Hindu temples are targets of systematic oppression by government, courts
Hindu temples are often owned and run by the state, and governments have no problem using temple revenues for things that have nothing to do with temples or Hinduism.
Jan 17, 2019, 14:29 PM IST
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte promises to resign if anyone can prove God exists
Rodrigo Duterte previously called God 'stupid' and has now challenged anyone to prove God indeed exists 'with a picture or a selfie.'
Jul 07, 2018, 20:11 PM IST
Churches in India conspiring with Vatican to destabilise govt: VHP
Archbishop of Goa and Daman Father Filipe Neri Ferrao on Monday wrote a letter to churches saying that the Constitution is in danger and most people are living in insecurity.
Jun 06, 2018, 17:32 PM IST
Straight out of a movie script! Bride refuses to marry groom, runs away with lover
Refusing to chant wedding vows with the groom-to-be, a bride in Andhra Pradesh ran away with her lover who was present at the function among the guests.
Dec 08, 2017, 13:18 PM IST
Pope Francis says no second chances for paedophile priests
Francis also acknowledged that the Church had been slow to wake up to the scale of the problem of clerical abuse, which has done enormous damage to its standing in many countries.
Sep 21, 2017, 22:13 PM IST
Suspected militants kill 2 police in attack on Kenyan church
Kenya's police say two officers were killed when gunmen attacked them at a church they were guarding by Kenya's Indian Ocean coast.
Sep 03, 2017, 19:02 PM IST
Indian priest found dead in Edinburgh
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tonight condoled the priest's death and asked the Consulate General of India in Edinburgh to provide help.
Jun 25, 2017, 00:12 AM IST
Christian pilgrims commemorate Good Friday in Jerusalem
Thousands of Christians from around the world marked Good Friday in Jerusalem`s Old City, retracing the steps Jesus Christ is believed to have taken carrying his cross to his crucifixion.
Apr 14, 2017, 21:53 PM IST
Palm Sunday bombings of Egyptian Coptic churches kill 44
At least 44 people were killed in Egypt in bomb attacks at the cathedral of the Coptic Pope and another church on Palm Sunday.
Apr 10, 2017, 08:52 AM IST
Pope Francis says may consider making married men priests
Many in the church believe, given the lack of priests in many places, that a new path to ordination should be opened.
Mar 10, 2017, 18:47 PM IST
Have you heard this Kerala priest's shocker against women? Watch viral video
While addressing a Christian convention, Father Sharlom said that he often wonders, "Why is that thing (women) even in church?"
Mar 01, 2017, 09:10 AM IST
Ancient church stone carving in UK resembles Donald Trump's face
The carving at Southwell Minster church in England has become something of a star because of its uncanny resemblance to Donald Trump.
Feb 03, 2017, 15:16 PM IST
Incredible India! Rock band plays `Om Namah Shivaya` inside Russian church – Watch
The video will surely leave you spellbound.
Jan 06, 2017, 15:30 PM IST
Opposition giving communal turn to IT notice to Church: BJP
The BJP on Tuesday accused the opposition and a section of the media of trying to create anxiety among Catholics by trying to politicise an Income Tax department notice to the Goa Archbishop.
Nov 29, 2016, 22:54 PM IST
'Vote Trump' painted on black church set ablaze in US
A predominantly African-American church was badly burned is the US state of Mississippi, with the words "Vote Trump" spray-painted on the side of the building, police said.
Nov 03, 2016, 10:46 AM IST
Shrine to Jesus in Israel robbed, vandalised: Church
A church in Israel built where Christians believe the transfiguration of Jesus took place has been vandalised, with chalices stolen, icons damaged and a donation box robbed, an official said Tuesda
Oct 25, 2016, 14:58 PM IST
Delhi Archbishop condemnds Uri attack, deplores calls for war against Pakistan
The Archbishop of the Faridabad-Delhi Syro-Malabar Catholic Church on Tuesday condemned the Uri terror attack and deplored the calls for war against Pakistan, saying the neighbouring country can be isolated internationally through dialogue and diplomacy.
Sep 27, 2016, 20:57 PM IST
Woman teacher murdered in church in Tamil Nadu
In the second case in two days in Tamil Nadu of a woman being murdered by a spurned suitor, an infatuated youth on Wednesday killed a 24-year-old teacher in a church in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin since she was getting married to someone else, police said adding that the assailant later committed suicide.
Aug 31, 2016, 23:32 PM IST
Indonesian church attacker ''obsessed'' with Islamic State leader: Senior minister
A knife-wielding Indonesian teen who tried to attack a priest at a church during a Sunday service was "obsessed" with extremist group Islamic State, a senior minister said on Monday.
Aug 29, 2016, 11:40 AM IST
Suspected terror attack at Indonesian church; no serious casualties
Indonesian police were investigating a suspected terror attack by a knife-wielding assailant on a priest during the Sunday service at a church, and a bomb squad had been deployed to determine whether the attacker`s backpack contained explosives.
Aug 28, 2016, 12:55 PM IST
