Powerful Fiji church has conference banned until 2014 amid claims it spied on military forces
Fiji regime bans church conference until 2014 Former Israeli chief rabbi asks pope to halt beatification of controversial WWII pontiff
Israel rabbi asks pope to halt Pius’ beatification Vatican newspaper, radio say ‘Avatar’ is no masterpiece, despite stupefying visual effects
Vatican says ‘Avatar’ is no masterpiece VATICAN CITY — “Avatar” is wooing audiences worldwide with visually dazzling landscapes and nature-loving blue creatures. But the Vatican is no easy crowd to please. Swami Vivekananda Quotes and Brief BiographyHindu devotees perform ‘pinda daan’ despite coldGAYA - Ignoring the biting cold sweeping Bihar, hundreds of Hindu devotees have come to this holy town to perform the ‘pinda daan’ ritual to ensure salvation for the souls of their ancestors, officials said Tuesday. Man cuts off tongue before deity to have sonLUCKNOW - A childless man sliced off his tongue and offered it to the deity in an Uttar Pradesh temple to be “blessed with a son”, police said Tuesday. Malaysian Christians stand firm on their right to use ‘Allah’ despite church attacks
Malaysian Christians stand firm on use of ‘Allah’ Dalai Lama inaugurates Buddhist monastery in OrissaBHUBANESWAR - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Tuesday inaugurated a Buddhist monastery in Orissa’s Gajapati district. |