Cebu: The 51st International Eucharistic Congress kicked off with Pope Francis’ representative, Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon, Myanmar, declaring war on poverty. “The Eucharist calls for … a third world war against poverty,” said Bo, “a third world war against the cruelty of dogs getting fed with sumptuous, organic food, whileContinue Reading
Kuala Lumpur: At least 13 Indonesian illegal immigrants drowned on Tuesday when their boat capsized off Malaysia’s state of Johor. Strong winds and high waves caused the boat to overturn, Xinhua quoted a police official as saying. A search-and-rescue operation was launched by the police which involved 16 marine policeContinue Reading
Bangaluru: The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB), threw open its gates to differently-abled members of the public on Sunday. It was a morning of fun and competitive sports, an afternoon reserved for an inspirational talk and an evening that saw an interactive panel discussion celebrating ‘special’ abilities. In theContinue Reading
The bus services, Kolkata-Dhaka-Agartala and Dhaka-Shillong-Guwahati, will link West Bengal to three North Eastern states of India via Bangaldeshi capital DhakaContinue Reading
East Indians attempt to revive their language, cultureContinue Reading
Coal town entrepreneur to get award on R-Day for green initiatives at Govindpur factoryContinue Reading
Guwahati- The Annual week-long faith-exposure programme organized by the Archdiocese of Guwahati for young people in religious formation concluded 23 January. It has been growing in strength and diversity during the last decade and this year there were close to 600 participants including aspirants, candidates, postulants, novices, junior sisters, seminarians, and brothers doing theirContinue Reading
About 12,000 delegates are expected to attend the International Eucharistic Congress 2016 (IEC 2016) in Cebu City this weekend, an announcement posted on the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) website said. The IEC is a venue for local delegates and those coming from at least 71 countries toContinue Reading
Pope Francis has issued a decree changing the way that the Holy Thursday foot-washing rite is celebrated around the world. The decree was published today by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments and signed by prefect Cardinal Robert Sarah. The decree says that the riteContinue Reading
Kochi: The Kerala Catholic Bishop Council (KCBC), the powerful body of the Catholic Church in the state, will hold a series of meetings with various stakeholders in the political and social life of Kerala in the next two weeks to decide its strategy ahead of the Assembly elections likely toContinue Reading