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Thiruvananthapuram, May 20 (IANS) A Kerala church has asked its followers not to use Chinese made coffins, saying they are not environment friendly.
Bhubaneswar, May 17 (IANS) Nearly 14 years after Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons were burnt to death by a mob in Odisha, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday arrested two absconding accused in the case.
Moscow, May 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A man who shot and wounded a drunken man in the central Russian city of Yelets turned out to be a priest, who said he was defending his daughter, the interior ministry said.
New York, May 16 (IANS) Hollywood actress Katie Holmes will be seen with Canadian actor Luke Kirby in "Mania Days".
Jerusalem, May 14 (IANS/EFE) Archaeologists have found a mosaic dating back around 1,500 years in an area in the northern part of Be'er Sheva, the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority said.
Sydney, May 9 (ANI): An Islamic school and a Catholic church in western Sydney have been attacked with pigs' heads.
Yola, May 6 (Xinhua-ANI): At least 10 people were killed in attacks on a market and a church in northeastern Nigeria, police reported on Monday.
Moscow, May 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has wished astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) a happy Orthodox Easter, a church spokesman said.
Washington, May 3 (ANI): Rhode Island has become the 10th American state to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed after Gov. Lincoln Chafee signed the bill into law on Thursday evening, ending a 16-year effort to extend marriage rights in the heavily Roman Catholic state.
Los Angeles, May 2 (IANS) Singer Katy Perry's father gets emotional whenever he sees her perform because he feels people are "loving and worshipping the wrong thing".
London, May 02(ANI): Katy Perry's own father has branded the pop star as a "devil child."
Thiruvananthapuram, May 1 (IANS) A Kerala church here has agreed to remove a part of its cemetery to enable the widening of a road, a church employee said Wednesday.
Amsterdam, April 30 (IANS) After 33 years on the throne, Dutch Queen Beatrix Tuesday abdicated in favour of her son Willem-Alexander.
Miami, April 30 (IANS/EFE) Michael Jordan married former model Yvette Prieto this weekend in a Palm Beach ceremony.
London, Apr. 29 (ANI): Diplomats have warned of growing Islamist violence against western targets in Libya as blowback from the war in Mali, following last week's attack on the French embassy in Tripoli.
Washington, April 28(ANI): Michael Jordan and his model-fiance, Yvette Prieto, finally got married at Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday, after 5 years of dating.
London, April 28 (IANS) Volunteers at Britain's Ely Cathedral have reportedly been instructed not to bother Hollywood actress Mila Kunis or her co-star Channing Tatum while they shoot in the church.
Old Goa, April 26 (IANS) Russians, French, and Iranians illegally operating as tour guides in Goa are "robbing the daily bread" of those licensed by the Indian government and that too under the very nose of the state's patron, St. Francis Xavier. The exasperated guides have now knocked on the door of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar for relief.
Moscow, April 26 (IANS/EFE) President Vladimir Putin says he see "no element of Stalinism" in Russia and denies his government is holding political prisoners.
Washington, Apr 25 (ANI): The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn has launched a new ad campaign this month where they portray Jesus as "The Original Hipster."
Melbourne, Apr. 23 (ANI): A Norwegian TV show has been slammed by a church after it tricked five teenage girls to convert to Islam so that they could win tickets to Justin Bieber's concerts.
Vatican City, April 20 (IANS) In a further sign of his desire for a "poor church", Pope Francis has cancelled the annual stipend of 25,000 euros (around $33,000) paid to each of five cardinals who oversee the Vatican Bank. The Vatican Bank has come under fire in recent years for alleged money laundering, Italy's AKI news agency reported.
Warsaw, April 19 (IANS) A ceremony was held Friday here in the Polish capital to honour Jews who fought overwhelming Nazi German forces 70 years ago in the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, BBC reported.
London, April 18 (ANI): Adele is looking forward to marry in a rock 'n' roll style from the 1950s.
London, Apr 17 (Xinhua-ANI): The funeral of Margaret Thatcher, the first female British prime minister, started 11 a.m. local time on Wednesday at the St. Paul's Cathedral.
London, April 17 (IANS) Actor Ryan Gosling cried watching a baby being baptised on the sets of his recently released film "The Place Beyond The Pines".
Los Angeles, April 17 (IANS) Pop superstar Beyonce Knowles as well as her mother Tina and sister Solange Knowles, have lent help for an anti-hunger initiative in their Texas hometown.
Panaji, April 16 (IANS) With the facade of a century-old church looming in the background, Goa will celebrate a four-day heritage festival from Thursday with trademark beef, pork, fish-based cuisine, handicrafts and cultural performances showcasing the state's culture and traditions.
Washington, Apr. 16 (ANI): The American pastor jailed in Iran for his Christian faith suffered new attacks and beatings, making his physical condition more serious than ever, the family who visited him in prison and saw the marks and injuries said.
Mumbai, April 14 (IANS) The Catholic Secular Forum (CSF) Sunday hailed the appointment of Mumbai's Cardinal Oswald Gracias by Pope Francis as one of his advisors in the Vatican.
New York, Apr 11 (ANI): Two porn actress have lashed out at the Vatican City for downloading their video illegally, calling them hypocrites.
London, April 11 (IANS) A top British clergyman under the Church of England has signalled that gay couples who seek to "engage with the challenges of life responsibly" should be able to have their relationships blessed in church.
Allepey (Kerala), Apr 9 (ANI): Dome of an under construction catholic church collapsed in Alleppey district of Kerala on Monday, in which, one worker was killed and few others were injured.
Washington, Apr. 8 (ANI): Dozens of public schools that lease church-owned buildings will have to take students off site for sex education, as a result of a longstanding agreement between church and city officials.
Washington, Apr. 7 (ANI): At least five people have been killed and five more injured after clashes broke out between Christians and Muslims in Egypt.
Washington, Apr 6 (ANI): Residents of states with the highest rates of gun ownership and political conservatism are at greater risk of suicide, a study has said.
Washington, Apr. 3 (ANI): Joshua DuBois, a 30-year-old Pentecostal minister and spiritual adviser to President Barack Obama, is moving on from politics and has witnessed the power of Christian faith inside the White House where he served.
Panaji, April 2 (IANS) Pope Francis could visit Goa for the 2014 exposition of pioneering Jesuit St. Francis Xavier, said a priest of the church where the mortal remains of one of the first Christian missionaries to India are kept.
London, Mar 31 (ANI): A woman from Yorkshire, who as a child was kidnapped and left to fend for herself in the Columbian rainforest, said she was "mesmerised" by the small carablanca monkeys which became her companions.
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Christians in the Indian capital celebrated Easter Sunday by attending special mass in churches followed by sumptuous family meals.
Thiruvananthapuram, March 31 (IANS) Christians in Kerala were in a celebratory mood Easter Sunday, returning to non-vegetarian fare and normal diet after the 40-day observance of Lent.
New York, Mar 30 (ANI): Madonna's brother Anthony Ciccone has accused the pop diva of not caring about him being dead or alive.
London, Mar 26 (ANI): Ninety five per cent of people can be identified from information about just four interactions with mobile networks, researchers have claimed.
Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 (IANS) Across Kerala, churches witnessed a good number of Christians turning up for the Palm Sunday service.
Jerusalem, March 22 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Friday made a historic visit to Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem which marks the birthplace of Jesus, and also paid tributes at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem.
Ramallah, March 22 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Friday made a historic visit to Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem which marks the birthplace of Jesus.
Thiruvananthapuram, March 22 (IANS) With Easter Sunday fast approaching, it's a mixed bag for Christians as most of them will be in a pensive mood starting Palm Sunday till Easter Sunday, when things brighten up.
Washington, Mar. 21 (ANI): Nationally, most Catholics have said the election of Pope Francis has made them more optimistic about their church, a new poll has found.
Moscow, March 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama must have known that his support of gay marriage would bring him trouble. But of all possible repercussions, a demand to roll back Alaska's 1867 sale to the US was one he was unlikely to have seen coming.
London, Mar. 17 (ANI): Pope Francis has said he wanted 'a poor church for the poor' in his first remarks to the media since he was elected the leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.
Vatican City, March 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The newly elected pope has explained what inspired him to pick the name Francis, which has never been used in papal history before.
Tripoli, March 15 (Xinhua-ANI): An unknown armed group set fire to the building of an Egyptian Coptic church on Thursday in Benghazi, Libya's second largest city, according to witnesses.
Washington, Mar. 15 (ANI): In a major embarrassment, a church group the Italian Episcopal Conference issued a statement congratulating the wrong cardinal for ascending to St. Peter's chair on Wednesday.
Buenos Aires, March 15 (IANS/EFE) Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, never wanted to be pontiff but will have to deal with the tough job he has been handed, his sister, Maria Elena Bergoglio, told Argentina's C5N cable news channel.
Rome, March 15 (IANS/EFE) Pope Francis Thursday ventured out of the Vatican for the first time as pontiff, visiting Rome's Basilica of St. Mary Major to pray privately.
Rome, March 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Mass for the inauguration of new Pope Francis will be held March 19, Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi said.
Rome, March 15 (IANS/AKI) Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio's election as Pope Francis represents a defeat for opponents and victims of Argentina's brutal 1976-1983 military dictatorship, an Argentine investigative journalist and human rights activist has said.
Shillong, March 14 (IANS) Catholics in the predominantly Christian state of Meghalaya Thursday reacted with joy as Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as the 266th pope in the Catholic Church's 2,000-year history and took the name of Francis I.
Melbourne, March 14 (ANI): A Swedish Lutheran Church confirmation camp has shocked parents by giving 14-year-olds a sex ed class followed by certificates saying they are ready for sex.
New Delhi/Kolkata, Mar 14 (ANI): Roman Catholics in India hailed the election of Argentine Pope Francis, who became the first non-European pontiff in nearly 1,300 years and said on Thursday (March 14) that they were holding special prayers for the new Pope who will lead over 1.2 billion Roman Catholics in the modern world.
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Welcoming the appointment of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina as the 266th Pope, the Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) Thursday said the church here pledges total loyalty and allegiance to the new Pope.
Buenos Aires, March 14 (IANS) Argentinian Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who was elected the new Pope Francis 1 Wednesday, is an avid fan and "member" of the San Lorenzo de Almagro soccer team, one of the five most popular teams in his country.
London, Mar 14 (ANI): Twin sisters who claim to be Amsterdam's oldest prostitutes have hung their boots after more than 50 years in the business.
Washington, March 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) As newly elected Pope Francis I stepped onto the Vatican balcony to greet the faithful around the world, US Catholics said they were hopeful he would heal the wounds of the recent past and help them reconcile modern American life with traditional church values.
Rome, March 12 (Xinhua-ANI): First black smoke signaling an inconclusive vote came out at 7:42 p.m. local time (18:42 GMT) from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City where the conclave to elect the new pope started on Tuesday.
Kochi, March 12 (IANS) The Catholic Church in Kerala expects that the new pope would be elected by Thursday morning, a church official said Tuesday.
Washington, Mar. 9 (ANI): A majority of American Catholics support same-sex marriage, a new poll has found.
London, Mar 9 (ANI): A former insurance salesman from Wales has been crowned king of a village in India.
London, Mar. 9 (ANI): A former Roman Catholic Church's adviser on child abuse has claimed that the church's priests in Scotland were 'out of control sexually' under the leadership of the disgraced Cardinal Keith O'Brien.
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Washington, March 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A small town in the US state of Vermont has voted to create a permanent exhibit to its most famous resident, Russian writer and Nobel laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who lived there for 17 years after his expulsion from the Soviet Union.
London, Mar 4 (ANI): Britain's most senior cardinal, who was forced to resign last week, has apologized and admitted that he was guilty of sexual misconduct throughout his career in the Roman Catholic church.
Washington, Mar 2 (ANI): Turkish security forces have found sketches of the United States consulate in Istanbul along with explosives during a raid against suspected terrorists, according to media reports.
Los Angeles, Mar 2 (IANS) Actress Anna Friel will star in television show "The Vatican".
Vatican City, Mar 2 (IANS/EFE) Cardinals will begin holding formal meetings starting March 4 as part of their preparations for a conclave to elect the new pope, the Vatican said Friday.
London, Mar. 1 (ANI): A church in Harrogate has apologised after a vicar accidentally flashed a picture of a naked woman up on a PowerPoint screen during a sermon.
London, Mar. 1 (ANI): A church in Harrogate has apologised after a vicar accidentally flashed a picture of a naked woman up on a PowerPoint screen during a sermon.
Washington, Mar. 1 (ANI): Mitt Romney has said the end of the 2012 presidential race was like getting off a roller coaster.
Panaji, Feb 28 (IANS) Catholics in Goa will hold special prayers for a "worthy successor" to Pope Benedict XVI as the Holy See, the seat of spiritual authority of the church globally, fell vacant Thursday after his retirement, said Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao.
Belgrade, Feb 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Bulgarian bishop has donated his expensive Rolex watch to a local church to enable it to pay off an electricity bill.
London, Feb 27 (ANI): The Loch Ness monster may have some competition from another elusive Scottish beast, as stories of Morag the monster dating back more than 100 years have been unearthed by academics.
London, February 27 (ANI): Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's children have requested that there be eight elephants on show at their parents' upcoming wedding.
Lahore, Feb. 25 (ANI): A Pakistani pastor has been forced to abandon his house and flee in order to escape blasphemy charges after some of his parishioners accused him of defiling the Bible.
London, Feb. 24 (ANI): , Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the most senior Catholic clergyman in Britain to the Vatican has been reportedly involved in inappropriate behaviour stretching back 30 years, three priests and a former priest in Scotland have reported.
London, Feb 23 (ANI): The top Roman Catholic priest in England has said that he believed that priests should be allowed to marry if they wished to.
Washington, Feb. 22 (ANI): Christians and human rights advocates are alarmed over an aggressive crackdown on house churches in China.
Melbourne, Feb. 21 (ANI): Anne Hathaway originally wanted to be a nun instead of an actress, it has been revealed.
London, Feb 19 (ANI): A Mexican church has set up a traffic light warning system, with the red light indicating shootings going on outside, following widespread violence in the area.
London, Feb 17 (ANI): A celebrity magazine against which Tom Cruise has filed a 50-million-dollar defamation suit, has asked for an evaluation of his daughter Suri's mental and emotional state following his split from Katie Holmes.
Washington, Feb. 17 (ANI): Liberal comic Bill Maher has said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should become the new pope.
Rome, Feb 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI could start before March 15 if all the cardinals were already in Rome, the Vatican has announced.
New York, Feb 13 (ANI): Topless women activists from a feminist group had rang a church bell in the famous Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris, to 'celebrate' the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.
Los Angeles, Feb 12 (IANS) Reality TV star Sharon Osbourne has banned all candles from her home after her house went up in flames.
Washington, Feb. 12 (ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she has 'very highest respect' for German-born Pope Benedict XVI's decision to step down, a move that the Pope's brother said he was considering for months amid ailing health.
London, Feb 12 (ANI): A lightning touched the roof of one of the holiest Catholic churches in the Vatican hours after Pope Benedict XVI's announced his decision to quit.
Damascus, Feb. 11 (Xinhua-ANI): Armed rebels have wreaked havoc on an archeological village in Syria's northern province of Aleppo, the pro-government al-Watan daily said Monday.
London, Feb. 10 (ANI): An historic football match played between British and German troops on Christmas Day in 1914 will be recreated under plans to mark the anniversary of World War One.
New York, Feb. 8 (ANI): A 'church' In London - The Sunday Assembly - offers monthly services in north London for atheists and nonbelievers.
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London, February 5 (ANI): DNA tests have confirmed that the skeleton found beneath a Leicester car park last year is that of English king Richard III, who died in the battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.
