Panaji: The influential Roman Catholic Church in Goa on Wednesday said the priests as individuals can promote candidates they are voting for but as an institution, the Church authorities were in no way involved in the selection of candidates of any political party. “Catholic priests have always been advised notContinue Reading
Madhya Pradesh’s new xxcise policy plans to list habitual customersContinue Reading
Fr. Cedric Prakash, SJ On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday it is important to celebrate his memory, to pay heed to the rich legacy he has bequeathed to us and to see how best we can realise his dream in our world today! ‘MLK’ as he was fondly known,Continue Reading
MARGAO: Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa and Daman on Sunday frowned upon individual church leaders openly canvassing for a party or candidate for the assembly polls scheduled for February 4. Speaking exclusively to Times of India, Ferrao said, “The Council for Social Justice and Peace (CSJP) will soon issueContinue Reading
GOA: Thousands of parishioners of the 400-year-old Our Lady of Regina Martyrum Church, at Assolna, on Sunday, enthusiasti-cally participated in the closing ceremony of their parish’s quadri-centennial celebrations. While a mobile choir went around the village singing hymns of worship, the stretch from the Sucaldem-Chinchinim bridge to the church wasContinue Reading
The Catholic bishops’ office of education issued a press release on January 15Continue Reading
More than 500 runners participated in the marathonContinue Reading
Close on the heels of the Indian flag incident, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj has now received several complaints of Amazon selling flip-flops with Mahatma Gandhi’s image. Some Twitter users have tagged Swaraj in their tweets complaining that the beach sandals with Gandhi’s image were being sold on the AmazonContinue Reading
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Patna: A boat carrying 40 people capsized in river Ganga in Patna, killing at least 20 people as rescue operations is underway, news agency ANI reported on Saturday. The incident took place around 6 pm, when it had turned dark. The boat, according to some eyewitnesses, was overcrowded and wasContinue Reading