I always wondered about what life would be like for our ancestors thousands of years ago. Imagine the first Indians walking along the shores of Goa and Kerala on their long journey from Africa about 65,000 years ago (scientists estimate that it took human beings about 5000 years to travel from east coast of Africa [...]
Rev. Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul is currently working at the Catholic diocese in Ooty (Tamil Nadu). Reports are now indicating that he is a wanted criminal who is accused of sexually assaulting a 14 year old female parishioner at the Blessed Sacrament Church in Greenbush, Minnesota (USA) in 2004. The reverend has indicated that he has [...]
Saint Thomas is one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. He is also known as “doubting Thomas” as he did not initially believe in the resurrection of Jesus. According to Christian mythology he is supposed to have visited India in 52 AD. Catholic tradition also states that he was killed by a Brahmin and buried [...]
The Italian press is now reporting that one of Pope Benedict’s ceremonial ushers as well as a member of the Vatican’s elite choir at Saint Peter’s Basilica were involved in a gay prostitution ring. Secret wiretaps and recording reveal that Angelo Balducci (an Italian executive who was a “Gentleman of His Holiness”) negotiating with a [...]
I lost my faith in religion and its ability to do any good a long time ago. But I know a vast majority of people on earth are still religious and the religious leaders themselves and their political opinions are taken seriously as much as anytime before. It is important to note however that the [...]
The night before Christmas mass will now be held at 10 PM instead of midnight. This was announced by the Vatican on Monday. This will allow the Pope a good rest before he delivers the traditional “Urbi et Orbi” message at noon on Christmas Day. Urbi et Orbi, which means “to the city of Rome [...]
I am one of those non believers when it comes to religion. I believe that religion as we know it today is a creation of the human mind (and therefore we created god and not the other way around). Science has proven that the theories of creation as described in almost all of the major [...]
Pope Benedict XVI in his latest encyclical (letter sent from the Pope to all Roman Catholic Bishops throughout the world) named “Caritas in Veritate” or “Charity in Truth” has made some controversial statements about outsourcing. In Chapter 3 (Section 40) the Pope indicates that “outsourcing of production can weaken the company’s sense of responsibility towards [...]
