Camagüey: Father Castor Álvarez was beaten and arrested in Camagüey while he was defending young protesters amid protests of Cuba’s communist government on July 11. Protests took place across the island July 11. According to information confirmed by CNA’s sister agency, ACI Prensa, the priest is being held at theContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar: The Catholic Church in Odisha has mourned the death of Paul Pradhan, who had worked women’s empowerment and the rights of Tribals and Dalits in the eastern Indian state. Pradhan died of brain hemorrhage July 10 in Sunshine Hospital at Laxmisagar, a suburb in Bhubaneswar, theContinue 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
Kochi: Human rights activist Jomon Puthanpurakkal on July 8 moved the Kerala High Court questioning the parole granted to two life-term convicts in Sister Abhaya murder case, Father Thomas Kotoor and Sister Sefi. Both were released on 90-day special parole in May citing the recommendations of the committee constituted byContinue Reading
Nearly 740,000 access deaths in India annually can be attributed to abnormal hot and cold temperatures related to climate change, according to a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal. An international team, led by researchers at Monash University in Australia, found that globally more than five million extraContinue Reading
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on July 8 stayed a government order (GO) entrusting local bodies with the power to grant clearance for construction of religious places of worship. Justice N. Nagaresh passed the interim order on a writ petition filed by Fr. Joy Pulikkottil, vicar, St. Peter’s and St.Continue Reading
