German priest admits 280 counts of child abuse

Last Updated: Friday, January 13, 2012, 21:39

A Roman Catholic priest in Germany has admitted to 280 counts of sexually abusing three boys over a several-year period.

Goa priest makes debut on election altar

Last Updated: Thursday, January 12, 2012, 14:24

If Father Bismarque Dias sticks to his guns till March 3, he may well become the first man of the cloth to contest elections in Goa.

Hitler saved by priest when he was 4 years old?

Last Updated: Friday, January 6, 2012, 18:29

A four-year-old boy saved by a priest from drowning in the icy waters of River Inn in Germany in 1894 could have been Adolf Hitler, say historians.

Manu Sharma donated Rs 50 lakh: Church priest

Last Updated: Sunday, December 25, 2011, 22:26

Manu Sharma, serving life term for killing ramp model Jessica Lall, has donated Rs 50 lakh for the poor and handicapped, a church priest said today.

Yoga, work of the devil: Vatican priest

Last Updated: Sunday, November 27, 2011, 16:21

The ancient Indian practice of yoga that helps in attaining physical and spiritual discipline has been termed a "work of the devil" by a top Vatican priest.

Barton may quit football to become Catholic priest

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 14:53

QPR captain also wants to be an anger management counsellor.

Priest arrested on charge of sexual assault on boy

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 12:47

Child abuse controversies have rocked the Catholic Church in the United States in the last decade.

Jamshedpur: Priest stoned to death

Last Updated: Thursday, November 3, 2011, 15:34

A 65-year-old priest was stoned to death by unidentified persons at Bhuiyandih here, police said on Thursday.

Shariat court issues notice to Christian priest

Last Updated: Saturday, October 29, 2011, 18:42

A Shariat court (Islamic Court) has issued a notice to a Christian priest to explain his position on alleged conversion of Muslim youth to Christianity by him.

Italian priest shot dead in southern Philippines

Last Updated: Monday, October 17, 2011, 11:32

The Rev Fausto Tentorio was about to board his car when a gunman shot him several times within a church compound.

US Diocese settles sex abuse case against priest

Last Updated: Thursday, September 8, 2011, 12:19

A Roman Catholic Diocese in the US where an Indian priest is alleged to have sexually assaulted an American girl has agreed to pay USD 750,000 to settle a lawsuit against him.