A century to the day after he was beaten and beheaded after refusing to convert to Islam, Bishop Flavianus Michael Malke (Melki) was beatified as a martyr on August 29 at the Patriarchal Convent of Our Lady of Deliverance in Harissa, Lebanon. Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignatius Joseph III Yonan presidedContinue Reading
Imphal:The Manipur Assembly today unanimously passed three bills to protect the indigenous people of the state. They were the Protection of Manipur People Bill, 2015, the Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms (7th amendment) Bill, 2015 and the Manipur Shops and Establishments (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015. payday loans near me,Continue Reading
New Delhi: The Law Commission today recommended by a majority “swift” abolition of death penalty except in terror-related cases, noting it does not serve the penological goal of deterrence any more than life imprisonment. The recommendation by the 9-member panel was, however, not unanimous, with one full-time member and twoContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar: With five new infant deaths reported yesterday the toll at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Post Graduate Institute of Paediatrics has gone up to 53 in past 11 days. The spate of deaths at the childcare centre, popularly known as Shishu Bhawan, has infuriated people while the Odisha government isContinue Reading
A group of pilgrims from Sri Lanka Sunday attended a special Mass at St Joseph Vaz sanctuary at Sancole in GoaContinue Reading
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The Muziris Heritage Protect, also known as the ‘Pattanam excavations’, that began in 2007 has found conclusive evidence of what was once a flourishing trade port on the spice routeContinue Reading
Christians are under severe stress in several statesContinue Reading
For the Christian minorities who belong mostly to Adivasi and Dalit communities Kandhamal is a living hell.Continue Reading
The bishops decided on this matter at their annual meeting in SambalpurContinue Reading