inequality among humans – in social, cultural, religious, economic and political domains — has brought only misery,...
(Note: ‘Saint’, ‘Mother’, ‘Of Gutters’. Which of these is most appropriate for Teresa? ‘Mother’ ties her up with all. ‘Of Gutters’ highlights her first love and closeness to the poor. So “Mother of Gutters” may be most appropriate for...
By Tina Beattie, in The Tablet UK, Sept.1, 2016. The row over burkinis is a reminder not only of the attitude of Islam to women’s bodies but also of the presumptions about the female form in Christianity, Judaism and secular society....
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY TO FAVOUR DESCENDANTS OF SLAVES IN ADMISSIONS PROCESS By James Roberts, in Tablet uk, 01 September 2016 The new measure is to atone for its slave-trading past Georgetown University in Washington D.C. is to give preferential status in its admissions process to descendants...
(Note: CCV's Isaac Gomes reproduces an article on Layman's Guide to Canonisation which appeared in the Hindustan Times on 28th August, 2016,) What is Canonisation? Canonisation is the act by which the Pope declares that a person practiced heroic virtue...