Pune: With Christmas just around the corner, churches in the city are going all out for their grandest extravaganza of the year with streamers, stars and smiles everywhere. The Christmas tree has been brought out and dolled up, and carol singing has begun in full swing to complement the festiveContinue Reading
Aizawl : The Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitute Committee (MKHC), a conglomerate of leaders of 14 major churches in Mizoram, Thursday appealed to the state government not to observe ‘Good Governance Day’ on Christmas. The Centre’s decision to observe ‘Good Governance Day’ on December 25 is one of the most important religiousContinue Reading
There was no immediate comment from the archbishop who described the scheme as “wasteful expenditure” last week and said that the estimated $200,000 cost would have been better spent on alleviating poverty.Continue Reading
London: A Christmas-themed board game that pits Jesus against Santa has been described as “offensive, shocking and blasphemous”. Santa vs Jesus, made by London company Komo Games, is played by two teams – one for each of the festive figures – who battle through challenges in an attempt to winContinue Reading
Panaji: Goa is plunging into a “new and ever-greater form of intolerance” which includes crime against women and children and that an attempt to “polarise” majority against minority is being made by inciting hatred among people, the state’s archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao said Monday. He also observed that the ethos ofContinue Reading
Thiruvalla: The Syro-Malankara Catholic Church has celebrated the Christmas with a difference in Thiruvalla by honouring people from different walks of life who have been doing praiseworthy service to society for the past several years. Presiding over the function, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Thiruvalla, Thomas Mar Koorilos, said the initiativeContinue Reading
Somalia’s government has banned celebrations of Christmas and New Year in the Muslim majority country, saying the festivities might attract Islamist attacks. “All events related to Christmas and New Year celebrations are contrary to Islamic culture, which could damage the faith of the Muslim community,” the director general of theContinue Reading
Guwahati: It’s Christmas Eve, and while the whole of Guwahati was in celebration mode, a group of underprivileged children of the city had their share of the celebrations in the form of a river cruise in the Brahmaputra. The 33 children on board the Alfresco were from a school for underprivilegedContinue Reading
Shillong: Christians in Meghalaya Thursday celebrated Christmas with fervour and spirit, exchanging greetings and gifts with friends and relatives. Hindus also joined in the celebrations in this Christian-dominated northeastern state to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Bishops and pastors led services and delivered sermons in various cathedrals and churches ofContinue Reading
The Christmas carols play in the background while my 9-year-old daughter and I decorate the tree. It’s propped up in a corner of our living room, the green limbs stretching their reach while the mini-lights create constellations on the branches. As a sweet treat, I’ve made hot chocolate with marshmallows.Continue Reading