Rome: Pope Francis told European anti-money laundering experts October 8 that the Vatican was committed to “clean finance,” as he denounced financial speculation amid a spiraling corruption investigation in the heart of the Holy See. It is rare for a head of state to meet with the Council of Europe’sContinue Reading
Rome: Italian priest Pier Luigi Maccalli, who was kidnapped in Niger, West Africa, two years ago, was freed on October 8. Maccalli is a priest of the Society of African Missions (SMA), an international religious congregation of men. “We have learned the news of the liberation of our brother, Maccalli,”Continue Reading
New Delhi: An advocacy group for Catholic religious has “strongly and unequivocally” condemned the arrest of a Jesuit priest for his alleged links with Maoists and other terror groups. The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which deals with terror related crimes across India, October 8 arrested Jesuit Father Stanislaus Lourduswamy fromContinue Reading
Stockholm: Hina Jilani, lawyer, pro-democracy campaigner and avid civil rights activist in Pakistan, has received the 2020 Stockholm Human Rights Award – bestowed annually by the Swedish Bar Association, the International Bar Association (IBA) and the International Legal Assistance Consortium. Jilani grew up in Pakistan. Her father was a politicianContinue Reading
Mumbai: In darkness the seed sprouts, new life is formed and transformation happens. Experiences of darkness invite us to alter our vision, clarify our priorities, and be more attentive to the things around us as well as within us. Darkness also invites us to embrace inner vulnerability and confronts usContinue Reading
Mumbai: Belinda Pereira, a social worker, was among the recipients of the ‘Inspiring Leadership Award’ from Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on September 25. The award was given to leading women achievers. Pereira received the award in the social service category. In 2006, she founded Karuna Ghar Foundation, a daycareContinue Reading
New Delhi: The People’s Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL) has condemned the “malicious and spiteful” arrest and detention of Jesuit Father Stanislaus Lourduswamy. The National Investigation Agency on October 8 arrested the 83-year-old social activist from his residence at the Bagaicha campus, a Jesuit center, near Ranchi, the capital ofContinue Reading
Rome: The president of Italy conferred the highest honor for civil valor Oct 7 upon Fr. Roberto Malgesini, a priest who was stabbed to death near Lake Como last month. Fr. Malgesini was a 51-year-old priest known for his care for the homeless and migrants in the northern Italian DioceseContinue Reading
Ranchi: The National Investigation Agency on October 8 took into custody Jesuit social activist Father Stan Lourduswamy for his alleged links with Maoists and banned organizations. The federal agency took the 83-year-old Catholic priest from the Bagaicha campus, his residence near Ranchi, capital of the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand.Continue Reading
Indore: Amid protests and court cases by parents over tuition fees in several parts of the country, the schools under the diocese of Indore in central India have set an example. Schools managed by the Indore diocese and religious congregations have waved off school fees worth 269 million rupees, understandingContinue Reading
