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Pope’s emphatic ‘no’ to women priests disappoints feminists and others CAMIL PARKHE |  Wednesday, 16 November 2016 AT 09:49 AM IST         Sakal Times blog ,  in my opinion ,  Pope ,  Francis ,  feminists ,  Catholic Church ,  christian community ,  women priests ,  Camil Parkhe ,      goo.gl/t6OmjQ The emphatic remark ‘never’ by Pope Francis on the issue of sanctioning priesthood for women has disappointed not only the feminists but also a large number of fans of the pontiff all over the world. Almost smashing hopes of the liberals in the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has last week replied that the Catholic Church’s present ban on ordaining women as priests will continue and also stated that he saw no chances of revising this policy even in the future. Since he took over the papacy a few years ago, Pope Francis has won many admirers not only within the church but also outside due to hi...

CAMIL PARKHE | Saturday, 3 September 2016 AT 09:04 PM IST          Mother Teresa , Home for Destitutes , Camil Parkhe Sakal Times Pimpri: The day begins quite early for the 80 inmates of Mother Teresa’s Home for Destitutes at Chinchwad. A nonagenarian inmate, Francis, rings the bell at 5 am and another day begins for the destitutes who are helped and cared by the nuns of the Missionaries of Charity who run the centre.    The inmates belong to various religions and a few of them join the nuns in the chapel in their morning prayers. All inmates then join for breakfast in the dining hall and those who are bedridden or unable to move, are offered the food at the bed in the dormitory. Then, each of the inmates take up different assignments voluntarily, to assist the nuns in carrying out various chores at the home. “Most of these inmates love to volunteer themselves for various jobs like bringing the loaves o...

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...