Roman Catholic church in Qatar
Thousands of worshippers, including some Indians, gathered in a ceremony for the consecration of the first Roman Catholic church in Qatar, ending decades of underground Christian worship in this Sunni Muslim country.
A Cardinal presented the parish with a chalice offered by the Pope during the five-hour mass on Saturday. The 2,700-seat church was built on land donated by Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani.

Burglary at UK temple
A burglary of 3,000 pounds collected as donations during Mahashivratri festival has put devotees in UK in a state of shock. The incident happened last week at the International Siddashram Shakti Centre in Harrow.

Mission ‘Bharat’ in the US
A group of 24 Indian-American activists, who embarked on a “learning” journey to villages in India recently, is organising a conference on India’s rural development in Chicago, Illinois, reports PTI.