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China exploit 40,000 child workers in cobalt mines of Congo
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 18 (ANI): China was found exploiting 40,000 child workers in cobalt mines of Congo and witnesses testified about the child labour at a congressional hearing on human rights violations, entitled "Child Labour and Human Rights Violations in the Mining Industry of the Demo
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RBI imposes monetary penalty on Bassein Catholic Co-operative Bank
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 6 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday said it has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 49 lakh on Bassein Catholic Co-operative Bank Ltd, Vasai for non-compliance with its directions.
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Gunmen attack worshippers at Nigeria church, 50 killed
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], June 6 (ANI): At least 50 people including women and children were killed and others injured after gunmen attacked a Catholic church in Nigeria's Ondo state during mass on Sunday, according to media reports.
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China's attempts to stifle voices on Tiananmen Square Massacre anniversary
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 3 (ANI): The Hong Kong Catholic Social Communications Office, the communications department of the Diocese of Hong Kong, announced on May 24 that there will be no memorial Mass on the Tiananmen massacre's 33rd anniversary.
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Madonna wants to meet Pope Francis to discuss her 'blasphemous' behaviour
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): American singer and songwriter Madonna has reached out to Pope Francis nearly two decades after her "blasphemous" behaviour was condemned by him.
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Pope Francis calls for world peace on Easter Sunday
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Vatican City [Vatican], April 17 (ANI): Pope Francis wished a happy Easter to Catholics around the world on Sunday and dedicated his solemn speech to the problem of international conflicts, calling peace efforts "everyone's primary responsibility."
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Sri Lanka: Catholic Church backs Galle Face protests
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has extended its support to the ongoing Galle Face protest in Sri Lanka demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, local media reported.
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Thrissur diocese slams Congress, argues faction-feud in party helping AAP
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Thrissur (Kerala) [India], April 13 (ANI): The Archdiocese of Thrissur criticised the functioning of Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi in an article published in its mouthpiece "Catholic Sabha", arguing that the faction-fighting in the opposition party is allowing the rise of the Aam Admi
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Russia's Patriarch Kirill discusses situation in Ukraine with Pope Francis
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia discussed with Pope Francis the situation in Ukraine and the humanitarian efforts of the Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches, the Russian Orthodox Church said on Wednesday.
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Allow believers in churches on Sundays: Kerala Bishop to CM
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], February 2 (ANI): Cardinal Mar George Alenchery, President of Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council wrote a letter to the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan seeking to create an atmosphere for the believers to participate in worship at churches on Sundays.
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'It doesn't make sense,' says Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council over COVID
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], January 29 (ANI): Kerala Catholic Bishops' Council (KCBC) on Friday criticised the COVID restrictions imposed in religious places by the State Government saying that "it does not make any sense."
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Odisha CM sanctions Rs 78.76 lakh to support Missionaries of Chairty insti
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 5 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sanctioned Rs 78.76 lakh from the Chief Minister Relief Fund (CMRF) to support 13 institutions run by Missionaries of Charity in the state, according to an official release.
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