Bengaluru, Dec. 14, 2018: As many as 11 people died and 82 were hospitalized on December 14 after consuming religious food offering at a temple in Karnataka’s Chamarajnagar district, police said. A district official claimed that some toxic substance may have got mixed with the religious offering being served atContinue Reading
Vatican City, Dec 14, 2018: Pope Francis has told a Catholic media group to be avenues of God’s peace, sharing the stories of the poor, the least, and the voiceless. “In your profession you can be ‘living channels’ of spirituality before God and before all your listeners and viewers,” theContinue Reading
By Francis Sunil Rosario If Bangladesh can claim a strong local Church with native leadership in all its dioceses, much of the credit should go to the missionary endeavors of the Holy Cross Fathers from the United States, who served the country since 1852. Even before the Second Vatican CouncilContinue Reading
By Rajiv Theodore New Delhi, Dec. 14, 2018: It is that time of the season once again—not to revel in the yuletide season and new year bashes but to duck under the swarm of pollutants along with poisonous gases in the very air we breathe. Parts of the country areContinue Reading
Lahore, Dec 13, 2018: A Pakistani official announced this week a new “Minorities Empowerment Package” and the creation of a task force to ensure the rights of religious minorities in the province of Punjab. According to Dawn, Punjab Minister for Human Rights and Minority Affairs Ijaz Augustine said the packageContinue Reading
Vatican City, Dec 13, 2018: The Vatican announced Thursday that Pope Francis will travel to Bulgaria and Macedonia May 5-7, 2019, with a stop in Mother Teresa’s hometown of Skopje. The pope will spend the bulk of the trip in the Bulgarian cities of Sofia and Rakovski before visiting Skopje,Continue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, Dec. 13, 2018: The Supreme Court on September 28 lifted the ban on women of menstruating age (10-50) from entering the Sabarimala Temple. This practice has been in place for years. Why did the Court rule thus? Was it to further gender equality? If so,Continue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Dec. 13, 2018: Christianity is as Indian a religion as those that originated in the country, says former President Pranab Kumar Mukherjee. “Indigenization, adaptation and respect of local customs and traditions have made Christianity as Indian a religion as the ones that originated in itsContinue Reading
New York, Dec. 13, 2018: Chinese authorities should immediately release the pastor and scores of members of an independent Protestant church in the southwestern city of Chengdu, Human Rights Watch said December 13. Authorities should also return church properties and allow the members to resume worship services. On December 9Continue Reading
Kochi, Dec. 13, 2018: The Syro Malabar Catholic Church, which has been at the centre of a series of rows involving Bishop Franco Mulakkal and Cardinal George Alencherry, has now come out with a bizarre statement, saying that the parishioners have decided to boycott the media. In the December editionContinue Reading
