By Jessy Joseph New Delhi: The demolition of a church in south Delhi has upset the Syro-Malabar Catholics living in the national capital. Father Jose Kannukuzhi, parish priest of Little Flower Church in Lado Sarai, said that on July 12 morning officials of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation came withContinue Reading
Camagüey: Father Castor Álvarez was beaten and arrested in Camagüey while he was defending young protesters amid protests of Cuba’s communist government on July 11. Protests took place across the island July 11. According to information confirmed by CNA’s sister agency, ACI Prensa, the priest is being held at theContinue Reading
By Isaac Gomes Kolkata: A webinar in Kolkata to pay tribute to tribal activist Father Stan Swamy heard speakers calling for the immediate repeal of an anti-terror law that apparently was used against those working for the rights of the poor and marginalized. The July 11 program jointly organized byContinue Reading
Jaipur: Six people have died and many feared injured July 11 in a lightning strike at Amer Palace near Jaipur, capital of the northwestern state of Rajasthan. The incident took place when people were taking selfies at a watch tower amid rain in the Rajasthan capital. According to reports, dozensContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai: One Hindu woman in Kanpur, UP, lodged a complaint against her Muslim husband on the charge that he forcibly converted her. As it turned out she was forced to sign the FIR by Hindutva groups and she went to the police station, turned hostile and statedContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar: The Catholic Church in Odisha has mourned the death of Paul Pradhan, who had worked women’s empowerment and the rights of Tribals and Dalits in the eastern Indian state. Pradhan died of brain hemorrhage July 10 in Sunshine Hospital at Laxmisagar, a suburb in Bhubaneswar, theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Tbilisi: India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has handed over the relic of a 17th-century queen of Georgia’s Kakheti region revered as a saint by the Georgian Orthodox Church. The minister was visiting Georgia July 0-11 on the invitation of his Georgian counterpart David Zalkaliani. OnContinue Reading
By Suresh Mathew New Delhi: “I am not a silent spectator, I am part of the game, and I am ready to pay the price.” Thus sang the caged bird before paying the biggest price by his own life. Yes, Stan Swamy, the prophet, is no more. He attained martyrdom.Continue Reading
By A J Philip New Delhi: If St. Stephen was the protomartyr in the history of Christianity, Father Stanislaus Lourduswamy (April 26, 1937 – July 5, 2021), popularly known as Fr Stan Swamy, is the latest. His was a murder, pure and simple, executed by the Indian state, because heContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Agartala: Catholic priests and nuns working in the northeastern Indian state of Tripura have recalled the life of Jesuit activists Father Stan Swamy and his work among Tribals and Dalits. The July 9 program in Agartala, the state capital, was organized by the Association for SocialContinue Reading
