Vatican City: Pope Benedict XVI marked the end of 2011 with prayers of thanks and said humanity awaits the new year with apprehension but also with hope for a better future. "Another year approaches its end, while we await a new one, with the trepidation, desires and expectations of always," Benedict said at the traditional New Year's Eve vespers service, as he delivered his homily from the central altar of...
09:27 AM, Jan 01, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Keralites on Sunday celebrated Christmas with traditional fervour and piety rejoicing the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem bringing hope and peace to humanity. As church bells tolled signalling the moment of Nativity, faithful congregated in large numbers for the Midnight Service in cathederals and churches of various Christian communities where senior prelates and priests conducted the special mass and gave out the Christmas message. The state, where Christians...
11:50 AM, Dec 25, 2011
Mexico City: The Roman Catholic Church reacted harshly on Friday to a bill proposed by Mexico City legislators that would require all couples to sign a prenuptial agreement specifying how to handle child custody and other issues in case of divorce " and estimating how long the marriage is expected to last. Sponsors of the bill submitted this week in the city council say the proposal aims to cut down...
09:28 AM, Oct 02, 2011
Vatican City: The Vatican will unveil the latest instalment in its social media transformation next week - a Facebook page dedicated to the upcoming beatification of Pope John Paul II, officials said. The site, which will link to video highlights of John Paul's 27-year papacy, is designed to promote the May 1 beatification. But it may well continue beyond given the global and enduring interest in the late pontiff, Vatican...
10:46 AM, Mar 14, 2011
New York: An iPhone app aimed at helping Catholics through confession and encouraging lapsed followers back to the faith has been sanctioned by the Catholic Church in the United States. Confession: A Roman Catholic app, thought to be the first to be approved by a church authority, walks Catholics through the sacrament and contains what the company behind the program describes as a "personalized examination of conscience for each user"....
11:23 AM, Feb 08, 2011
Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing hundreds of children in the US for decades. ...
12:15 PM, Apr 23, 2010
But pontiff does not make any mention of Vatican responsibility in the scandal. ...
05:19 PM, Mar 20, 2010
Catholic Church in India owns the largest chunk of non-agricultural land. ...
10:20 AM, Aug 03, 2009
Straight from the Heart talks about how a section of priests ill-treat nuns. ...
09:00 AM, Mar 21, 2009
13 CBI teams have probed Sister Abhaya's death since 1992. ...
04:33 AM, Nov 20, 2008
13 CBI teams have probed Sister Abhaya's death since 1992. ...
12:06 PM, Nov 19, 2008
A sketch in the Bible shows Joseph in a turban and Mary in a sari. ...
12:13 AM, Aug 10, 2008
During the fourth morning of the third Test in Delhi, Australia were 350, trailing India by 263 runs. Michael Clarke was batting on 21. First he chipped Amit Mishra towards mid-off where Ishant Sharma dropped the catch. Clarke gave India two more chances on 90 and 94 but VVS Laxman and Mishra dropped them. He went on to score 112 and helped Australia save the Test. After three matches, India...
04:19 AM, Apr 03, 2008
Karachi: Pakistan's tainted former skipper Salman Butt has called on the cricket Board (PCB) to appoint senior batsman Misbah-ul-Haq as captain for the World Cup to be held in the subcontinent next month. Butt, who along with pace bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir will have to wait till February 5th to learn his fate in the spot-fixing row, also described flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi as a clueless captain. This...
04:53 PM, Dec 03, 2007
The Church says CPI-M is trying to take over their educational institutions. ...
10:18 PM, Jul 20, 2007
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