Christian Pilgrims

Senior Catholic priest and rector of a famous Christian pilgrim centre in Malayattoor near Kochi, Fr Xavier Thelakkat, was today stabbed to death allegedly by a former sacristan of the parish, police said here.

The Jerusalem church built at what many consider the holiest site in Christianity remained closed for a second day Monday to protest Israeli tax measures and a proposed law, leaving hundreds of disappointed and perplexed pilgrims locked outside

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered to play tour guide to Christian pilgrims on Sunday in a message relayed from Jerusalem, whose recognition as Israel's capital by U.S. President Donald Trump has split global Christian opinion.

Christian pilgrims from around the world today joined Palestinian co-religionists in a solemn Easter procession through the walled Old City of Jerusalem.

Thousands of Christian pilgrims thronged the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday to celebrate the Holy Fire ceremony on the eve of Easter.

Thousands of pilgrims from several parts of the country and abroad thronged the Christian pilgrim town of Velankanni in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday to celebrate Christmas, which was marked by special masses and prayers.

The famed 'Madre De Deus' Church at Vettucaud, a major Christian pilgrim centre in south Kerala, has got approval under the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) for taking up reconstruction work. This was stated by Shashi Tharoor, who had been following up the matter with the Environment and Forests Ministry for the past several months.

Senior Catholic priest and rector of a famous Christian pilgrim centre in Malayattoor near Kochi, Fr Xavier Thelakkat, was today stabbed to death allegedly by a former sacristan of the parish, police said here.

The Jerusalem church built at what many consider the holiest site in Christianity remained closed for a second day Monday to protest Israeli tax measures and a proposed law, leaving hundreds of disappointed and perplexed pilgrims locked outside

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered to play tour guide to Christian pilgrims on Sunday in a message relayed from Jerusalem, whose recognition as Israel's capital by U.S. President Donald Trump has split global Christian opinion.

Christian pilgrims from around the world today joined Palestinian co-religionists in a solemn Easter procession through the walled Old City of Jerusalem.

Thousands of Christian pilgrims thronged the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday to celebrate the Holy Fire ceremony on the eve of Easter.

Thousands of pilgrims from several parts of the country and abroad thronged the Christian pilgrim town of Velankanni in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday to celebrate Christmas, which was marked by special masses and prayers.

The famed 'Madre De Deus' Church at Vettucaud, a major Christian pilgrim centre in south Kerala, has got approval under the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) for taking up reconstruction work. This was stated by Shashi Tharoor, who had been following up the matter with the Environment and Forests Ministry for the past several months.