Indian reelected Montfort superior general
2018-04-24
Brother John Kallarackal was elected for another six-year termContinue Reading
Toronto cardinal calls for prayers after van kills 10
2018-04-24
Toronto: Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto called for special prayers after a van jumped a curb and killed at least 10 people on a busy Toronto street. Although officials said the April 23 incident did not appear to be terrorism, they said it did appear to be deliberate. Cabinet membersContinue Reading
Arunachal youth rally against opium addiction
2018-04-24
Longding district has the highest number of opium addicts in Arunachal PradeshContinue Reading
Odisha’s Easter day incidents: Probe team alleges conspiracy
2018-04-24
The team suspects the involvement of corporate lobbies behind the incidents Continue Reading
Catholic priest killed while hearing confessions
2018-04-24
Mexico: A Catholic priest was killed in the west-central Mexican state of Jalisco, the second priest murdered within one week in the country. Juan Miguel Contreras Garcia, 33, was performing the sacrament of penance on April 20 when attacked at a parish in Tlajomulco de Zuniga, on the outskirts ofContinue Reading
Latvian’s mysterious death triggers controversy in Kerala
2018-04-24
Kannur: A controversy has kicked up in Kerala, southern India, over the mysterious death of 33-year-old Latvian national. A highly decomposed body of Liga Skromane with severed head was discovered on April 20 near the banks of Karamana River in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital. The 33-year-old woman had gone missingContinue Reading
India’s priest of “heroic virtue” has 1,500 nun followers
2018-04-24
Father Varghese Payyappilly founded the Sisters of the DestituteContinue Reading
Supreme Court dismisses plea to delete scenes from “Padmaavat”
2018-04-24
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on April 23 dismissed the plea of social activist Swami Agnivesh seeking deletion of scenes from the film ‘Padmaavat’ on the ground that it glorified the practice of ‘Jauhar’. The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra rejected the plea of Angivesh whichContinue Reading
Jessica Lal’s sister pardons murderer
2018-04-24
New Delhi: Jessica Lal’s sister Sabrina Lal has said she has no objection to the release of Manu Sharma from Tihar Jail, where he has been serving life term after being convicted for murder. Sabrina said she held no grudges against Sharma now as the only thing she had everContinue Reading
Thousands bid farewell to Archbishop Viruthakulangara
2018-04-24
By Lijo Thomas Nagpur: Thousands of people on April 23 braved debilitating summer heat to attend the funeral of Archbishop Abraham Viruthakulangara in Nagpur. Cardinal Baselios Mar Cleemis, head of the Syro-Malankara Church, led the funeral Mass at St Francis de Sales Cathedral in Nagpur while Cardinal George Alencherry, headContinue Reading