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MANIPURIS
UNITE TO PRAY FOR PEACE
Over thousand Christians in Manipur joined a whole-night
prayer service for peace and harmony in the state. On
Friday, Christians from different denominations and
districts gathered for prayer at Iboyaima Sumang Leela
Sanglen in Imphal as "general public are grieved with
daily killing, constant public strikes and extortion by
various militant groups.”
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EQUIP
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE HELD IN MUMBAI
The ‘Equip Leadership Conference’ which is book IV of
phase II was held on 12th and 13th (Friday & Saturday)
of June from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. at St. Andrew’s
Auditorium, St. Dominic Road, Bandra (W), Mumbai. Around
800 plus church leaders and pastors attended this
conference which was conducted under the leadership of
Dr.A.F.Pinto.
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SEER-CARDINAL PACT: NO FORCED CONVERSIONS
MUMBAI: “No violence against minorities.
No forced conversions. A pooling of resources for social
work and charity.’’ These were three main points agreed
on at a path-breaking Hindu-Catholic dialogue between
religious leaders from both creeds held in Mumbai on
Friday. Those involved in the landmark two-hour inter
faith conversation that took place behind closed doors
at the Shanmukhananda premises near Sion included the
Sankaracharya of Kanchi, Sri Jayendra Saraswati and
Catholic leaders led by the Vatican’s head for
interreligious dialogue, Cardinal Jean Louis Tauran, and
Cardinal Oswald Gracias from Mumbai.
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YOUNGSTERS VOW TO BE “AROMA OF CHRIST” AT NTC SUMMER
BIBLE SCHOOL, YOUTH CAMP
New Delhi: The sprawling campus of New
Theological College, Dehradun, a premier theological
establishment of North India, was bustling with activity
even during the vacation time. About thirty youngsters
from six states of North India kept the campus abuzz
during the Summer Bible School held from 18th May to 2nd
June.
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NEW
CHURCH HISTORY M.TH IN AIZAWL
Aizawl Theological College (ATC) will now offer Master
of Theology (M.Th) in History of Christianity as its
latest post graduate course.A special function to
inaugurate the opening of the new course was held at ATC
Sandy's Hall on Friday 12 June.
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FAMILY OF
FIVE SURVIVE SUICIDE ATTEMPT
Mangalore: Five Members of a D'Souza
family attempted suicide and are currently in the ICU of
a private hospital, thanks to the timely action of
neighbours. The five members lived near Peddeyangadi,
Padupadav, Katipalla in Surtkal. Those admitted to the
hospital in serious condition have been identified as
Henry D'Souza (70) and his wife Leticia D¹Souza (65),
their son Jossy D'Souza (32), daughters Anitha D'Souza
(35) and Savitha D'Souza (26). They were found in a
precarious condition when their neighhours opened the
doors of their house.
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NESC
APPEALS FOR KRISHNA DAS' RELEASE
Kakching, June 12, 2009: North East
support centre & helpline joins public Meeting today at
Kakching demanded for immediate release of noted social
Worker Y. Krishna Das from his resident at Imphal,
kidnapped by unknown Persons with ransom of one core
rupees. He was kidnapped on June 10 at around 10pm at
gun point. It is a reported that he endured gun shot on
his leg while.
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KERALA
BISHOPS CONDEMN MARXIST ATTACKS
Kerala Bishops' Council this week denounced the attacks
on its educational institutions that took place during a
Marxist protest rally on June 8. The Communist Party of
India (Marxist) while observing the 'black day' - in
protest against Governor R S Gavai's decision to permit
CBI to prosecute party's state secretary Pinarayi
Vijayan - attacked a church and few Christian
educational institutions in Alappuzha diocese.
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HINDU
PONTIF IRKED BY USCIRF PLAN TO VISIT INDIA
Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi, one of the leading
figures of Hinduism, on Friday, slammed the upcoming
visit of U.S. Commission on International Religious
Freedom (USCIRF) to India. The Hindu pontiff, addressing
an inter-religious meet between the Catholic and Hindus
in Mumbai, warned against foreign nations interfering in
the internal matters of the country. He was opposed to
the tentative investigation by the Commission on the
Kandhamal violence and Gujarat riots.
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KAKCHING
CHRISTIANS CONDEMN KILLING OF Y. KRISHNADAS
Kakching, June 13, 2009: The Christian
communities of Kakching condemn the barbaric killing of
Social Worker Shri. Y. Krishnadas. The Christian
community of Kakching supports all Manipur Bandh called
by Joint Action Committee on the Killing of Shri. Y.
Krishnadas. He was kidnapped by four unknown persons at
gun point from his wife’s resident in Thangmeiband,
Imphal on June 10 at around 9.30 PM and demanded one
core rupees ransom for his release.
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HOMES
BURNED AS PARAMILITARY FORCES WITHDRAWN IN ORISSA
Bhubaneshwar: On May 30, 2009 Hindu
militants set fire to six Christian homes in Kisapanga
village in Kandhamal district, according to a report
from All India Christian Council.
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This page is
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