A Chinese bishop whom the Vatican asked to step aside to make way for an excommunicated and illegitimate bishop has been arrested by police in China. Asia News has reported today that His Excellency Vincent Guo Xijin, Bishop of Mindong (Fujian), and the chancellor of the diocese, Fr. Xu, wereContinue Reading
While Poland is home to thousands of Catholic nuns from dozens of orders, they rarely attract attention like the country’s male clergy. That may be changing since a convent of Capuchins took up boxing to raise money for their orphanage. “We’d like to stress no one was knocked out orContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar: AISECT, a top organisation in skill development and employment-linked training, has joined hands with the Maulana Azad National Academy for Skills (MANAS) to implement an entrepreneurship and skills development programme to train unemployed youth from the minority community in Odisha, s statement said on Tuesday. The initial phase ofContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi: Discussions are underway in Faridabad Syro-Malabar diocese to create personal parishes for Catholics who claim direct Jewish blood lineage. Archbishop Kuriakose Bharanikulangara of Faridabad told Matters India on March 26 that they have started discussions on the matter with the Vatican and Kottayam archdiocese inContinue Reading
Philippines: Unlike most of his peers who are already retired and relaxing in their golden years, Lamberto Ramos, 66, will begin a new life in June — as a newly ordained priest. Unlike most of his peers who are already retired and relaxing in their golden years, Lamberto Ramos, 66, willContinue Reading
Chennai: Music maestro Ilayaraja sparked off a controversy by his comments on Jesus Christ during his recent visit to Google headquarters at Silicon Valley in the USA. While interacting with the staff, Ilayaraja allegedly said there was no evidence to prove Jesus Christ had resurrected. Around 30 people, including women,Continue Reading
Thrissur: Kerala is closer to getting another saint, thanks to Christopher’s survival story. Little Christopher was baptized the day he was born. The doctors feared he would not live long to be baptized in the normal way. The child’s lungs were underdeveloped. His heart had three holes. He could have died any day. But theContinue Reading
Islamabad: Marvia Malik, a journalism graduate who has also worked as a model, told the BBC she was moved to tears when she was offered the job. She anchored her first show on private broadcaster Kohenoor on Friday, after three months of training. Transgender people face discrimination in Pakistan andContinue Reading
Kolkata: The Greek community has long vanished from Kolkata. Besides the Greek Orthodox Church at 2A Library Road, the Panioty Fountain (named after Demetrius Panioty) at Curzon Park that is featured in Satyajit Ray’s ‘Paras Pathar’ still stands testimony to Kolkata’s Greek connection. Tucked behind the Metro construction at PhoolbaganContinue Reading
To counter the ‘anti-Christian’ tag and woo voters in the Christian dominated state, the saffron party in the run-up to the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly election, promised trips to Jerusalem if it was voted to power.Continue Reading