By chhotebhai Kanpur, Dec. 3, 2018: It was a cold winter Beijing night. Joseph Xi and Mary Li were expecting their first baby. The ultrasound test showed that it was to be a boy, a wonder boy. So they had decided to call him Ren-Zi (pronounced Zuh), Mandarin for “SonContinue Reading
Kochi: Special prayers, midnight masses and low-key festivities Monday marked Christmas in Kerala, which witnessed massive devastation and loss of life due to Cyclone Ockhi last month. Senior bishops and priests led special masses and gave out Christmas messages at cathedrals and churches across the state. As many as 59Continue Reading
Christians in India are a “resilient community”.
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New Delhi: Religious harmony is the “soul” of the country without which it will not survive, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Saturday said at a Christmas function organised in the Delhi Legislative Assembly. The chief minister also praised Speaker Ram Niwas Goel for hosting the festival first-time at the Assembly premises.Continue Reading
Abu Dhabi: There is no snow fall yet in the UAE. But the breezy, chilly weather make it quite apt for Christmas celebrations in the country. Homes, shops, malls are decorated with Christmas trees, cribs, bells, lights, and glitter. And Christian expats in the UAE are in high spirits toContinue Reading
Mumbai: Well-fortified with thick coats and warm shawls, members of the Christian community will head out to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas mass Sunday. Two of the few churches that did still host mass at midnight, like St Michael’s Mahim and Mt Mary Basilica in Bandra, haveContinue Reading
The last few days have seen some stray attacks against the festival from fringe right wing outfits in three north Indian states.Continue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: Christmas this year will be a sombre affair in the coastal villages of Thiruvananthapuram as the vigil continues for the missing fishermen. Local church parishes plan to mark the nativity with special prayers and by supporting the families devastated by cyclone Ockhi. Fr Justin Judin, vicar of Poonthura, theContinue Reading
Bengaluru: Vijayalakshmi V, 46, administrative head of the in-patient department at Hosmat Hospital, eagerly waits for Christmas Eve every year. It gives her the chance to reunite with five of her siblings and spend a sisters’ night out to celebrate the big day. It is the beautifully illuminated St BasilicaContinue Reading
Fr. Cedric Prakash, sj One of the most meaningful features of the Christmas Season is that of gift-giving! Across the globe, people love to give gifts at Christmas to others – and of course to receive gifts too! Gifts come in a whole range: from the inexpensive yet lovingly hand-madeContinue Reading
