By Joel Urumpil Chaibasa: I want to speak about the Stan I knew for over 40 years and more — a very vibrant man totally committed to the liberation of human society. Stan had two aspects: the intellectual and the grassroots activist. I first met Stan in the mid-1970s whenContinue Reading
Rome: The death in custody of Indian Catholic priest Stan Swamy, a renowned human rights and social justice advocate for over four decades, will forever remain a stain on India’s human rights record, a United Nations human rights expert has said. The 84-year-old, who died on July 5 while undergoingContinue Reading
By Ladislaus Louis D’Souza Mumbai: A comment posted outside Holy Family Church, a Jesuit-run parish in Andheri East, Mumbai, says: “The caged bird sang and his spirit soared.” But did it, really? The truth is that Jesuit jailbird Stan Swamy has a long way to go before his soul canContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on July 16 promised to probe the demolition of a Catholic church in the national capital and try to restore it. The leader of the Aam Aadmi Party said this when a Church delegation led by Archbishop Kuriakose BharanikulangaraContinue Reading
United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on July 16 expressed grief at the killing of Indian photo-journalist Danish Siddiqui in Afghanistan, with the UN mission in the war-torn country calling for an investigation into his killing of reporters. “The Secretary General grieves the journalists killed or indeed harassed anywhereContinue Reading
Vidisha: Eleven bodies were recovered till the end of the rescue operation in Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh where 30 people had fallen into a well while trying to rescue a boy. Nineteen people who fell into the well at Lal Patar village in Vidisha district’s Ganj Basoda area haveContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mokama: The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth on July 16 closed the emergency department of their hospital in Bihar after a mob attack. “We have informed the Station House Officer of the local police station our decision to close the emergency department,” Sister Anjana Kunnath, administratorContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Pope Francis on July 16 appointed Father Deepak Valerian Tauro, rector of St Albert’s College in Ranchi, as the auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Delhi. The 54-year-old bishop-elect is a priest of the diocese of Muzaffarpur in Bihar, eastern India. The appointment wasContinue Reading
By Bartimaeus Jesus once visited Bangalore city. His intention was to meet Father Stan Swamy at the Indian Social Institute. Needless to say, Father Stan was overjoyed to see Jesus, his Master, in person. Without many formalities and niceties Jesus stated the purpose of His visit – to impersonate eachContinue Reading
By Ladislaus Louis D’Souza Mumbai: June 30 marked the first death anniversary of Anthony Parakal, who had written more than 4,000 “Letters To The Editors” (LTTE) to several publications in India. As in the case of his funeral, the anniversary too passed off quietly because of the coronavirus pandemic. ParakalContinue Reading
