Shillong: The Church in Meghalaya organized various programs to mark the first death anniversary of Salesian Archbishop Dominic Jala of Shillong. State Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on October 10 unveiled Archbishop Jala’s statue in the state capital of Shillong. Archbishop Jala (1951-2019) died the same day a year ago inContinue Reading
Mumbai: The Don Bosco Development Society (DBDS), an NGO, has been providing relief to the needy amid the pandemic since April. “We have touched the lives of 632,683 poor and needy – providing for their basic needs during this challenging time of Covid-19 pandemic,” said Salesian Father Rolvin D’Mello, executiveContinue Reading
Indore: Civil society members, intellectuals, social activists of all walks of life, journalists and authors have reacted strongly against the arrest and imprisonment of 83 year old Jesuit Father Stanislaus Lourduswamy who has been working for the rights of the Adivasis for about five decades in Jharkhand. In letter andContinue Reading
Itanagar: The Arunachal Christian Forum (ACF) on October 9 served an ultimatum to the state government to resolve the Tawang Christian Revival Church issue at the earliest, failing which, it would b launch a democratic stir. The Tawang police had arrested Tawang Revival church pastor Joseph Singhi, sparking protest fromContinue Reading
Konchowki: Food activists in India seem less excited over the World Food Programme (WFP) winning the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020. The Norwegian Nobel Committee October 9 decided to award the United Nations food agency for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace in areas affected byContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar: Catholics in Odisha have mourned the death of John Nayak, a former Director General of Police in the eastern Indian state. “John Nayak, a 1965 batch IPS officer who retired in 2002, succumbed to Covid-19 last night. His journey from a remote tribal village of Phulbani to rank ofContinue Reading
Lucknow: Father Arnold Rebello, a Capuchin, on October 9 died of COVID-19. He was 90. The burial took place at noon the same day as per government rules at St Fidelis Ashram Cemetery, Lucknow with very limited Capuchin Friars, said Father Joseph Prasad Pinto, a fellow Capuchin. Rebello was theContinue 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
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
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