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Rome Decision Paves Way For Self-governing Indian Church
AC HURCH which traces its origins directly to the efforts of one of the 12 apostles has finally been granted permission to govern itself. The Vatican has confirmed that India’s......
The Heirs To An Ancient Tradition
BY LUKE COPPEN W ESTERN C HRISTIANS are often surprised to learn that there is a thriving Christian community in India. Although Christians represent only a tiny proportion of......
Pope Focuses On Our Lady
D URING HIS FIRST general audience of the year, John Paul II invited Christians to walk resolutely on “paths of goodness” with the Virgin Mary. In a festive meeting attended by......
Seasonal Wishes From Rome
T HE H OLY F ATHER greeted Christians of the Eastern Churches who were preparing to celebrate Christmas according to the Julian calendar. The Pope greeted the “brothers and......
Success For Church Website
A WEB SITE that aimed to log 100,000 hours of eucharistic adoration for vocations as an gift for John Paul II ended up surpassing its goal. www.vocation.com logged more than......
War Family’s Cause Opens
P OLAND ’ S C ATHOLIC Church is seeking the canonisation of a family executed by the Nazis for sheltering Jews. Jozef and Wiktoria Ulma of Markowa, were killed March 24, 1944,......
Pope Puts Italy On Peace Path
P OPE J OHN P AUL II encouraged Italy to continue its peacekeeping and humanitarian missions abroad, even while knowing some of the missions carry risks. He told Giuseppe......
Bishop Defends Church Rights
A SECOND G ERMAN bishop has condemned calls to ban religious symbols from public schools following a similar move in France. “Such a move would end with churches and chapels......
Croat Leader Thanks Pope
C ROATIAN P RIME M INISTER Ivo Sanader discussed the integration of the European Union and the future of the continent with John Paul II in a private audience. He thanked the......
Russian Renaissance
O RTHODOX P ATRIARCH Alexy II of Moscow said he believed a rebirth of the Eastern Church in under way in Russia. In his Christmas message he said: “Churches and monasteries are......
Bhutan Bans Church Services
C HRISTIANS are not allowed to hold public church services in the remote Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan, according to the bishop whose diocesan territory includes the tiny nation.......
Inter-faith Hope For East Timor
A N E AST T IMORESE bishop said he is optimistic about the development of democracy and relations with Muslims in his overwhelmingly Catholic country. Bishop Basilio do......
Catholics Urged To Use Media
B LESSED M OTHER Teresa’s legacy set a prime example for future communicators in India, according to a senior Vatican official. American Archbishop John Foley, president of the......
Pontiff Rails Against Terror
T HE H OLY F ATHER has told Indonesia’s new Ambassador to the Holy See that the response to terrorism must not be motivated by hatred or revenge, and warns that “merely punitive......