The symbol “0” is a familiar sight, but its origins are far from certain. A recent batch of carbon dating is causing the history of mathematics to be rewritten, as it has discovered zeros dating back to a period 500 years before previously seen. The numbers appear in an ancient IndianContinue Reading
Dublin, Ireland : Hundreds of groups of Catholics gathered across the island of Ireland on Sunday to pray the Rosary for the preservation of the Catholic faith and for the defense of life against the threat of abortion. “Firstly, we thank Christ our King, and the Most Immaculate Heart of Mary,Continue Reading
Six persons, who worked as caterers in marriage parties, died of asphyxiation while sleeping beside a ‘tandoor’ (an oven) kept along with the utensils in a tempo parked near a marriage venue in Cantonment area here, police said on Tuesday. Police said the incident happened late on Monday night butContinue Reading
Ram Puniyani The politics of communal polarization in is focusing on many identity issues, one being the Love Jihad, where the Hindu girl married to a Muslim or Christian man is targeted, and is legally manipulated in a manner to ensure that she is forced to be sent to herContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Vientiane (Lao): Christian women of Laos People’s Democratic Republic have pledged to empower communities for overcoming increasing violence against women Lao society. Impact of immediate and long-term consequences of increasing violence against women and gender inequality was the thematic focus of a two-day training workshop heldContinue Reading
Mumbai: Members of the Parsi community have snubbed their high priests’ assurances that Metro III project will not affect the structural stability and spiritual sanctity of their fire temple at the Princess Street junction in Girgaum. The community has decided to launch its own separate peaceful agitation by seeking supportContinue Reading
Patna: The veneration of the Holy Sacrament under a decorated canopy took place at city churches on Sunday as thousands of devotees participated in the Eucharistic procession to mark the feast of Christ the king. The theme of this year’s annual event is from Chapter 24 verse 15 of Joshua,Continue Reading
Lisa Monteiro Panaji: As a majority of the faithful in the state slip into their vehicles or catch a bus to attend the novenas and feast of St Francis Xavier, their counterparts – mostly people of Goan origin settled in Kolhapur, Sindhudurg and Belagavi – will walk to Old Goa;Continue Reading
Kochi: A heritage art-expo was held at Kanjoor St Mary’s Forane church as part of the 54th edition of the annual symposium, organized by the Liturgical Research Centre of the Syro-Malabar Church. The three-day seminar, which focused on the heritage of the Church in Kerala, came to a conclusion atContinue Reading
The Archdiocese of Nagpur prepared for the Christ the King feast with 40-hour adorationContinue Reading