By Matters India Reporter Varanasi, April 16, 2022: A group of 40 Hindu men and women on April 15, Good Friday enacted the Passion of Christ in the northern Indian city of Varanasi, the heartland of Hinduism. “Varanasi presented a soothing picture of religious harmony, peace and love amid aContinue Reading
By Deepa Alexander Chennai: Hero of the famed nursery rhyme, part of Passion week lore… In Chennai, the hot cross bun is flavored by Anglo-Indian, Vietnamese and English recipes. “The van used to draw up just around 11 in the morning, when the Stations of the Cross got over,” recallsContinue Reading
By Don Aguiar. Mumbai: Why do we call Good Friday “good,” when it is such a dark and bleak event commemorating a day of suffering and death for Jesus? It is a significant day for the Christian community since it commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Judas betrayed Jesus, andContinue Reading
By Apoorvanand New Delhi, April 19, 2019: When I left home the other day and made the short walk to the faculty building where I teach, the roads were strangely calm. Not seeing the usual morning jostle between e-rickshaws, I felt something must be amiss. The only sound was theContinue Reading
Imphal: The Manipur government has rolled back its order to make Good Friday a full working day for all government offices, following protests by various civil bodies in the state, which has significant Christian population. Earlier, the government had said Good Friday would be a working day for all governmentContinue Reading
Good Friday is “good” because it validates loveContinue Reading
Rome:Thousands of people, including nuns, families with toddlers and young tourists, endured exceptionally tight anti-terrorism checks to pray at the Good Friday procession at the Colosseum, where Pope Francis expressed shame over humanity’s failings. Francis, wearing a plain white coat, presided over the traditional evening Way of the Cross processionContinue Reading
Good Friday was observed as Digital India DayContinue Reading
Egyptian Copts observed a solemn Good Friday with prayers and fasting, as the community reeled from two church bombings that killed dozens on Palm Sunday.Continue Reading
Dimapur: Following a complaint from the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC), the state government has decided not to observe Digital India Day on Good Friday, April 14 next. This information was contained in a press release issued by the NBCC on Wednesday, Eastern Mirror Nagaland reported. “The Nagaland Baptist ChurchContinue Reading