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Burkina Faso: 6 killed in church shooting
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Silgadji [Burkina Faso], May 13 (ANI): At least six people, including a priest, were killed after gunmen opened fire at congregants outside a Catholic church in Burkina Faso on Sunday.
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Pope Francis issues new rules requiring priests, nuns to report sexual abu
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Vatican city [Vatican city], May 9 (ANI): Pope Francis issued new laws for the Catholic Church on Thursday, mandating that all priests and nuns report sexual abuse and cover-ups to church authorities.
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I-T Dept rubbishes reports of raids at residence, temple of Deve Gowda's f
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 12 (ANI): The Income Tax (IT) department on Friday clarified that the media reports on raids having been conducted at places linked to the family priest of a 'prominent political leader' in Karnataka and Goa were "false".
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Do you support SC's judgment or have a different approach: Chilkuri Balaji
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Apr 2 (ANI): Welcoming Rahul Gandhi's decision to contest from Wayanad in Kerala, head priest CS Rangarajan at the popular Chilkur Balaji temple here said he was curious to know the opinion of the Congress chief on the Supreme Court judgement to allow women int
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Kerala priest jailed for raping minor girl
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Feb 16 (ANI): A local court in Kerala on Saturday awarded 20 years of rigorous imprisonment to a Catholic priest for raping and impregnating a minor girl in Kannur district during 2016.
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Chief priest gives explanation on 'purification' in Sabarimala to Travanco
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 5 (ANI): The chief priest of Sabarimala temple has given an explanation to Travancore Devaswom Board on "purification" ritual conducted at the shrine after entry of two women between the age group of 10-50 years.
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Delhi HC dismisses plea seeking CBI or SIT probe into allegations of sexua
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 29 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the PIL seeking directions to the Centre and Delhi state to hold a thorough investigation in the incidents of sexual abuses of children and nuns by catholic clergies, by a SIT or Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
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Kumbh 2019: Kinnar Akhada participates for the first time
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 12 (ANI): Terming it 'Akhada beyond sexuality', the head priest of Kinnar Akhada on Friday called their first-time participation at the Kumbh 2019 as a step forward towards aceeptance in the society.
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Why purification ritual was held after entry of two women: TDB to Sabarima
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), [India] Jan 4 (ANI): The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has sought an explanation from the Tantri (chief priest) of the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala for the "purification" ritual, held after two women of menstruating age entered the hilltop shrine.
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Puri's Jagannath Temple shut for 14 hours after tussle between priests and
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Puri (Odisha), Dec 29 (ANI) Thousands of devotees at the 12th-century Jagannath Temple in Odisha's Puri on Friday had to return disappointed after waiting for hours as the priests refused to open the gates following a confrontation with the police.
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Pope Francis rebukes priestly sex abusers
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Vatican City [Vatican City], Dec 21 (ANI): Pope Francis, in his annual Christmas speech to the Vatican bureaucracy, called out sexual abusers from within the clergy and asked them to "convert and hand themselves over to human justice".
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Transgender delegation allowed to enter Sabarimala temple
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): A transgender delegation which was stopped from entering the Sabarimala temple by police on December 16 has been granted permission after discussions with the chief priest.
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