By Matters India Reporter Panaji: The people of Goa celebrated the nativity of Saint John the Baptist on June 24 leaping into wells and other water bodies in the western Indian state. On the feast day, merrymakers wear a crown of leaves and flowers and jump into rivers and wellsContinue Reading
Jerusalem: Christian pilgrims from India celebrated the unveiling of a prayer tablet in Konkani language at the famous Church of Visitation in the Ein Kerem area of Jerusalem. The unveiling is part of a tradition which honours the visit paid by Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus, to Elizabeth, theContinue Reading
Panaji: Goan Catholics are not apprehensive about the beef ban issue in the state’s Goan context, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Thursday. He was responding to a query if in course of his campaign for the Panaji by-poll, Catholic voters had expressed their grievances about the beef ban narrativeContinue Reading