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January 11, 1982, Forty Years Ago: Assam protests

January 10, 2022 11:30 pm

About 200 persons were arrested from all over the region. Of these, about 70 were preventive arrests and the remaining for attempting to travel ticketless.

St. Peter's overflows for historic day of 4 popes

April 27, 2014 1:48 pm

Never before has a reigning and retired pope celebrated Mass together in public.

John Paul's legacy stained by sex abuse scandal

April 21, 2014 1:28 pm

Pope John Paul II is rightly credited with having helped bring down communism, but the sexual abuse scandal remains a stain on his legacy.

In pvt diaries he wanted burnt, Pope John Paul II asked: Am I serving God?

February 06, 2014 1:37 am

Diaries show a man who never became complacent and agonised about whether he was doing enough to serve God.

Pope says Church must end obsession with contraception,abortion and gays

September 20, 2013 9:26 am

Pope Francis feels the Church is likely to fall without finding a new balance.

First Drafts of History

August 18, 2013 12:12 am

What is the secret of detecting world-changing events?

Pope Francis clears John Paul II for sainthood: Vatican

July 06, 2013 11:05 am

Pope sets up a remarkable dual canonisation along with another beloved pope,John XXIII.

Pope Francis clears John Paul II,John XXIII for sainthood

July 06, 2013 1:22 am

Pope Francis Friday cleared Pope John Paul II for sainthood,approving a miracle attributed to his intercession and setting

Gerard Depardieu compares Vladimir Putin to Pope John Paul II

May 18, 2013 10:43 pm

Depardieu is preparing to shoot a new film in Moscow and the Chechen capital Grozny.

Relic of Pope John Paul II in city till Easter

March 04, 2013 12:58 am

The relic of Pope John Paul II,which was presented to Bishop Thomas Dabre after the statue of the late Pope was unveiled in the city in January,will be on display at the Bishops House in Pune till Easter,it is learnt.