By : Arun D Khaitan. Indonesia is admired for successfully combining Islam and democracy. Yet this month police formally declared the country’s most prominent Christian politician, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, the governor (in effect, mayor) of Jakarta, to be a suspect in a blasphemy case. If convicted, Mr Purnama, known asContinue Reading
Havana: Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary leader who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and for five decades defied US efforts to topple him, died on Friday, state-run Cuban Television said. He was 90. Castro had been in poor health since an intestinal ailment nearlyContinue Reading
By Adolf Washington. Bengaluru, November 26: “You are never isolated from the all-encompassing love and mercy of God” Archbishop Bernard Moras told over 900 Differently-abled children and adults who congregated at the ‘Preethi Nivas Centre’ at Hennur Road in Bangalore, managed by the Gunelian Congregation of Catholic Priests. The ArchbishopContinue Reading
The November 23-24 consultation was organized by Vichara, a think tank, to re-understand and re-articulate reformation spirituality in the present contexContinue Reading
Vatican City: Drug addiction is a contemporary form of slavery, Pope Francis lamented Thursday, emphasizing that a rehabilitation which restores victims’ joy and dignity is much needed. “Drugs are a wound in our society. A wound that traps many people in the networks. They are victims have lost their freedom toContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis on Friday expressed solidarity with women, saying that God wants them to be free from oppression and violence and to be esteemed. “So many women are overwhelmed with the burdens of life and the drama of violence! The Lord wants them to be free and theirContinue Reading
Abu Dhabi: An Indian man who was forced to spend over eight months on the terrace of a building in UAE’s Ajman city is finally getting much needed offers of help, a newspaper said on Friday. The dramatic turn in his fortunes came after the Khaleej Times published a storyContinue Reading
The top court also directed the Centre not to renew any such licences till further orders Continue Reading
An important presentation was made to students of Ecole Mother Teresa on November 22 and 23. No Secrets, a program developed by the Central Alberta Sexual Assault Centre and presented by Elementary Educator Diane Huston, provides elementary students with critical knowledge on how to understand and protect their own bodies.Continue Reading
The Church of South India is working to contest the orderContinue Reading