Kolkata observes Blessed Teresa’s 105th birth anniversary
2015-08-27
Mother Teresa was born on August 26, 1910 at Skopje in MacedoniaContinue Reading
Archbishop welcomes compensation for Mangaluru church attacks
2015-08-26
Bangaluru: After almost seven years of church attacks in Mangaluru, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has found that police had used excessive force on those who protested against the attacks and has directed the state government to give compensation to 12 victims of police excesses. Accordingly, the state governmentContinue Reading
Velim Church raid: Anger, show of solidarity at Margao JMFC
2015-08-25
Accused disappointed and disillusioned; forced to appear in court like criminals; MLA Benjamin hopeful that matter will be sorted soon and recounts Parsekar’s promise; Fr Dias protests his innocence during interaction with mediaContinue Reading
Bangalore to observe Kandhamal Solidarity Day on August 29
2015-08-24
Bhubaneswar—Bangalore City is to observe Kandhamal Solidarity Day on August 29 at 5:30 pm at Town Hall in Bangalore, India. Jagadish G Chandra, an official of New Socialist Alternative (CWI-India) and organizer of the event, said as of now more than 90 people are going to attend the event. TheContinue Reading
NHRC finds loopholes in handling of nun rape case
2015-08-22
New Delhi : The National Human Rights Commission has found several deficiencies in the investigation of a sensational case of alleged rape of a nun in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, on June 20 this year, while observing that the alleged culprits were yet to be caught. It has also found that theContinue Reading
Asian Churches united against climate change: Cardinal Bo
2015-08-20
Cardinal Charles Bo celebrated the opening Mass of a two-day seminar of Asian bishops on climate change.Continue Reading
Salesian Sisters open house in Kandhamal memorial month
2015-08-17
Bhubaneswar: The Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, popularly known as Salesian Sisters opened their first house in Kandhamal, a district in Odisha state that witnessed the worst anti-Christian violence India witnessed seven years ago. Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar opened the Auxilium Convent at St. Sebastian’s Parish, Kurtumgarh, 317Continue Reading
Latin Church softens stand, Adani project set to check into Vizhinjam
2015-08-17
Thiruvanathapuram: With the Latin Catholic Church softening their rigid stand against the proposed seaport project, the quarter-century-old Vizhinjam dream is all set to call on the state. The state government will sign the concession agreement for the `7,525 crore port project with the Adani Group on Monday. Ports Minister K BabuContinue Reading
World’s largest Bible in making by Haryana’s Jacob Harmeet
2015-08-17
The first part of the Bible – The Old Testimony – was completed on April 24 and took Jacob one year, two months and 24 days.Continue Reading
Heed the poor: Archbishop Moras asks guests on birthday
2015-08-11
Bengaluru: Archbishop Bernard Moras surprised his birthday wishers when he sought their support in his efforts to reach education to the poor and downtrodden. Politicians, top-police officers, bureaucrats, priests, religious, pastors, members of various Catholic organizations, NGO’s and specially-challenged children met the prelate on his birthday on Monday. The archbishop,Continue Reading