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Govt to act on people's wishes: Irish PM on abortion bill

Dismissing concerns expressed by Ireland's Roman Catholic leaders over a new abortion bill in the wake of an Indian dentist's death, Prime Minister Enda Kenny has said that it is the government's......

Heartwarming: Catholic priest donates kidney to Muslim man

They were strangers who met on a bus. They believe God brought them together. Shobha Warrier reports on an incredible story of kindness and giving from Kerala. Here is an unusual story of two......

Savita case: Midwife sorry for 'Catholic country' comment

A midwife has apologised for telling Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar, who had a miscarriage, that she could not have an abortion in Ireland because it was a "Catholic country". Ann Maria Burke......

UP, CLOSE AND PERSONAL: Meet the Rock'n'Roll priest!

God is a rockstar for Mexican Catholic priest Adolofo Huerta, known as "Gofo", who likes rock music, dyes his hair red, dresses in black, and enjoys riding his motorcycle. Huerta, who was......

Paedophilia is an illness, says top Catholic cardinal

The Vatican was embroiled in fresh controversy today as one of its top cardinals described paedophilia as a psychological "illness" rather than a "criminal condition". Wilfrid Fox Napier, the......

Federal Bank, CSB merger may get delayed

The proposed merger of Federal Bank and Catholic Syrian Bank may be delayed, following the announcement of dates for general elections. All major political parties, especially the Congress, seem to......

Church to protest Federal Bank-CSB merger

With the Catholic Syrian Bank (CSB) board scheduled to meet on Friday to discuss the proposal of the merger with Federal Bank, the Catholic Church is also gearing up to agitate against the......

RBI clears Catholic Syrian Bank stake sale

The Reserve Bank of India has finally cleared the long-pending transfer of Thailand-based Surachan Chawla's 38 per cent stake in Catholic Syrian Bank.However, the central bank has made it clear......

Prayers being outsourced to India!

It is6.30 a.m. in Kerala, God's Own Country.A Holy Mass at the St Joseph Catholic church in Kochi is being conducted. The language is Malayalam, but the intentions are dedicated to a departed soul......

Vatican absolves Fab Four...finally!

Less than 50 years ago, in 1966, John Lennon outraged Catholics the world over for predicting the end of Christianity and saying that his group, The Beatles, were "more popular than Jesus". While......

'You cannot think of another Helen...'

He is a Roman Catholic man from Mahim, Mumbai. She traces her origins to France and Burma.He describes what he does as "allegedly performing acts of journalism in the somnolent hours of the......

No Sins, say Catholics

Members of the Catholic community in Mumbai staged a protest on Wednesday against director Vinod Pande's Sins,a moviethat allegedly depicts the sexual escapades of a priest.About100 members of the......

Ban on Malayalam film Saint Dracula 3D?

This is the season for every community and even profession, to feel offended because of the way they are portrayed in films. The latest film to feel the heat is Rupesh Paul's English film Saint......

Keralite priest to solemnize Mueller's wedding

A Roman Catholic priest from Kerala, Father Saji Panangala will solemnize the marriage of German international and the Golden bootwinner Thomas Mueller.Father Saji who hails from Eravimangalam in......

Hockey ace Dilip Tirkey weds

India's hockey captain Dilip Tirkey entered into wedlock with local girl Meera at a Catholic church in Hamirpur, Rourkela on Monday.Bishop Alphonse Bilung solemnized the marriage as the ace......

Evert hurt by Connors' revelations of 'private matter'

Tennis great Chris Evert has hit out at her former fiance Jimmy Connors for hinting that their relationship ended in the 1970s after she had an abortion against his wishes. "In his book, Jimmy......

'Hand of God' brings Argentina Pope, says Maradona

The same "hand of God" brought the papacy to Argentina as helped it to the 1986 World Cup, says Diego Maradona, the soccer legend whose famously illicit, handled goal against England still excites......

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Q. Catholic priest donates kidney to Muslim man -----Rediff news. Is it not heartwarming?
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Q. what is the of Catholic new pope
Alfred Williams: A. yes it surely is more

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Q. Who invented the graduation hat?
Divya Kulkarni: A. pope St. Francis of Assissi more

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Q. A new survey has revealed that US nationals are fast turning away from religion, even as the Catholic Church has got its new leader, Pope Francis I from Latin America...D survey found that one in five Americans has no religious preference. A point to be noted is that while 20% Americans declared "no religious preference" only 3% of dem actually admitted to being atheists". This continues a trend of Americans disowning a specific religious affiliation that has accelerated greatly since 1990.....Mike Hout lead author of the study and a professor at the University of California Berkley says.Vw
Farhaan: A. The graduation hat is generally believed by scholars to have developed from the biretta, a similar-looking hat worn by Roman Catholic clergy more

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Pope, Salvador president, discuss beatification of slain archbishop

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Toronto mayor fired from coaching job

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Billionaire Philanthropist Stewart Rahr Announces $350,000 In Donations

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Argentine dictator Videla's burial protested

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