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 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 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
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
By Matters India Reporter Kottayam: Hundreds of people from various social strata on July 13 attended the funeral of the supreme head of the Malankara Orthodox Church. Catholicos of the East, Baselios Marthoma Paulose II, died July 12 at Parumala St. Gregorios Hospital. He was on treatment for cancer forContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony and Ginto K Tom Guwahati: The Catholic bishops in northeastern India on July 13 condemned the demolition of a church in the national capital the previous day. “It is shocking and sad news,” said Archbishop John Moolachira of Guwahati, who is president of North East India RegionalContinue Reading
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Tuesday submitted to the Bombay High Court the medical records of Jesuit priest and activist Stan Swamy, an 84-year-old accused in the Elgar Parishad case who died in a hospital while being in judicial custody last week awaiting a medical bail. Chief public prosecutor ArunaContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on July 14 formed a sub-committee to examine a proposed amendment in the procedure and eligibility conditions for allotment of ”religious” category plots through e-auction, officials said. The decision was taken during a meeting of the urban body chaired by Delhi Lt GovernorContinue Reading
New Delhi: The northern Indian state of Uttarakhand has decided to give “top priority to the protection of human life” by suspending Kanwar Yatra, an annual pilgrimage, in view of the Covid-19 situation. The decision was taken by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami following a meeting with senior State officialsContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India has condemned the assault on a journalist by an Indian Administrative Service officer during the local elections in Uttar Pradesh on July 10. The guild said it was “deeply disturbed” by the continuing trend of heavy-handedness by the state authorities against journalists andContinue Reading
