By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: The death of Jesuit tribal activist Father Stan Swamy has brought shock and anguish to political and religious leaders, media persons, activists and various Church bodies, with some demanding a judicial probe. The 84-year-old Jesuit undertrial prisoner died at 1: 30 pm on JulyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai: Jesuit tribal activist Father Stan Swamy, who was arrested under India’s anti-terror laws nine months ago, died on July 5 in Mumbai. The 84-year-old priest had been on a ventilator since his health deteriorated a day earlier. He had recovered from Covid-19 recently. The deathContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: A 31-year-old Catholic priest has died by suicide in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. The body of Father Pradeep Soreng was on July 4 found hanging from an iron rod in a bathroom attached to his room in St. Vincent Minor Seminary inContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar: The Odisha chief minister has allotted 20 million rupees for the beautification and renovation of St. Vincent’s Pro-Cathedral Church in Bhubaneswar, the state capital. This was announced July 3 by Ananta Narayana Jena, the local legislator, at a function to celebrate the martyrdom of Saint ThomasContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur: This piece has been inspired by two recent events. This morning (July 4), I read that “nice guy” Amir Khan was divorcing Kiran Rao, his second wife, of over a decade. The previous day I had read a Vatican News report by Devin Watkins that Pope FrancisContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Kumarghat: The diocese of Agartala, which covers the entire state of Tripura in northeastern India, observed July 4 as “Green Sunday” in response to Pope Francis’ call to protect environment. “We have been celebrating ‘Green Sunday’ for the past four years,” said Bishop Lumen Monteiro of Agartala,Continue Reading
Manila: A military plane has crashed in the southern Philippines killing at least 45 people, with dozens more pulled alive from the burning wreckage. The transporter was carrying more than 90 people, mostly troops, when it overshot the runway on Jolo island. The dead are mainly military personnel, but threeContinue Reading
Rome: Pope Francis is at a Rome hospital July 4 to undergo a surgery to relieve stricture of the colon caused by diverticulitis, the Holy See Press Office stated. The statement said the pope was taken to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital in the afternoon July 4 for the scheduled operation, whichContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Kandhamal: Church officials and activists have expressed concern over a man who was forced to carry his wife’s body in Kandhamal, Odisha. “This is a serious blot on humanity whether Tribal, Dalit or anybody,” said Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar reacting to a news report about BalakrushnaContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis and Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi discussed the importance of protecting the Christian presence in the Middle East during a meeting at the Vatican on July 1. According to a Vatican press release, the roughly 30-minute private meeting included conversation about Pope Francis’ visit to IraqContinue Reading
