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  Opinion Camil Parkhe Sakal Times Published on :  15 Jul, 2018 , 2:51 pm In the last one week, there were several posts on social media providing names of Christian individuals who had been part of the freedom struggle for India. The list began with Dr Annie Besant, a born Christian, who later turned Theosophist and a founder of the Indian National Congress. The other names included Deenbandhu Rev CF Andrews, a close associate of Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi, Barrister Joseph Baptista Kaka from Vasai, who was part of the delegation, which accompanied Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak during his famous England tour, Pandita Ramabai, a scholar, who was among a handful of women delegates at the Indian National Congress session held in Mumbai in 1889 and who had deposed before Hunter Commission on Education. The long litany of the Christians from various parts of the country, who participated in the Indian freedom struggle, was being flaunted in response to a controvers...

India will remember the legacy of Sonia Gandhi Camil Parkhe goo.gl/zcNLGJ      Saturday, 16 December 2017 After the assassination of her husband Rajiv Gandhi, for over seven years, Sonia Gandhi had refused to take over the reigns of the Indian National Congress. This was also the period when for the first time in many decades that no member of the Nehru-Gandhi family was not associated with the Congress Party. Sonia Gandhi stepped into politics and took over the party’s reigns only when the Congress was ousted from power at the Centre and there seemed no other leader who could rejuvenate the party. At that time, the fortunes of the Congress had nosedived. After the assassination of her husband Rajiv Gandhi, for over seven years, Sonia Gandhi had refused to take over the reigns of the Indian National Congress. This was also the period when for the first time in many dec...

Papal visit to Bangladesh and Myanmar brings hope for minorities Camil Parkhe Saturday, 25 November 2017 The tour of Pope Francis to Bangladesh and Myanmar next week has raised hopes of Catholics as well as other communities in these two nations. The visits are taking place at a time when both nations are witnessing strife in the form of the Rohingya crisis. The tour of Pope Francis to Bangladesh and Myanmar next week has raised hopes of Catholics as well as other communities in these two nations. The visits are taking place at a time when both nations are witnessing strife in the form of the Rohingya crisis. Pope Francis will visit Myanmar from November 27 to 30 and will tour Bangladesh from November 30 to December 2. A large number of Catholics in both countries are expected to attend the religious services and other public functions. In Myanmar, the Catholic Church has been making ...

Canonisation of Mother Teresa a prominent event in Church this year CAMIL PARKHE |  Friday, 23 December 2016 AT 11:17 AM IST       adieu to 2016 ,  Canonisation ,  Mother Teresa ,  new cardinals ,  Vatican ,  sainthood ,  Indian Catholic Church , Pune ,  Camil Parkhe PUNE:  Canonisation of Mother Teresa in the presence of a huge gathering at the Vatican, appointment of new cardinals including for Bangladesh, Syria, and Malaysia were some of the prominent events that took place in the global church in 2016. As good news to the faithful in India, the pontiff has also announced his intention to visit India along with Bangladesh next year. Declaration of sainthood to Nobel laureate Mother Teresa of Kolkata was one of the most important days for the Indian Catholic Church during the present year. The Mother’s canonisation was also important for the Church as she, besides Pope John Paul, was given the rarest honour...

Pope Francis plans India visit next year goo.gl/mvSfqW          CAMIL PARKHE |  Wednesday, 5 October 2016 AT 10:13 AM IST       Pope Fancis ,  India visit ,  CBCI ,  christian community ,  Catholic Church ,  Pune ,  Camil Parkhe PUNE:  Ending speculation on his visit to India, Pope Francis has said that he is planning to visit India next year. The Pontiff spoke of his travel plans while addressing the media persons aboard the papal flight after concluding his visit to Georgia and Azerbaijan on October 2. During the press conference, Pope Francis said that he plans to visit India, Portugal and Bangladesh next year, UCAN, the Union of Catholic Asian News, has reported. The Pope is scheduled to visit Fatima Pilgrimage Centre in Portugal to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the apparition of Mary in May 2017. Speaking on his Asia visit, the Pope said that his visit to Indi...

Sr Benedicta to attend Mother Teresa’s canonisation in Vatican Reporters Name | CAMIL PARKHE |  Monday, 1 August 2016 AT 10:29 PM IST       http://goo.gl/o1CgYs                     Camil Parkhe  ,  Mother Teresa ,  canonisation ,  Sr Benedicta  Sakal Times Pune:  Sr Benedicta from Pune will be part of the Indian contingent, led by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, which will attend the canonisation of Mother Teresa at Vatican City on September 4. Sr Benedicta is a nun belonging to the Missionaries of Charity Convent located at Tadiwala Road here. The congregation’s Maharashtra provincial Sr Jinette and Sr Karuna from Amravati are two other nuns who will attend the ceremony.  Two or three nuns from each province of the Missionaries of Charity from all over the world are scheduled to participate in the canonisation ceremony at Vatican.  Pope Francis will de...