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Thrissur: Even though the Catholic Church recently stated that it did not have any “doctrinal objections” against cremation there appears to be few takers for it. According to church historians and theologians a transition from burial to cremation may take time as it involves embracing a radically different belief systemContinue Reading

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Thiruvananthapuram: Inmates of a central prison in Kerala will soon have e-books in their hands, thanks to a digital library being set up in the jail premises, which is considered as the first such facility in southern India. Authorities of Poojappura Central Prison, one of the oldest recorded prisons inContinue Reading

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Madurai: A group of fishermen from Ramanathapuram will meet the district collector on Wednesday seeking permission to attend the consecration of the newly constructed St. Antony’s Catholic church in Katchatheevu, an uninhabited island administered by Sri Lanka. They have not received an invite to the ceremony, which would be conductedContinue Reading

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Shillong: Visiting Thai princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn ended her three-day Meghalaya tour last Friday (25 November) with a visit to the iconic Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures (DBCIC) at Mawlai. Dr Joseph Puthenpurakal, director of the museum, received the princess and her entourage who visited four of the 20Continue Reading