In a major setback to Iskcon priest Chinmoy Krishna Das, Bangladeshi court on Tuesday ordered his arrest in four more cases while another court stayed his bail order in the sedition case.The four cases involve obstruction of police duties at the Kotwali police station, as well as assaults on lawyers and justice seekers, according to…
Indian-origin Catholic priest Father Arul Carasala was shot dead in Kansas’ Seneca on Thursday. The Immaculate Conception Church in St. Mary’s, Kansas confirmed his death on Facebook. “Urgent Prayer Request: One of our priests, Fr. Arul Carasala in Seneca, was fatally shot today,” the church posted. Father Carasala was from Hyderabad, India. He worked at…
The Rev. Richard Williamson, a priest affiliated with a breakaway Catholic sect who caused a scandal in the church over his antisemitic statements and Holocaust denial, and who was excommunicated twice by the Vatican, died on Wednesday in Margate, England. He was 84. His death, after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage, was confirmed by the schismatic…
A watchdog group on Wednesday accused the Catholic Church in the Philippines of a culture of impunity, saying it had found scores of priests who had been accused of sexually abusing children and that many remain in active ministry. The group, Bishop Accountability, said it had identified 82 priests and brothers with links to the…
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NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Friday issued a statement asserting that the Hindus arrested in Bangladesh including Iskcon priest Chinmoy Krishna Das must get a fair trial.“Regarding the release (of Chinmoy Krishna Das) in Bangladesh, our expectation is that the ongoing proceedings in Bangladesh will ensure that individuals arrested in this case…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the elevation of Indian priest George Jacob Koovakad as a Cardinal of the Holy Roman Catholic Church by Pope Francis. “It is a matter of great joy and pride for India”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. He said George Cardinal Koovakad has devoted his life to the service…
Keralite priest George Jacob Koovakad and Pope Francis In a grand consistory held in the Vatican Saturday, 51-year-old Keralite priest George Jacob Koovakad was elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Francis. Koovakad will be remembered in history as the first priest to be directly elevated as a cardinal from India. The other cardinals…
Another Hindu priest has been arrested, and an Iskcon centre was vandalised in Bangladesh amid a string of targeted attacks on the minority community, claimed Iskcon Kolkata spokesperson Radharaman Das. The development comes amid widespread protests by Hindus across Bangladesh following the arrest of another monk, Chinmoy Krishna Das, earlier this week on sedition charges….
Amid international condemnation over rising attack on minorities in Bangladesh, the South Asian country has made headlines again after Hindu Iskcon priest Chinmoy Krishna Das was arrested and then denied bail in a sedition case.Ministry of external affairs expressed “deep concern” over Das’s arrest and denial of bail. “It is unfortunate that while the perpetrators…