Irish parliament denies Hindu opening prayer request
2017-03-21
Rajan Zed said Irelandis a diverse society now and its parliament should represent all its citizensContinue Reading
Good Friday collection to benefit Holy Land Christians
2017-03-21
Vatican City: As Christians in the Middle East continue to suffer innumerable hardships this Lenten season, the Vatican has announced that this year’s Good Friday Collection will benefit Christian communities in the Holy Land. “Once again, from every part of the Church, expressions of solidarity come together effectively in theContinue Reading
Don’t misuse Bible to push death penalty: Philippines bishops
2017-03-21
Manila: Remember what Jesus’ cross stands for, and don’t misuse the Bible to justify the death penalty, the Philippines’ Catholic bishops have said. “To the people who use the Bible to defend the death penalty, need we point out how many other crimes against humanity have been justified, using theContinue Reading
Malankara Church asks believers to walk to church
2017-03-21
Kochi: In connection with the celebration of Earth Hour, Malankara Orthodox Church of the southern Indian state of Kerala has instructed its faithful to reach church for Mass this Sunday on foot or on cycles and to avoid private vehicles. As for those travelling longer distances, the church has advised public transport. “OurContinue Reading
Meet the Global Teacher Prize winner 2017
2017-03-21
In one of the world’s most remote regions, surrounded by snow and ice, Maggie McDonnell is changing the lives of her students and transforming her community. The winner of the Global Teacher Prize Winner 2017 lives and works in Salluit, an Inuit village deep in the Canadian Arctic. The villageContinue Reading
Man ‘armed with knife’ disrupts Catholic mass in Kuwait City
2017-03-21
Aakash Bakaya Kuwait: A citizen, carrying a concealed knife, disrupted mass at the Catholic Church in Kuwait City Sunday evening. The man was later arrested by police. No one was hurt in the incident. Interior Ministry officials confirmed that a Kuwaiti man was taken by police after causing a disturbanceContinue Reading
Jharkhand’s tenancy laws: Christian priests asked to keep away
2017-03-21
Protests over proposed amendments to the Chotanagpur Tenancy (CNT) Act and Santhal Paragana Tenancy (SPT) Act have been on for the past few monthsContinue Reading
Court suggests out-of-court settlement for Ayodhya temple
2017-03-21
The proposed Ram temple in Ayodhya has been one of controversial and divisive issues in the country since 1992Continue Reading
Rwandan genocide: Pope Francis asks forgiveness for church’s role
2017-03-21
Pope Francis has asked for forgiveness for the Catholic church’s role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which 800,000 people were slaughtered in 100 days of violence. The “sins and failings of the church and its members” had “disfigured the face” of Catholicism, he said. Speaking after meeting the RwandanContinue Reading
Happiness Index: India 122 among 155 nations
2017-03-21
India came behind China, Pakistan, Nepal and IraqContinue Reading