By Matters India Reporter Kochi, April 6, 2023: The Kerala government has allowed Church groups and NGOs to resume religious and counseling services for prisoners in the jails of the southern Indian state. The government revoked the March 31 order of Kerala Jail Director General of Police Balram Kumar UpadhyayContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, April 5, 2023: A Kerala police circular banning Church groups and NGOs from jails has shocked the Prison Ministry India officials in the state. The Catholic Church has for decades conducted in jails Holy Week rituals and Easter Mass. The March 31 circular from Kerala JailContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Old Goa, Nov 23, 2022: The Prison Ministry India (PMI) has urged the government and the Church to adopt concrete steps to ease the hardship of those behind bars, their families and rehabilitation of the released. “Incarceration must give every opportunity for prisoners to accept theirContinue Reading
By Frank Krishner Patna: An online condolence meeting for Jesuit human rights defender Father Stan Swamy was challenged to stop wailing and get involved in people’s struggles. “These meetings allow us to weep, and people join in the wailing without connecting Stan’s reality, his faith, or his conviction. In tribalContinue Reading
Guwahati, October 25, 2018: Prison Ministry India, a national voluntary organization working for the welfare of prisoners for over three decades, is currently holding its 12th national conference in Guwahati, Assam. The conference on the theme, ‘You are not alone,’ began on October 24 at Cathedral Church, Guwahati. More thanContinue Reading