The Pope's Visit
November 9
• Pope bids adieu to India
• Evangelisation is not conversion, says de Lastic
November 8
• Webcast of the Pope's Mass
• Conversion by choice is a core value of human rights: Pope
• Piety, unity, charity mark papal Mass
• Pope prays for inter-religious dialogue
• 'It is like seeing god for me'
• Third millennium will witness harvest of faith in Asia: Pope
November 7
• Colourful vignettes to adorn Pope's High Mass
• Security overkill at Pope's venues
• Shiv Sainiks held for anti-Pope protest
• Eminent people 'apprehensive' of visit
• Indian leaders allay Pope's fears on Christian persecution
• Govt pulls out the stops to ensure success of papal visit
• Synod calls for evangelisation of Asia
November 6
• John Paul II arrives in New Delhi
• Bin Laden may attack Pope, reports RAW
• VHP demands ban on conversions
• Goans unmoved by Sangh's rathyatra
November 5
• Vatican sends Hindus a goodwill note
• Syro-Malabarians pop the 'Indianisation' question
• Conversion is also an act of god: archbishop
• Anti-Pope yatra ends in Delhi
• Pope to usher Indian church into new millennium
• Zealots to lie low during Pope's stay
November 4
• Church leaders disown abusive statement
• Trinamool welcomes Pope's visit
• Sanskruti Raksha Manch chief quits, blasts Sangh Parivar
• Dalit group's statement stokes Church-VHP fire
November 3
• Prominent citizens oppose papal visit
• Pope will stress on inter-faith dialogue
November 2
• VHP willing to garland the Pope
• Christians want 'white paper' on foreign funds
November 1
• Pope to celebrate Diwali with Mass
October 31
• Bajrang Dal warns of 'second phase of action'
• Church to call Krishna Kant's bluff
• 'Who's the VHP for the Pope?'
• Diplomat to represent India in all functions
October 30
• MP government scuttles VHP yatra again
• BJP decries protests, with a but
• Pope recalls Gandhi, Mother Teresa
• When (and why) did Christians replace Muslims as the pet-hate of the saffron brotherhood?
October 29
• Pope to underline dialogue with other religions
• VHP gives conditional support to visit
• VHP rathyatra stopped at Jhabua border
• 'As any Indian, it is my dream to have a Pope from my homeland' - John Dayal on The Rediff Chat.
• Justice, not Pope and pomp
October 28
• All-faith meet to be highlight of papal visit
• Walkout in RS over anti-Pope propaganda • Tight security for Pope's visit: archbishop
• Pope may bring death to Orissa Christians
October 27
• Nobel laureate, Philippine bishops to skip papal address
October 26
• Pope's visit shows how much he cares for India: archbishop
October 21
• Yatra demands that foreign missionaries 'quit India'
October 19
• Rath yatra will pressurise Pope on conversions
• Bajrang Dal demands apology from Pope
October 17
• Vatican's 'insensitive' Diwali greeting upsets church circles
• VHP hopes Pope's visit will remove misgivings
October 16
• Pope to keep mum on attacks on Christians
October 13
• VHP wants an apology from the Pope
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