Satan lurks behind corruption: Pope
Vatican City, Feb 10 (IANS/AKI) Corruption can begin with little things and to stay on the right track we need to know how to reject life’s temptations – from greed to pride and vanity, Pope…
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Vatican corrupt, paedophilia ‘an illness’: Pope
Rome, Feb 10 (IANS/AKI) The Holy See is corrupt and the Catholic Church must weed out “ill” priests who sexually abuse children, Pope Francis said in an interview, excerpts of which were published Thursday by…
India rejects religious freedom report by US panel
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday rejected the annual report of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) and questioned its credibility. “We have rejected the US Commission…
Attacks against minorities, Dalits grew sharply in BJP-led regime: US report
Washington, Feb 9 (IANS) Religious tolerance has deteriorated and religious freedom violations have increased in India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s regime, a report by an independent bipartisan American body has claimed. The report, titled…
Fortunate to again visit Amaravati: Dalai Lama
Vijayawada, Feb 9 (IANS) Buddhist spiritual leader The Dalai Lama has said he was fortunate to be once again visiting Amaravati, a sacred place for Buddhists. He reached here on Thursday on a three-day visit…
Dalai Lama to visit Hyderabad on February 12
Hyderabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader Dalai Lama will lay foundation stone for new South Asia hub of Dalai Lama Centre For Ethics and Transformative Values here on Sunday. Telangana Chief Minister K….
Centre reduced Haj subsidy in 2016: Minister
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday said that the Centre in 2016 spent Rs 405 crore as subsidy for the Haj pilgrims….
Everyone born in India is Hindu: Bhagwat
Baitul (Madhya Pradesh), Feb 8 (IANS) In a remark likely to court controversy, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said every person born in India is a Hindu. “Everyone born in the country is a…
Pakistan bans Basant festival
Islamabad, Feb 8 (IANS) Pakistan’s Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday imposed a “complete ban” on Basant, a festival celebrated to mark the start of the spring season. Sharif has made it clear that…
Just spending money won’t clean Ganga, say experts
By Vishav New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Just spending money on Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) will not clean the Ganga river – what is needed is a comprehensive plan to stop sewage from entering the…
Yemen withdraws permission for US ground operations
Washington, Feb 8 (IANS) Angry at civilian casualties incurred recently in the first commando raid authorised by President Donald Trump, Yemen has withdrawn permission to the US to run ground operations on its soil, a…
Travel ban hearing: US judges put lawyers on their heels
Washington, Feb 8 (IANS) An US appeals court that questioned whether President Donald Trump’s travel ban discriminates against Muslims, witnessed steep grilling of lawyers by a federal judges bench, a media report said on Wednesday….
‘Pope John Paul II knew of sexual abuse by priests’
Sydney, Feb 7 (IANS) Late Pope John Paul II was aware of priests sexually abusing children, and of efforts by the Catholic Church to cover up the allegations, an American canon lawyer claimed on Tuesday….
Francis urges Catholics to ‘see with eyes of faith’
Rome, Feb 7 (IANS/AKI) Religious belief involves knowing how to view the world through “eyes of faith”, Pope Francis said Monday on Twitter. “Being a believer means learning how to see with eyes of faith,”…
Christian park in China sparks outrage
Beijing, Feb 6 (IANS) Chinese netizens have expressed outrage over a large Christian theme park allegedly sponsored by the local Changsha government, in central China’s Hunan province, claiming that the government should not encourage religious…
4,500 pederasty cases reported against Australia’s Catholic Church
Canberra, Feb 6 (IANS) Almost 4,500 people reported cases of pederasty or child sexual abuse perpetrated by members of the Catholic Church in Australia between 1980 and 2015, according to a report released on Monday…
Pope Francis sends out Super Bowl message
Vatican City, Feb 6 (IANS) Pope Francis released a video shortly ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl, the annual American football championship game, saying the game is an opportunity to show solidarity and build virtue. “Great…
Entry for women in night sessions to Maramom convention sought
Thiruvalla (Kerala), Feb 5 (IANS) While the Supreme Court is considering cases on the entry of women into the famed Sabarimala temple, a group in the Syrian Mar Thoma Church has demanded its leadership to…
Protest in Austria over possible ban on full-face veil
Vienna, Feb 5 (IANS) Nearly 1,000 people demonstrated in Vienna against the Austrian government’s plans to bar people from wearing the Islamic full-face veil in public places. The march on Saturday, in which the protesters…
Religious leaders play major role in promoting harmony: Dalai Lama
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Religious leaders in India, especially the Muslims, have a major role in promoting religious harmony, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said on Saturday. “The Indian religious leaders, especially the…