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TN: Priests suspended for decorating idol in 'salwar kameez'
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb. 07 (ANI): Two priests of a temple in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district have been suspended for decorating the idol of the presiding deity in salwar kameez, a traditional outfit worn mostly in north India.
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Pope Francis apologises for clerical sexual abuse in Chile
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Santiago [Chile], Jan 17 (ANI): Pope Francis has apologised for 'irreparable damage' done to children who were raped and molested by priests in Chile.
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Hindu priests oppose New Year's celebrations in Bengaluru
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] Dec 29 (ANI): Some Hindu priests on Friday opposed the idea of New Year's celebrations in Bengaluru claiming it is against the Indian tradition.
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UP: Dussehra marked with celebratory gunfire in Ghaziabad
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 1 (ANI): The priests and devotees in Ghaziabad's Devi temple brandished weapons and fired shots in the air as a part of Vijayadashmi celebrations, on Saturday.
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Three-year-old girl child inaugurated as 'living goddess' in Nepal
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Sept 29 (ANI):A three-year-old girl has been anointed as the new Kumari of Kathmandu by Hindu priests in a ritual on Thursday as a part of ancient tradition that is being followed in Nepal of worshipping young girls as 'living Goddesses'.
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Telangana priests to get wages on par with government employees: KCR
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana), September 15 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Friday announced that archakas (Preists) and employees working in the temples will be paid salaries on par with the government employees.
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Kanpur: 'Stone pelting' squad begins journey to Kashmir
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 7 (ANI): In a mission to support the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir, a squad of sadhus and Hindu priests from Jan Sena, a Kanpur-based religious organisation, began their journey to the Valley on Sunday, to respond to the stone pelting locals.
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Pope Francis open to 'married' Catholic men becoming priests?
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Mar. 11 (ANI): Pope Francis has hinted at being okay to married men becoming priests, in order to tackle the shortage of the Roman Catholic Church's clergy.
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Royal Commission releases damning statistics of child abuse in Australian
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], Feb. 6 (ANI): Seven percent of Australia's Catholic priests were accused of abusing children in the six decades since 1950, according to new data from the Royal Commission.
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'Silence' director Martin Scorsese meets Pope Francis
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 1 (ANI): Critically acclaimed director Martin Scorsese recently met Pope Francis at the Vatican City a day after his new film 'Silence' was shown to an audience of 300 Jesuit priests at a pontifical college.
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Pope extends Catholic priests' right to forgive abortion
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Nov. 21 (ANI): Pope Francis has extended the powers of Catholic priests to forgive abortions.
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Tokyo brings in priests from India to pray for stronger ties with Japan
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Oct. 22 (ANI): Priests from all over India recently performed a mega non-stop prayer-cum-ritual for nine days to strengthen political and spiritual relations between India and Japan.
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