http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?NewsSectionId=16 Bondare 3.0 RSSBuilder 2010-09-02T11:14:31Z Josephine Siedlecka info@indcatholicnews.com http://www.indcatholicnews.com The copyright in all content provided in this syndicated feed is held by Independent Catholic News. Any unauthorized use of material contained in this RSS may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity & communications regs http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=58 2008-09-02T06:48:03Z 2008-09-02T06:48:03Z More than 10,000 Christians have been driven from their homes in the eastern Indian state of Orissa after anti-Christian violence in the area, officials say. http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=53 2008-09-02T06:37:28Z 2008-09-02T06:37:28Z Edward Sequiera, a Verbite missionary at the Padampur orphanage, witnessed an attack on his orphanage in Orissa by Hindu extremists. http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=51 2008-09-02T06:30:20Z 2008-09-02T06:30:20Z On Saturday, 1,952 people were allowed to leave the Gaza strip via the Rafah crossing and enter Egypt. Many of those leaving were students able to prove their registrations at Egyptian universities or provide visas showing their acceptance to study in other countries. http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=48 2008-09-02T06:22:09Z 2008-09-02T06:22:09Z A Mass was celebrated yesterday in Grottaferrata, by General Minister of the Order of Friars Minor (OFM), Fr José Carballo, for the opening of the 22nd General Chapter of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (FMM). http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=45 2008-09-02T06:14:49Z 2008-09-02T06:14:49Z Bishop William Kenney, CP Auxiliary Bishop of Birmingham, and International Chairman of the Gothenburg Process, has given a lecture in New York calling for Churches of different denominations to work together against the spread of small arms and light weapons, writes Peter Jennings. http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=16648 2010-09-02T06:40:45Z 2010-09-02T06:40:45Z The general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has sent a message to the Middle East negotiators in Washington to stress the concerns of Palestinian Christians.  The message conveys concern over the final status of Jerusalem, the future of the Christians there and the need for a just peace in the region. http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=16645 2010-09-01T17:54:15Z 2010-09-01T17:54:15Z Every year, from 1 September - the first day of the Orthodox Church year - to 4 October - the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi in the Catholic tradition - churches are called to become involved in the 'Time for Creation' for the protection of God's creation and the promotion of sustainable lifestyles. This year, churches are encouraged to focus on the theme of biodiversity, Ellen Teague http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=16642 2010-09-01T07:45:05Z 2010-09-01T07:45:05Z The Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, has condemned the killings of four Israeli settlers near Hebron in the West Bank yesterday and expressed his condolences to the affected families. He rejects any use of violence as a means to gain the much-desired and needed peace for this region. http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=16636 2010-08-31T12:24:52Z 2010-08-31T12:24:52Z NGOs in Pakistan report that a dam to save land has diverted floodwater towards areas inhabited by Christians. In Punjab, near Multan, inhabitants of the Christian village of Khokharabad  near Muzaffargarh, a city of 250,000 inhabitants, in the southern Punjab Province, central Pakistan, suffered severe damage from deliberately diverted water. http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=16635 2010-08-31T12:03:07Z 2010-08-31T12:03:07Z The Archdiocese of Lima yesterday unveiled a new website dedicated to Saint Rose of Lima, a patron saint of the Americas, India, and the Philippines. (Her feast day is celebrated on 30 August in Peru and 23 August elsewhere.)