Unattached Christians seek burial place
2015-03-10
Burial grounds are mainly meant for mainstream churchesContinue Reading
Probe underway into ‘weeping’ statue of Mother Mary
2015-03-10
Kota Kinabalu – An investigation into a “weeping” statue of Mother Mary at a village in Penampang has begun. It is understood that Catholic Archbishop John Wong has asked Fr Peter Abas, the parish priest of the Holy Nativity church in Kampung Tarawi, to investigate the phenomenon that reportedly beganContinue Reading
Refuse funds from liquor dealers: Kerala bishops
2015-03-10
Kochi I: The faithful should not accept donation from liquor dealers, said the Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC). The KCBC Temperance Commission made the suggestion in a circular issued here on Sunday, in connection with the observance of ‘anti- liquor Sunday’ on March 8. It is urged that the StateContinue Reading
New South Wales government plans to outsource jobs to India
2015-03-10
The NSW government has a plan to outsource hundreds of jobs to India after the March state election and unions fear thousands more will be vulnerable to outsourcing at a time of rising unemployment. The Public Service Association is also concerned about the security of sensitive data including Treasury budgetContinue Reading
Tagle criticizes anti-gay comments
2015-03-10
Cardinal from Manila was in Britain for the Flame 2 Youth Congress at WembleyContinue Reading
Vatican receives ransom demand for stolen Michelangelo documents
2015-03-10
Vatican City – A top Vatican official has received a ransom demand for the return of Renaissance-era documents by the artist Michelangelo. Cardinal Angelo Comastri, archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, “received a proposal to recover such documents at a certain price,” said Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman. “Naturally heContinue Reading
Assam youth thrashed in Delhi
2015-03-10
New Delhi – A 21-year-old student from Assam was allegedly beaten up by some residents of South Delhi’s Amar Colony, police said on Monday. According to police, the student was identified as Arbazuddin Ahmed. He was trying to break the lock of someone else’s house, mistaking it to be hisContinue Reading
New publication for youth launched
2015-03-10
Indore: An Indore-based student movement has launched a magazine to guide the young people in India. Titled “Youth Action,” the magazine carries inspiring life stories and enlightening articles. Shravan Garg, a senior journalist and editor of the Free Press daily, who released the first issue of the youth magazine Saturday, hailedContinue Reading
Indian woman stabbed to death in Australia
2015-03-09
She spoke to her husband immediately after she was attackedContinue Reading
A teen’s response to ‘India’s Daughter’
2015-03-09
Education is the key to end such problemsContinue Reading