Canada Catholic school uses yoga in Mental Health Week
2016-05-07
Ecole Our Lady of the Rosary School has posted four pictures on its Facebook of pupils doing yogaContinue Reading
Muslim women in UK ‘banned’ from Facebook
2016-05-07
Muslim women should delete their Facebook accounts, not wear trousers or leave the house without their husband’s permission under controversial rules published by British Islamic associations. Online advice on the conduct of Muslim women has been published by the Green Lane Masjid in Birmingham which says women should not wear trousers as theyContinue Reading
Pope who shuns awards set for a big one on Friday
2016-05-06
Rome: Not that Pope Francis probably needs additional accolades, but on Friday he’s set to receive a big one anyway: The prestigious Charlemagne Prize, awarded each year to individuals or institutions for their service to European unification. Technically, he’ll become the first pontiff to receive the award since it was createdContinue Reading
Beijing’s population greying rapidly: government
2016-05-05
Beijing: As China faces demographic crisis with rapid rise in population of old age people, the national capital is feeling the heat with numbers of pensioners climbing up to 23.4 per cent of about 22 million population. The Beijing local government expects 30 per cent of the city’s population toContinue Reading
India’s history at the centre of US school curriculum debate
2016-05-05
New York: As school curriculums in the US state of California are set to be revised and updated, a heated debate is raging in the state over whether the region that includes India, Pakistan and Nepal should be referred to as India or as South Asia. A report in theContinue Reading
Festival in Egypt to mark Tagore’s birth anniversary
2016-05-04
Cairo : India will organise a cultural festival in Egypt next week to mark the 155th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore in an bid to build connections between the people of the two countries who share strong cultural bonds. The Embassy of India in Cairo and Maulana Azad Centre forContinue Reading
Soap for Hope: A modern ‘soap opera’
2016-05-02
The Robinsons Hotels and Resorts (RHR) division of Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC) has launched R Love Soap for Hope (S4H), which aims to bring cheap soap to those who need it most. RHR has partnered with Sealed Air/Diversey Care, a strategic soap supplier for its Go Hotel and Summit chains.Continue Reading
Fined for praying the Rosary
2016-05-02
Eight Canberra Catholics, including a priest of the Archdiocese, received an official police warning on April 15 for allegedly breaching the exclusion zone around the ACT Health Centre in Civic. The group, which has held weekly pro-life prayer vigils outside the facility for more than 17 years, was gathered outside PJContinue Reading
Rome opens Jewish catacombs to public
2016-05-02
Viewable until May 5, ancient burial site of notable Italian Jews consists of extensive underground tunnelsContinue Reading
Former anti-Vietnam War activist, Jesuit priest Daniel Berrigan dies
2016-05-01
U.S. Jesuit priest and poet Daniel J. Berrigan, well known for his activism against the Vietnam War that led to his imprisonment, died on the weekend in New York, The New York Times reported. He was 94. Berrigan’s death on Saturday was confirmed by Rev. James Martin, also a JesuitContinue Reading