Church land row: Mediator “extremely happy” with outcome
2018-03-26
Cardinal Cleemis sees divine intervention in resolving the Church land disputeContinue Reading
Donkey plays part in Palm Sunday procession
2018-03-26
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai:Holy Week got off to a bumpy start this year in one part of India when Father Thomas Rajamanikam of St. Joseph’s Church in Indore rode a donkey in the annual Palm Sunday procession. St. Joseph’s parish is located in the Nanda Nagar section of the city, theContinue Reading
Movie with Shane: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2018-03-26
Seven Oscar-nominated, director and co-producer Martin McDonagh’s film, running at 115 minutes is a darkly-comic, entertaining and thought-provoking piece of art. It tells of a mother’s fight for justice for her teenaged daughter, who seven months ago was raped and murdered and whose perpetrators are yet to be identified andContinue Reading
Men to wash wives’ feet this Holy Week
2018-03-26
It will be held on March 28 at three places in KeralaContinue Reading
A day in the life of India’s ‘tuberculosis warrior’
2018-03-25
On world tuberculosis (TB) day, public health specialist Chapal Mehra describes the work of Dr Zarir Udwadia, who has been working tirelessly to fight the disease in its often untreatable forms.Continue Reading
Church performs consecration of holy chrism
2018-03-25
Kottayam: The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church has celebrated the consecration of chrism (holy oil) at a special function at the Catholicate Chapel at Devalokam near Kottayam. This is after a gap of nine years that the consecration of chrism was being held in the Indian Orthodox Church. Celebration Catholicos BaseliusContinue Reading
Palm Leaves
2018-03-25
The Church celebrates Jesus’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem on March 25 this yearContinue Reading
Alencherry breaks silence, stresses purification for all
2018-03-25
The cardinal led the Palm Sunday ceremonies in cathedralContinue Reading
RPS demands constitutional protection for quota rules
2018-03-25
Anantapur: Members of Reservationala Parirakshana Samithi (RPS), a conglomeration of Left parties and people’s organisations, staged a dharna at the Ambedkar Square in the city demanding constitutional protection to rule of reservation. RPS district president M Sudhakar Yadav stated that a massive public meeting will be organised on April 10Continue Reading
Pope urges young people not to remain silent
2018-03-25
The pontiff told the traditional Palm Sunday Mass on Saint Peter’s Square, which this year coincides with World Youth DayContinue Reading