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
Kochi: The Synod of Syro-Malabar Church, scheduled in August, would decide on the date for implementing a uniform mode of celebrating Mass, says Major Archbishop Cardinal George Alencherry. The cardinal issued letter July 7 soon after Pope Francis wrote to bishops, clergy, religious and laity of the Syro-Malabar Church onContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Bar Association of India, which has attorney-general K.K. Venugopal as member and honorary chairman, has attributed Father Stan Swamy’s death in custody to “cruel and unusual institutional mistreatment.” In a statement issued through general secretary Anindita Pujari, the association said on July 8 the death of theContinue Reading
Guwahati: Father Stan Swamy is no more but his mission for “peace, justice and reconciliation” will continue. This was the message that emanated from the July 6 memorial service organised by the Assam Christian Forum and the North East Regional Catholic Bishops’ Conference at the Peace Centre in Guwahati. FatherContinue Reading
Kolkata: A woman who turned 75 on June 19 did not host a party to celebrate the occasion. Shakuntala Lakhotia, instead, turned up at St Xavier’s College on July 5 to give an ambulance to the institution. Lakhotia, from Lake Town, would have gifted the ambulance worth Rs 9 lakhContinue Reading
By Olav Albuquerque Mumbai: The custodial death of the 84-year-old Jesuit Father Stan Sway, who was repeatedly denied bail under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) must be contrasted against the treatment meted out to politician Anil Deshmukh. The former home minister of Maharashtra has refused to appear three timesContinue Reading
By Carlyne Remedios Mumbai: Never before have we been so invested in our immunity than since when Covid hit us in 2019. The internet and the market are saturated with products, pills and shots promising to ‘boost’ your immunity and it is all enticing because who doesn’t want a quickContinue Reading
