Bangladesh captain speaks about cricket and cricketers
2017-06-17
India and Pakistan meet in the finals of Champions TrophyContinue Reading
Catholic Church celebrates 200 years of existence in Southern Africa
2017-06-17
Cape Town, S. Africa: To start the year-long Bicentennial Celebrations of the existence of the Catholic Church in Southern Africa, an inaugural Mass of Thanksgiving in Cape Town’s Cathedral of Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt will be held next week on Sunday, 25 June. Announcing the Bi-centennial Celebration, VicarContinue Reading
Christian population of Iraq, Syria halved since 2011
2017-06-17
Armsteram, Netherlands – A new report estimates that between 50 and 80 percent of Christians have fled the countries of Iraq and Syria since the start of the Syrian Civil War in 2011. Released by Christian advocacy groups Open Doors, Served, and Middle East Concern, the report estimates that at leastContinue Reading
Prime Minister flags off India’s first fully integrated metro
2017-06-17
The rail line has employed 23 transgender peopleContinue Reading
Jesuit college teacher arrested in midnight raid
2017-06-17
Vikram Rai is assistant professor of journalism and mass communication at the collegeContinue Reading
Man killed for objecting officials clicking women
2017-06-17
Jaipur: A group of government officials allegedly lynched a 55-year-old Muslim man who tried to stop them from photographing women defecating in public in a Rajasthan town on June 16. Five municipal council officials – including the commissioner – allegedly kicked, punched and beat social worker Zafar Khan with aContinue Reading
Court resolves 7-yr-old spat at Khadki church
2017-06-16
Tussle between two factions of city’s Presbyterian community had been going on since 2010; court acquits all seven accusedContinue Reading
Indian-origin teen beaten to death in Malaysia
2017-06-16
This is the second death in less than two weeks to spark outrage in Malaysia about bullying.Continue Reading
Goa’s Christian Art Museum to close for renovation
2017-06-16
The Museum of Christian Art at Old Goa, the first such museum in Asia, will undergo a major renovation and upgradation work, for which it would remain closed for the next two years, a senior official said. The renovation is aimed at bringing the museum on par with the globalContinue Reading
Cardinal Gracias ‘losing hope’ Pope will visit India in 2017
2017-06-16
Joshua J. McElwee Vatican City: The head of India’s Latin rite bishops says he thinks Pope Francis may not be able to visit his country as planned at the end of 2017. Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India, said that while he is optimisticContinue Reading