A judge in Kerala banned the use of crackers in religious places at odd hours saying there are no commandments in any of the holy books that mandate the bursting of crackers to please God. An order was also made to conduct raids at religious places and seize the “illegally stored crackers”. However, the Kerala Read more
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Musical About St Bernadette of Lourdes violates principle of secularism
Monday, November 6th, 2023French officials have prevented schools from taking pupils for free to a musical about Saint Bernadette of Lourdes, claiming it would contravene rules on keeping all religion out of education. The show’s producers were informed by mail that it was being excluded from a “pass culture” scheme that allows teachers to take groups to cultural Read more
Curious dog falls into a grave
Thursday, November 2nd, 2023Cochise the dog, was accompanying his owner Paulie at his uncle George’s funeral in Auckland. Unfortunately, during the service, one of the children unclipped his lead. After getting curious and slipping on the green matting Cochise fell into the grave and barked while the priest was giving his eulogy, In a remarkable video, Cochise can Read more
Pope signs a “sick note” for the youngest participant of the Synod
Monday, October 30th, 2023
Pope Francis has signed a “sick note” for the youngest participant of the Synod. 19-year-old Wyatt Olivas, an American student, half-jokingly drafted a letter explaining to his professors that he needed to recover from his work at the Vatican before resuming classes. With a smile, the Pope agreed to sign, writing “Francis” in his tiny Read more
Man walking to Kyiv carrying a cross
Thursday, October 26th, 2023An American man dressed like Jesus is walking from Warsaw to Kyiv, carrying a large wooden cross, and his journey has gone viral on Ukrainian social media. Jimmy, a 33-year-old from Virginia, has stated to several Ukrainian news outlets that he doesn’t have any particular goal, and he leaves everything in God’s hands. He says Read more
Nun makes perfect tackle on environmental activist
Thursday, October 19th, 2023
The construction of a Catholic religious centre in Saint-Pierre-de-Colombier, Ardèche, France, has caused controversy. Earlier this week, nuns from the missionary group formed a human chain around a digger to prevent the activists from chaining themselves to it. However, the clash turned physical when an unnamed nun from the Notre Dame Missionary Family sprinted across Read more
God is trending
Monday, October 9th, 2023Kyle Winkler, co-creator of an Instagram meme account called “I Need God In Every Moment Of My Life,” says that Catholicism and Christianity are gaining interest from unexpected sources. He believes the pattern is partly a reaction against the stigma toward religion in older generations, with gen Z now able to customise their belief systems Read more
Pastor Daniel tries the Daniel test with the lions
Thursday, October 5th, 2023A video has gone viral of a man who claimed to be a Christian pastor locking himself in a cage with three lions to demonstrate he has the same divine protection as the Old Testament prophet Daniel had. “Pastor Daniel brought his church members to show them that nothing can happen to a man of Read more