‘Not 1857, 1583 Goa revolt was first Indian mutiny’
July 16th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 16 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party legislator in Goa Monday said that the Mangal Pandey-inspired 1857 uprising was not India's first rebellion against foreign rule.Legislator and renowned ... Read more...
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Relatives tell Sri Lanka war panel scores of surrendered Tamil Tigers still missing
September 21st, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, Sept 21 (ANI): A number of Tamils in Sri Lanka have complained before the government commission investigating the last phase of Tamil Eelam war that their family members who served with ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Ordaining women priests is a ‘crime against faith’: Vatican
July 16th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 16 (ANI): New rules announced by the Vatican have declared that ordaining women as Roman Catholic priests is a "crime against the faith" and subject to discipline by its watchdog. ... Read more...
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Pope Recommends Catholic Penance Over The Sexual Mistreatment Disgrace
April 16th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 16, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday recommended the Catholics to "do penance". An influential cardinal demanded a rally by an enormous gathering of the clergy to ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Pope under fire for not acting against sexual abuse by Catholic priests
April 6th, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Rome, Apr.6 (ANI): Pope Benedict XVI has come under fire for his handling of growing accusations of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests.The latest concern dominating talk in the Vatican is ... Read more...
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Goa church lobbies against garbage dump near heritage complex
July 28th, 2009 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 28 (IANS) The Roman Catholic church in Goa is drumming up support amongst its followers and politicians against the state government's decision to develop a garbage dumping site near the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Rebels abduct 16 children from orphanage in Sri Lanka
December 29th, 2008 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Dec 29 (DPA) Tamil rebels abducted 16 children from a Catholic orphanage in northern Sri Lanka to be enlisted in their movement as fighters, the defence ministry said Monday, citing witnesses.The ... Read more...
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Catholic priests can marry, says leading bishop
November 9th, 2008 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Nov 9 (ANI): Priests should be allowed to marry, according to a leading candidate to become the next head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.The ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Catholic priests accuse UKs Channel 4 of having a pro-Muslim bias
September 12th, 2008 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept.12 (ANI): Britains Channel 4 has been accused of being biased towards Islam and not showing enough respect to Christianity. The Telegraph reports that several Roman Catholic priests have claimed ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Obscure Hindu group owns responsibility for Indian priest’s murder (Lead)
July 2nd, 2008 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 2 (IANS) An obscure local group called Nepal Defence Army, which wants Hinduism restored as the state religion, has claimed responsibility for killing an Indian priest. Johnson Moyalan ... Read more...
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Nepali Hindu group owns responsibility for Indian priest’s murder
July 2nd, 2008 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 2 (IANS) An Indian priest, who was shot dead in Nepal Monday, is believed to have been targeted by members of the Nepal Defence Army, an obscure group that wants ... Read more...
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