Washington D.C.: Asia Bibi, a Christian woman once sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy in Pakistan but eventually freed, now wants to be a voice for Christians around the world. Bibi, who addressed the International Religious Freedom Summit on July 14 via a video message from Canada, expressed her gratitudeContinue Reading
By Luis Andres Henao and Jessie Wardarski The coronavirus has taken a heavy toll among Roman Catholic priests and nuns around the world, killing hundreds of them in a handful of the hardest-hit countries alone. The dead include an Italian parish priest who brought the cinema to his small townContinue Reading
New York: In a statement on July 10, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom has requested that the Biden administration “hold the Indian government accountable” for the recent death of Jesuit Father Stan Swamy. The USCIRF has condemned the Indian government for its consistent neglect of Swamy’s health. “FatherContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar: Jesuit Father Abraham Enthemkuzy, former director of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) and director of Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur on July 14 passed away at XIM Bhubaneswar due to a cardiac arrest. He was 70. According to Father Jerry Cutinha, provincial ofContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai: A Redemptorist priest in Mumbai has called for immediate sainthood for Jesuit tribal activist Father Stan Swamy. “The ‘Subito Santo’ (immediately saint) Fr Stan Swamy is our call,” Father Ivel Mendanha told an online Sunday Mass on July 11. The vice provincial of the Redemptorists’ MajellaContinue Reading
By Virginia Saldanha Mumbai: Pope Francis called for a Synod on Synodality because he wants that all the bishops of the world walk the talk of joint responsibility with all the People of God in the Church – ordained and non-ordained. Synod means “walking together,” reflecting on the path traveled,Continue Reading
By Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ Ahmedabad: It is ten days since Father Stan Swamy passed away. Dear Fr. Stan Swamy On July 5, you completed your pilgrimage here on earth! Thousands feel your loss everywhere; a light has gone out of our lives and there is darkness everywhere! There isContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on July 14 said the demolition of a church in South Delhi was carried out by the Delhi Development Authority that comes under the federal government. “I was initially told that the demolition was carried out by the DelhiContinue Reading
Mangaluru: The Congregation of the Sisters of the Little Flower of Bethany, popularly called, ‘Bethany Sisters,’ has completed 100 years of service of God and humanity. The indigenous congregation was founded on July 16, 1921, at Bendur, Mangaluru, by Father Raymond Francis Camillus Mascarenhas of Mangalore diocese to cater toContinue 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
