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Pope`s butler vows to help Vatican scandal probe

The pope`s butler, who has been arrested in the scandal, has pledged to cooperate in the probe.

UK woman on holiday, attacked by cheetahs

A holiday in South Africa turned into a nightmare for a 60-year-old Scottish tourist after two Cheet...

Mamata demands Tagore b’day as national holiday

Mamata Banerjee demanded that May 8, which culminates year-long 150 birth anniv celebrations of Rabi...

Unite to oppose gay marriage: Pope`s envoy

The Pope`s representative in Britain has urged Roman Catholics to form a "united front" with Muslims...

MCD poll officials to enjoy holiday on Monday

Around 58,000 officials posted in polling stations for Delhi municipal polls can relax for a day wit...

Church building collapses in Nigeria, 22 killed

A government spokesman said there was a heavy downpour before the building of St Robert`s Catholic C...

Pope celebrates Good Friday in troubled times

Christians mark the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Friday in a series of ceremonies culminating on S...

On Good Friday, Filipinos nailed to crosses

Nine men were crucified for a few minutes in Pampanga province`s San Pedro Cutud village.

Pope reaffirms ban on women priests, assails disobedience

Pope Benedict restated the Roman Catholic Church`s ban on women priests and warned that he would not...

Irish Catholic Church probes priest`s porn show

The Catholic Church in Ireland says it`s investigating how a priest offering a slideshow presentati...

Hitler`s Nazi resort `to become a luxury hotel`

German dictator Adolf Hitler`s Nazi holiday resort will soon be converted into a 400-bed luxury ho...

Cuba declares Good Friday a holiday after Pope`s visit

The communist government will decide later whether to make Good Friday a permanent holiday.

What do you do: Castro to Pope

Pope Benedict and Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, both octogenarians, joked about their age...

Six Filipino boys in trouble over FB kiss photos

A Philippine Catholic school is witholding the diplomas of 6 high school boys who uploaded Facebook ...

April 14 holiday on account of Ambedkar anniv

The central government has declared April 14 as a holiday on account of the birth anniversary of B...

Have hope, use faith against evil: Pope to Mexico

The pope delivered the message to an estimated 350,000 people against the backdrop of the Christ the...

High stakes for church in case against US bishop

Roman Catholic Bishop, Robert Finn is the highest-ranking church official charged with shielding an ...

Pope tells Mexico`s kids to be messengers of peace

Pope Benedict XVI reserved his only public remarks of the day for a gathering of about 4,000 childre...

Pope`s arrival in Mexico sparks surprising emotion

As Pope Benedict XVI`s plane appeared in the shimmering heat of Friday afternoon, people poured from...

Pope uses cane at airport at start of trip

Pope Benedict XVI used a cane to help him walk up to a plane during an airport ceremony to see him o...

Pope warns young off drug traffickers, wants change in Cuba

Pope Benedict XVI urged Mexican youths to reject lies told by drug traffickers to entice them to jo...

Anonymous hackers block Mexico pope visit sites

Anonymous claimed that Pope Benedict XVI`s visit to Mexico is a political move to support the conser...

Cuba detains dissidents ahead of papal visit

The Ladies in White was formed in 2003, shortly after authorities jailed 75 intellectuals, activists...

Karnataka minister threatens to resign

Even as BSY convened a meeting of his loyalists, Minister Bhalachandra Jarkiholi threatened to resig...

Hackers attack Vatican website 2nd time

The Vatican website has been hacked for the second time in several days, an attack believed to be th...

English Catholics campaign against gay marriage

The Catholic Church in England intensified its campaign against government plans to legalise same-...

Colour poisoning: 5 former workers of dye factory

Over 200 people were affected by colour poisoning on the Holi day in Mumbai.

Holi: 6 killed in accidents and over 8500 challaned

Six persons were killed in road accidents here on the day of Holi, the lowest fatality figure in the...

Colour poisoning: Teen dead, 200 still in hospital

A 13-year-old boy died and around 200 people, mostly children, continued to be in hospital following...

Youth burnt to death in `Holi Dahan`

A youth was burnt to death when he was allegedly pushed by four villagers during ‘Holi Dahan’ at Kas...

Holi turns political in Uttarakhand

Under the celebration of Holi lay an undercurrent of political uncertainty, which was evident from ...

Revellers in AP celebrate festival of colours

The festival of colours is being celebrated with gusto in Hyderabad and other places in Andhra Pra...

Holi revellers celebrate BJP`s victory in Goa

Chief Minister-designate Manohar Parrikar was the cynosure of all eyes as revellers celebrated Hol...

West Bengal celebrates Dol, Holi

West Bengal celebrated the festival of Holi - or "Dol Jatra" as it is called - with colour, songs an...

Mumbai celebrates Holi with fun, frolic & revelry

As Mumbai woke up to the festival of colours - Holi - young and old started the day not only with co...

India celebrates festival of colours Holi

Holi, the festival of colours, is being celebrated across the country with fervour and gaiety today....

PM, Prez, Vice-Prez greet nation on Holi

President Pratibha Patil, Vice-President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh greeted the ...

Two killed in Nepal, 665 Holi revellers arrested

Those who threw water balloons mainly to women were penalised, Superintendent of Police Rajendra Sh...

No Metro services till 2 PM on Holi

Delhi Metro services will be curtailed this Thursday in view of Holi festival and will start only at...

Corporates line-up at Tihar to buy Holi colours

From IT giants to top-notch five-star hotels, 24 companies have gone to Asia`s largest jail to pro...

Indian-Americans celebrate Holi with fervour

Once again hundreds of Indian-Americans in and around Houston joined to celebrate the festival of co...

Delhi Police warns against drunk driving on Holi

Delhi Police on Sunday warned Delhiites against driving under the influence of alcohol to ensure a s...

Holi special trains for Patna, Lucknow

In order to clear extra rush of passengers during Holi festival, the railways have decided to run H...

Fishermen row: Catholics join RSS to flay cardinal

The Catholics in Kerala has reacted strongly against the "reported" statement by the newly appointed...

Catholic leaders to use Internet against pedophiles

Church leaders unveiled an Internet teaching project on Thursday to help clergy around the world roo...

Vatican prosecutor warns on Asia child abuse problem

The Vatican has asked national bishops` conferences to submit by May their guidelines on how to deal...

Resource crunch in catholic churches

Top Bishops will huddle in Bangalore next week to discuss ways to raise funds for running Catholic c...

Punjab declares public holiday on January 30

The Punjab government on Tuesday declared a public holiday on January 30 when election to the 117-me...

N Koreans bow at Kim portrait on New Year holiday

Monday is New Year`s Day according to lunar calendar, and North Koreans have three days off to celeb...

Pope hits out at `radical secularism`

Pope Benedict XVI says Roman Catholics in US need to understand the grave threats to their faith.

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