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Kerala, Tamilnadu politicians woo Church leaders on poll eve Reporters Name | CAMIL PARKHE |  Thursday, 12 May 2016 AT 09:31 AM IST            Sakal Times     http://goo.gl/4hZzwd Camil Parkhe ,  Kerala ,  Tamil Nadu ,  Church leaders ,  Christian communities Wooing the minority:  A file photo of Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy (2nd from left) with Cardinal Baselios Cleemis As Kerala and Tamil Nadu polls approach, leaders of various political parties are wooing the Church leaders to seek votes of the Christian communities in these two southern states. Leaders of various political parties including the BJP, candidates in the local assembly constituencies have been calling on the members of the Church hierarchy including the archbishops, bishops for the past few weeks to seek the votes of the members of the Catholic and Protestant sects of Christianity. Kerala will elect its 140-member legislative...

CBCI urges PM to lead delegation for Mother Teresa’s canonisation Reporters Name | CAMIL PARKHE |  Friday, 29 April 2016 AT 12:10 PM IST       Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) ,  Pune ,  PM Narendra Modi ,  President Cardinal Baselios Cleemis ,  Camil Parkhe Pune:  A delegation of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) met PM Narendra Modi recently to urge him to lead India’s official delegation for the canonisation of Mother Teresa in Rome on September 4. The CBCI delegation was led by its President Cardinal Baselios Cleemis and included Secretary General Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas and Deputy Secretary General Joseph Chinnayyan. The CBCI delegation has also requested the Modi to invite Pope Francis to visit India at a convenient date, suitable to both the Government of India and the Vatican. The CBCI delegation has also thanked the Government of India for its efforts to save the life of Fr Tom Uzunnali...