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Lanka Catholic churches suspend public mass

Sri Lanka's Catholic churches on Thursday suspended all public services until the security situation improves as the head of the church urged politicians to leave aside differences to rebuild the...

Decked churches, midnight masses: India celebrates Christmas

Christmas was celebrated with devotion and festive gaiety across the country on Thursday as churches were decked in lights and cribs, midnight masses drew large congregations and community events...

Catholic Church facing shortage of nuns

The Catholic Church in India is facing an increasing shortage of aspirants to convent life, with girls preferring more worldly professions, church authorities feel. "Consumer culture seems to have...

Kerala's Catholic Church objects to 'Marxist' book

The Catholic Church in Kerala has taken serious objections to the new Social Science textbook for the 10th standard, prepared during the previous Left Democratic Front's rule, alleging that it...

Experts welcome euthanasia verdict; Catholic Church criticises

Health experts and the legal fraternity on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict upholding passive euthanasia as "long overdue" but it drew criticism from the catholic church which said the...

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 move....

Catholic body moves HC against content of Malayalam film Haal

The Catholic Congress, an organisation of the laity under the Syro-Malabar church, on Friday told the Kerala high court that the upcoming Malayalam movie Haal starring Shine Nigam has...

'Emotion Is Very Scarce Right Now'

'We have come to the point in civilisation where emotion seems to be something you hide or you have to be discreet about, or to be ashamed of.' IMAGE: Jacob Elrodi in Frankenstein. Mexican...

Now, item numbers and the church

Aryan Vaid -- known for featuring in skin flicks like Market and Chahat Ek Nasha-- romances newcomer Megha Chatterjee in a steamy rain scene in the promo of the upcoming Aisa Kyon Hota Hai. The...

Pope Leo makes his first US pitch at White Sox Park

IMAGE: Pope Leo XIV delivers a video message during a public celebration hosted by the Chicago White Sox and the Archdiocese of Chicago for the election of Pope Leo XIV, featuring a mass at Rate...

Which football club does Pope Leo support?

IMAGE: Pope Leo XIV is a regular tennis player and a football fan. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters Pope Leo XIV, the first US leader of the global Catholic Church, is a keen tennis player and a...

Serie A matches postponed after death of Pope Francis

IMAGE: Pope Francis died at The Vatican on Monday. Photograph: BCCI Italy's top-flight soccer league Serie A has postponed all of Monday's fixtures following the death of Pope Francis, and the...

Messi pays tribute to Pope Francis

Argentina cancels games after death of fan Pope Francis IMAGE: Lionel Messi had met Pope Francis at the Vatican in August 2013. Photograph: Kind courtesy Lionel Messi/Instagram Captain of the...

Paris Olympics OC apologises to Christians

Olympic ceremony's Last Supper sketch 'never meant to disrespect' IMAGE: A tableau at the Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony that parodied Leonardo da Vinci's famous The Last Supper painting was...

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