Bidar (Karna): Upset over the mysterious death of their seer, three priests allegedly committed suicide by self-immolation inside a mutt complex in northern Karnataka on Monday, police said.
The priests of Chouli Mutt - Jagannath Swami (21), Sharanayya Swami (18) and V Reddy Swami (50) - allegedly set fire to a place where firewood was stored in the mutt complex and jumped into the fire, they said.
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11:13 AM, Apr 08, 2013
Vatican City: Pope Francis wants the Catholic Church to "act decisively" to root out sexual abuse of children by priests and ensure the perpetrators are punished, the Vatican said on Friday. Francis, in a meeting with the Holy See's doctrinal chief, Archbishop Gerhard Mueller, had declared that combating sexual abuse was important "for the Church and its credibility", a statement said. Francis inherited a Church mired in problems and a...
11:41 AM, Apr 06, 2013
Vatican City: Pope Francis wants the Catholic Church to "act decisively" to root out sexual abuse of children by priests and ensure the perpetrators are punished, the Vatican said on Friday. Francis, in a meeting with the Holy See's doctrinal chief, Archbishop Gerhard Mueller, had declared that combating sexual abuse was important "for the Church and its credibility", a statement said. Francis inherited a Church mired in problems and a...
06:35 AM, Apr 06, 2013
Hyderabad: Arjitha Sevas to deities in about 18,000 temples across the state came to a halt with temple priests and employees going on an indefinite strike. But all major temples with revenue of more than Rs 1 crore functioned normally and ensured that devotees were not put to inconvenience. Arjitha Sevas are rituals performed at temples on payment of a fee by devotees. Though devotees had a hard time having...
01:23 PM, Aug 09, 2012
Warangal: Employees and priests working in various temples across the state will go on strike from Wednesday to press for their demands. As many as 36,000 employees working in 18,000 temples will take part in the strike, said Telangana Archaka Samakhya district president and Thousand Pillar temple chief priest Gungu Upendra Sharma, Archaka Samkhya state vice-president Parasharam Narasimha Charyulu and general secretaryT Ratnakar and Bhadrakali temple chief priest B Seshagiri...
02:43 PM, Aug 08, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: It was a day of disappointment for several devotees who reached the Shangumugham beach on Wednesday to offer the Karkidaka vavu bali ritual, thanks to the scores of fake acharyas who lined up on the shores to guide the devotees to perform rituals dedicated to the spirits of their ancestors. While many of the bogus men did not know the basic rituals, several others chanted unheard of and unknown...
12:31 PM, Jul 19, 2012
Kollam (Kerala): After the visit of three Italian ministers to try and get two Italian marines released from prison, Kerala witnessed a round of Church diplomacy when two Italian priests arrived at the home of one of the fishermen shot dead by the marines. Confirming to IANS that on Wednesday two Italian priests arrived here and visited the home of Gelastine, one of the two fishermen killed by the Italian...
05:45 PM, Apr 05, 2012
It is nearly five times the 52 crore rupees insurance cover last year for the ten day long festival. ...
12:36 AM, Sep 01, 2011
Bhubaneshwar: Tension erupted in the temple town of Puri after a clash between the police and junior priests at the Jagannath temple on Monday. Three junior priests and 1 policeman got injured in a tussle between the two sides. This after the police prohibited the priests from allowing large number of devotees to climb the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Bhalabadra and Sumitra. The incident occurred during the 'Abakash' ritual of...
02:12 PM, Jul 04, 2011
Vatican City: The Vatican has told bishops around the world that it is important to cooperate with police in reporting priests who rape and molest children and asked them to develop guidelines for preventing sex abuse by next May. But Monday's letter from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith made no provision to ensure the bishops actually follow the guidelines, and victims groups immediately denounced the recommendations as...
08:55 AM, May 17, 2011
Vatican City: The Vatican has said it was planning to issue a set of guidelines to bishops around the world on responding effectively to the sexual abuse of children by priests that will include recommendations for prevention programs, better screening of priests and the need to obey civil reporting requirements. Cardinal William Levada, who heads the Vatican office that deals with clerical sex abuse cases, told some 150 cardinals of...
12:08 PM, Nov 20, 2010
Started 9 years ago, the nine-day workshop in Kolkata teaches aspiring priests how to minimise errors in the mantras during worship. ...
10:49 AM, Oct 11, 2010
The priests said they were willing to return to India instead of being insulted. ...
05:58 PM, Sep 06, 2009
Two Pashupatinath priests were attacked by suspected Maoists. ...
04:56 PM, Sep 05, 2009
India's envoy to Nepal has lodged a strong protest with the Home Minister. ...
09:02 AM, Sep 05, 2009
A mob tore off their sacred threads and stripped them. ...
05:01 PM, Sep 04, 2009
Over 100 copies of the book have been confiscated in eastern Nepal. ...
05:36 PM, Jan 23, 2009
Big B was dragged into the row despite dropping plans to visit the temple. ...
03:25 PM, Jan 09, 2009
A former chief priest says that Nepal is breaking a 100-yr-old tradition. ...
04:31 PM, Jan 06, 2009
Students demand that the two priests named by government be withdrawn. ...
08:33 AM, Jan 06, 2009
