Priest demands toilets for poor to move to new presbytery
2017-04-26
Father Painunkal had made a similar demand three years agoContinue Reading
Mukti Bhawan
2017-04-26
The art of dying gracefully and knowing your near and dear ones the most when you are going to ‘stay forever’.. MUKTI BHAWAN (HOTEL SALVATION – English title) is heart warming, funny, gentle and a rare take on life and relationship by the 25-years-old young helmer Shubhashish Bhutiani (his previousContinue Reading
Rani Maria’s beatification on November 4?
2017-04-26
The ceremonies may be held at Indore, Madhya PradeshContinue Reading
Muslims arrange Hindu youth’s cremation
2017-04-25
Malda: Malda: Muslims of an eastern Indian village on April 25 arranged for the cremation of a youth of a poor Hindu family. Biswajit Rajak of Shekhpura, a Muslim-majority village in the Malda district of West Bengal died the previous night after a prolonged fight with liver cancer. Biswajit’s familyContinue Reading
Do not break your marriage: Goa Governor to students
2017-04-25
Panaji: Goa Governor Mridula Sinha Tuesday asked students not to break their marriage, send their parents to old-age homes or allow exploitation of women. Speaking at the 29th convocation ceremony of the Goa University here, the Governor took the students by surprise when she asked them to take four vows.Continue Reading
Encountering angels in life’s journeys
2017-04-25
Angels do come in different forms and shapesContinue Reading
Pak Hindus allowed to worship at Shiva temple after 20 years
2017-04-25
Peshawar: A Pakistani court today allowed Hindus to worship at a Shiva temple in Abbottabad district which had been off limits to them for 20 years.A bench of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) headed by Justice Ateeq Hussain Shah permitted Hindus to worship at the Shiv Jee temple of KhyberContinue Reading
Silence on vigilantism is not an option
2017-04-25
Vigilantism has now spilled over from the domain of the creative arts to regulate the daily lives of peopleContinue Reading
Priest death case: Friends demand ‘proper probe’
2017-04-25
Panaji: Friends of priest-turned-activist Fr Bismarque Dias, who was found dead in 2015, have demanded a proper investigation into the case by the Goa crime branch, including interrogation of the five witnesses. Fr Dias, who went missing on November 6 2015 was found dead near the sluice gate of MandoviContinue Reading
Pope Francis shuns bullet-proof vehicle for Cairo visit
2017-04-25
Rome: Pope Francis has chosen not to travel in a bullet-proof vehicle for his first trip to Egypt this week, despite a recent spate of terrorist attacks targeting the country’s Christians. The Pope will fly from Rome to Cairo on Friday for a two-day visit intended to build on inter-faithContinue Reading