Archive for the ‘Religion’ Category

Dalai Lama’s nephew Jigme K. Norbu killed in Florida coastal highway. Catch here all the latest news and updated reports on Dalai Lama’s nephew Jigme K. Norbu death. Jigme K. Norbu, 45 had begun walk on leg of a 300-mile walk to promote Tibetan independence from China, the ... Full story

The late Pope John Paul II will be beatified this spring, the Vatican announced Friday after the current pontiff, Benedict XVI, certified that his predecessor had met the requirements. The move puts the former pope a step closer to sainthood on what is already an unusually accelerated timetable that Benedict launched within weeks ... Full story

Your zodiac sign may not actually be your zodiac sign anymore. Astronomer Parke Kunkle says that due to changes in the Earth's alignment the dates of many zodiac signs have changed, according to NBC. In addition, there may be a 13th Zodiac sign: Ophiuchus. Kunkle says that as the Earth and Sun slowly move the signs gradually change, ... Full story

Makar Sankranti 2011 in Hindu calendar based on India Standard Time. Makar Sankranti, also known as Sankranti or Makara Sankrant, is one of the highly auspicious days in a Hindu calendar and the day is dedicated to the worship of Lord Surya (Sun God). In 2011, the date of Makar Sankranti is January 14. ... Full story

Are you really gonna make it? With air travel disruptions all across Europe,  this seems like a distant possibility. People in European part of the world are finding it difficult to travel and celebrate Christmas by being on time as the heavy snowfall has disrupted the whole  scenario. Snow snarled train services as well as airlines ... Full story

Elin Nordegren headed home to Sweden yesterday with her two kids--the second Christmas she's spent apart from her ex, Tiger Woods. She spent last Christmas in Sweden as well, while the famed golfer spent the holidays "hanging with the boys." His yacht was docked in Palm Beach, Florida on Christmas day; it's speculated that he spent the holidays on ... Full story

Immaculate Conception of Mary feast day - Feast of the Immaculate Conception. The Immaculate Conception of Mary is, according to Catholic doctrine, the conception of the Virgin Mary without any stain ("macula" in Latin) of Original Sin. It is one of the four dogmas in Roman Catholic Mariology. Under this aspect ... Full story

According to Rev Pat Robertson Haiti pact with the devil is the reason for Haiti earthquake which occured yesterday. Haiti earthquake time was about 21:53 UTC on anuary 12, 2010, and Haiti earthquake magnitude was 7.0 earthquake. The epicenter of the quake was just off the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. Rev Pat Robertson in an interview on Christian Broadcasting Network’s “700 Club” said that Haiti pact with ... Full story

Ramadan 2009 calendar and Ramadan prayer times are here. Muslims around the world will be starting holy fasting month of Ramadan either on Friday or Saturday depending on the sighting of the new moon in their region. Ramadan 2009 schedule and islamic prayer times are here in this post. Ramadan 2009 starting FridayAugust 21: Iran Pakistan India Bangladesh Oman Morocco Mauritania Libya (Shiites) Lebanon (Shiites) Iraq Turkey Kosovo Macedonia Romania Bosnia Herzegovina Serbia Bulgaria Montenegro Albania Slovenia Russia Ramadan 2009 starting SaturdayAugust 22: Indonesia Malaysia Philippines China Egypt Saudi Arabia Qatar Kuwait Bahrain United Arab Emirates SyriaLebanon Jordan Palestine Sudan Yemen Iraq (Sunni) France Belgium Spain Switzerland North ... Full story