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Mystic Mantra: Seek the sacred in sport

Sport demands that one strives utmost to defeat or outsmart one’s opponents.

13 Jun 2018 1:33 AM

Astronauts give pope personalised space suit, add white cape

It bore the pope’s name at birth, Jorge Bergoglio, and the flag of his native country.

11 Jun 2018 11:29 AM

Abuse victim Juan Carlos Cruz said that Pope Francis had told him during a meeting this month: 'The fact that you are gay does not matter.' (Photo: File | AP)

God made you, loves you this way: Pope Francis assures gay man

It is a striking statement of tolerance towards homosexuality, which the Church has condemned till now.

22 May 2018 8:05 AM

Today, being “World Telecommunication and Information Society Day”, let’s reflect upon the information, transformation — vand, deformation — that Info-Tech brings.

Mystic Mantra: Use WhatsApp with caution

Worse, our cell-phones sometimes become imprisoning ‘cells’, with wasted hours uselessly chattering or forwarding fear-inducing false messages.

17 May 2018 1:53 AM

The 76-year-old was impassive throughout the hearing in Melbourne that ordered him to face a jury on "multiple" charges, although half of the allegations against him, including some of the most serious, were thrown out. (Photo: AFP)

Pope aide Pell pleads not guilty, to stand trial on sexual abuse charges

'Not guilty', top aide to Pope Francis said loudly, without hesitation when asked his plea, a stance he has taken since first being charged.

01 May 2018 12:06 PM

Handout picture released by Action4Alfie on April 5, 2018 shows seriously ill British toddler Alfie Evans at Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool. (Photo: AFP)

Alfie Evans, British toddler at centre of legal battle, dies

British toddler Alfie Evans whose case drew attention from Pope Francis and others around the world has died.

28 Apr 2018 1:51 PM

The Christian belief in hell has developed over the centuries, influenced by both Jewish and Greek ideas of the afterlife. (Photo: Pixabay)

What is hell? Here's what an expert says

Belief in an afterlife, where virtuous are rewarded with place in heaven and wicked punished in hell, is core teaching of Christianity.

19 Apr 2018 2:46 PM

Mystic Mantra: Saints next door

We often think that only sadhus, priests and imams are to be holy.

19 Apr 2018 2:19 AM

In an extraordinary public letter, Francis also summoned all of Chile’s bishops to the Vatican for an emergency meeting in the coming weeks to discuss repairing the damage from the scandal, which has badly tarnished his reputation and of the Chilean church. (Photo: File/AFP)

Pope Francis admits he made ‘grave errors’ in Chile church sex abuse scandal

Pope Francis blamed lack of “truthful and balanced information” for misjudging the case of Bishop Juan Barros and Rev Fernando Karadima.

12 Apr 2018 2:44 PM

Daniel Bashir, a 26-year-old doctor in Karachi said he took the selfie with the leader of the world's Catholics during a youth conference at the Vatican in March. (Photo: Facebook/ Daniel Bashir)

My heart aches for minorities: Pakistani tells Pope, then takes selfie

‘My heart is full of happiness,’ Bashir captioned the image on Facebook.

08 Apr 2018 5:28 PM

The marches "for our lives" across the US on Saturday were spearheaded by survivors of a shooting in a Florida high school last month. (Photo: Pixabay)

Pope urges young people not to remain silent

"Please, make that choice, before the stones themselves cry out," he urged young people.

25 Mar 2018 5:49 PM

Pope Francis is considered too liberal by many in Poland's church, who still follow the more conservative teachings of Saint John Paul II, the late Polish pope who served from 1978 to 2005. (Photo: File)

Pray for his quick departure: Conservative priest wishes for Pope’s ‘happy death’

Staniek had cited what he viewed as the ‘pope's erroneous views’, including his openness to Muslims.

18 Mar 2018 1:43 PM

Human rights groups such as Amnesty International say the blasphemy law is increasingly exploited by religious extremists. (Photo: AFP)

Rome’s Colosseum turns red in protest against Pak’s blasphemy laws for Asia Bibi

‘The aim of the blasphemy laws is crush people who believe differently.’

25 Feb 2018 4:17 PM

Pope Francis in his message for the Lenten season reminds Christians, Church’s age-old practice to use this sacred time in “prayer, fasting and almsgiving”. (Photo: AP)

Mystic Mantra: God’s inner churnings

Launching on hearing God’s voice in prayer can help us all make this world a better place for ourselves and for the coming generations.

13 Feb 2018 12:48 AM

Mystic Mantra: Healing in our field hospital

By contrast, suffering refers to the mental and psychological aspects of sickness.

08 Feb 2018 2:16 AM

Pope Francis formally joined in matrimony Carlos Ciuffardi, 41 and Paula Podest, 39. (photo: AFP)

In a first, Pope Francis gets couple married aboard papal plane

Francis formally joined in matrimony 41-year-old Carlos Ciuffardi and Paula Podest, 39, who have 2 children and are both flight attendants.

19 Jan 2018 1:33 PM

Pope Francis addresses journalists aboard the plane for his trip to Chile and Peru, on January 15, 2018. (Photo: AFP)

World is one step away from nuclear war, warns Pope Francis

Pope's comment came after Hawaii issued a false missile alert that provoked panic in US state and possible nuclear war with N Korea.

16 Jan 2018 11:18 AM

Francis is coming to a country where around 60 percent of Chileans declare themselves to be Roman Catholics, but where the church has lost the influence and moral authority it. (Photo: AP)

Pope seeks to turn tide of Chilean church bruised by scandal

In Chile, Pope plans sessions with migrants, members of Chile's Mapuche indigenous group and victims of the 1973-1990 military dictatorship.

15 Jan 2018 1:37 PM

What must we treat as history?

The latest and absolutely necessary historical endeavour is the one to which Mr Tharoor has contributed.

06 Jan 2018 12:13 AM

Mystic Mantra: Should peace be our priority?

This year Pope Francis dedicating his message to the concerns of migrants and refugees focuses his attention on universal brotherhood.

05 Jan 2018 12:14 AM

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