Pope Francis may visit remains of St. Xavier in Goa
byPanaji, April 2 (IANS) Pope Francis could visit Goa for the 2014 exposition of pioneering Jesuit St. Francis Xavier, said a priest of the…
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Russian warship given holy water blessing
byMosocow, April 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia’s newest Baltic Fleet warship, presently undergoing sea trials, was sprinkled with holy water during a blessing over the…
Russian warship given holy water blessing
byMosocow, April 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia’s newest Baltic Fleet warship, presently undergoing sea trials, was sprinkled with holy water during a blessing over the…
Mythological Saraswati to again start flowing this year
byChandigarh: Mentioned in Hindu mythology as a sacred river but since dried up, Saraswati will see water flowing down it again from this year….
Bangladesh Islamists gear up to punish blasphemy
byDhaka, March 31 (IANS) Amid heightened political tensions, a group of Bangladesh Islamic scholars Sunday submitted a list of bloggers who they alleged had…
Dialogue best way to solve Ayodhya dispute: Uma Bharti
byBhopal/New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) BJP leader Uma Bharti, who was Sunday appointed party vice president, said the best way to find a solution…
A Mumbai priest remembered, in new Pope’s act
byMumbai, March 31 (IANS) Even as traditionalists took umbrage at Pope Francis I washing the feet of two young women on Maundy Thursday, some…
The faithful in Delhi pray, feast on Easter
byNew Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Christians in the Indian capital celebrated Easter Sunday by attending special mass in churches followed by sumptuous family meals….
PM greets nation on Easter
byNew Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday greeted the people on Easter Sunday, saying the festival celebrates compassion and brotherhood and…
Water for the gods – now being conserved in temples
byJaipur, March 31 (IANS) An astrologer and social activist has turned the religious practice of offering water and milk in temples into a unique…