Pope defends in-flight wedding
2018-01-24
The pope said the situation of the Chilean couple was a particular one Continue Reading
Catholic priests arrested in protests in Congo
2018-01-24
Protests against the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo have resulted in the arrest of 10 Catholic priests — a sign of the government’s willingness to defy church authorities at the forefront of the movement to oust its authoritarian leader. The protests against President Joseph Kabila on Sunday , Jan. 21Continue Reading
Not just Muslims, India is also failing its Christian minority
2018-01-24
On the bare floor of a police lock-up in Satna, Madhya Pradesh, 32 priests and seminarians were forced to sit through a winter night last month, like criminals. They were detained after a Bajrang Dal mob attacked them, apparently for singing Christmas carols, burnt their car and thrashed them evenContinue Reading
Kuwait amnesty to bring relief for Indian workers
2018-01-24
The amnesty has been granted from January 29 to February 22Continue Reading
Myanmar ‘ready’ to receive Rohingyas from Bangladesh
2018-01-23
Yangon: Myanmar authorities said on Tuesday that they are ready to initiate a gradual repatriation of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh despite an announcement of delay by Dhaka due to incomplete preparations. Speaking at a press conference in Nay Pyi Taw, Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Dr Win MyatContinue Reading
BJP youth wing quiz question calls Nehru ‘greedy’
2018-01-23
Bhopal: A question at a general knowledge quiz by the BJP’s youth wing, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha here on Tuesday raised a storm with the question describing the country’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as “greedy”. The Congress then questioned the contribution of Deendayal Upadhyay and the Rashtriya SwayamsevakContinue Reading
Assembly Elections 2018: Change only a buzzword
2018-01-23
By Patricia Mukhim Every political party contesting the assembly election to the three states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya is speaking about change. Interestingly, even the ruling Congress in Meghalaya, the NPF-BJP combine in Nagaland and the CPI (M) in Tripura are talking of ‘change’ as if that is asContinue Reading
Philippines: 56,000 flee after alert raised over Mayon Volcano
2018-01-23
The Philippines‘ most active volcano spewed fountains of red-hot lava and massive ash plumes on Jan 23 , in a dazzling but increasingly dangerous eruption that has sent more than 56,000 villagers fleeing to evacuation centers. Lava fountains gushed up 700 meters (2,300 feet) above Mount Mayon’s crater and ash plumesContinue Reading
Catholic deacon accused of multiple murders in Belgium
2018-01-23
A Catholic deacon accused of killing at least 10 people – including his own mother – has gone on trial in Belgium. Former nurse Ivo Poppe is suspected of killing his victims by injecting air into their blood, causing a fatal embolism. The offences are alleged to have taken placeContinue Reading
Intolerance threat to peace in Garo Hills: Church
2018-01-22
Saurav Bora Tura: Growing intolerance and attacks on Christians in other parts of the country is a cause of concern for Church leaders here in Garo Hills. “Church leaders here are apprehensive of the growing intolerance against Christians even as the current atmosphere in Garo Hills is peaceful and normal.Continue Reading