Kolkata: India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) has revealed that an Islamic State sympathizer it arrested six months ago had planned to attack the Mother House, the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata. Managed by the order started by Saint Mother Teresa of Kolkata, the house attracts a largeContinue Reading
Bareilly: As Mother Teresa has become a saint this year, the Catholic diocese of Bareilly has decided not to observe annual programmes in any of their schools situated in the nine districts of both Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The money saved from it will be distributed among the poor. FatherContinue Reading
Communal issues cannot be raised in the garb of environmental concerns, the National Green Tribunal has said while junking a plea for banning the use of Christmas trees and prohibiting the making of Santa Claus costumes. The green panel, however, asked the Delhi government to ensure that there is noContinue Reading
The refugees were also given certificates for lifeskill training on the occasionContinue Reading
Pathanamthitta, Kerala: Yuletide reached Moozhiyar forests in Pathanamthitta district on Friday when Mar Baselius Kakkad Development Society (MBKDS) attached to the Syro Malankara Catholic Church celebrated Christmas with the tribespeople there. The society volunteers, led by its executive director Fr Christy Thevallil, called on the tribal families staying in theContinue Reading
The mood is sombre. Young and old are headed, under the weak streams of light thrown by their mobile phones, to the Tangkhul Lane Community Centre.Continue Reading
This is the second fire incident in the village in a yearContinue Reading
On the eve of Telangana’s grand Christmas celebration, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao promised to stop vandalism and attacks on churches with an iron fist. Christian community should feel safe in the State, as the government is secular and committed towards building confidence of all sections, he said. A ChristianContinue Reading
They celebrated the birthdays of Prophet Muhammad (December 12), Jain Tirthankar Parshvanath (Dec 23) Jesus Christ (Dec 25), tenth Sikh Guru Govind Singh (Jan 5 ) and the Hindu feast of Makar Sankranti (Jan 15)Continue Reading
By: Jose Kalapura Patna: An inter-religious Christmas celebration emphasized the need of peace and religious harmony in a context when violence are done in the name of religion. The Christmas Milan was organized, Dec 22, by Inter-Religious Dialogue Committee (IRDC) and Xavier Institute of Social Research (XISR), Patna. The gatheringContinue Reading
