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- India
MP: Group of people force entry into temple, `beat up’ priest
Dewas: A group of people forcibly entered the famous Mata Tekri temple in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas city after it had closed for the night and allegedly roughed up its priest as he…
- India
Indian-origin priest arrested in Canada for sexual assault
A 69-year-old priest identified as Ashok Kumar was arrested on Friday, March 7, in Canada’s Brampton city for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman at her home during a religious ceremony. The Peel…
- World
Pope Francis stable, continues recovery amid guarded prognosis
Rome: Pope Francis remained in stable condition and didn’t need any mechanical ventilation on Sunday, the Vatican said. It was a sign that his respiratory function was improving as he continues his…
- World
Pope Francis in critical condition after severe respiratory crisis
Rome: Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old Francis, who has been hospitalised…
- Hyderabad
Chilkur Balaji temple head priest attacked in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: In a shocking incident, the head priest of the Chilkur Balaji temple Rangarajan was allegedly physically attacked and manhandled by a group of people who claimed to be ‘working to establish…
- India
Maha: ISKCON priest beaten for sending lewd texts to woman
An ISKCON priest identified as Suddhdas Sewa was brutally beaten up in Maharashtra’s Palghar district following allegations of inappropriate behaviour and sending obscene messages to a woman. The priest was thrashed at…
- India
Police disperses Yati Narsinghanand’s supporters trying to hold ‘mahapanchayat’
Ghaziabad: Police on Sunday, October 13 dispersed controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand’s supporters, who wanted to hold a ‘mahapanchayat’ outside the Dasna temple in his favor. The administration did not permit the ‘mahapanchayat’…
- India
UP: Temple priest found brutally murdered after reporting repeated thefts
Bhadohi: A 75-year-old priest of an ancient Hanuman temple located in Suriyawa area here was found murdered on Monday in his room with his throat slit, police said. Many bells and donation…
- India
Tamil Nadu: 70-yr-old priest held for sexually assaulting minor inside temple
In a disturbing incident, a 70-year-old priest has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl inside the Bhagavathi Amman temple in Tamil Nadu’s Theni district. According to the complaint filed…
- India
Priest in Uttar Pradesh molests minor; thrashed, arrested
A temple priest was arrested on charges of molesting a seven-year-old child in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district. The incident occurred on Monday, September 2. However, before being arrested, the priest was beaten…
- India
Attire colour of Ram temple priests changes from saffron to yellow
Ayodhya: The priests at the Ram temple here have changed their attire and have been banned from carrying mobile phones to the shrine, according to officials of the temple trust. Till now…
- India
Ayodhya: Ram temple’s roof leaking after heavy showers, says chief priest
Ayodhya: Water was leaking from the roof of the sanctum sanctorum at the Ram temple here after the first heavy showers since it was opened to the public, chief priest of Ram…
- World
Places of worship attacked in Russia; priest, 7 security personnel killed
Moscow: Two Orthodox churches, a synagogue, and a traffic police station in Russia’s Dagestan region were attacked on Sunday, leaving a priest and at least seven security personnel, including six local policemen,…
- India
Church threatens to oust priests over non-compliance with uniform Holy Mass directive
Kochi: The Syro-Malabar Church has threatened to oust from the Catholic Church those priests who do not comply with its directive to celebrate a uniform Holy Mass in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese starting…
- India
Priest flees Ashram after raping minor in Bihar, nabbed
A priest of an Ashram was arrested for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl. The priest had fled after committing the crime but was later caught in the Asragant area of the Munger…
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