Fr. John D’ Mello, SJ, went to his eternal reward at 07.30 a.m. yesterday (24th August, 2022) at Xavier Bhavan, Patna. He was 89 years old, had spent 65 years in the Society of Jesus and a priest for 56 years. The funeral took place on 25th August at 04.00 p.m. at the XTTI campus […]
Migrant labour form the backbone of big city development in various sectors, and especially in construction. The money earned by these migrants help to ease their poverty in their home villages. Yet, government planners and agencies treat these legal migrants like illegal residents. A working paper recently published by two Jesuit institutions in Patna, draw […]
The bodies of two Jesuit priests and a tour guide shot dead this week in a gang-ravaged area of northern Mexico were found on Wednesday after a major search, authorities said.The three were killed on Monday after a suspected run-in with a wanted drug trafficker in the border state of Chihuahua, a crime that drew […]
Today is World Environment day. A ‘National Summer Camp ‘ held at Prayagraj [Allahabad] this week [June 1- 5] was one of the many ways that Tarumitra, India’s largest youth environment movement is celebrating World Environment Day. The World Environment Week Celebrations, was organized by Tarumitra Prayagraj and attended by student representatives of various high […]
Care and protection of Mother Earth and finding our spiritual connections in harmony with Nature was the theme of a special foundation and mentoring session conducted by undergraduate students in Bihar, India. The students from the MassCom department of St. Xavier’s College of Management and Technology joined hundreds of institutions across the world in a […]
Hundreds of migrant workers in the states of Delhi and Kerala have been linked to a special Government portal that will give them access to various government services across the country, thanks to an initiative by the Jesuit Conference of India, and more will follow. The campaign started by the Migrant Assistance and Information Network […]
The US forces and the intervention in Afghanistan did little for the actual empowerment of the Afghan people, says Jesuit Father Alexis Prem Kumar, who had spent several months in Taliban captivity. Father Prem was abducted on June 2, 2014, from the Zendjan district of Afghanistan’s Herat province and released on February 22 the following […]
Human Rights Campaigner, writer and commentator, Peace and Reconciliation Activist, and above all, a Catholic priest, Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ reminisces on the occasion of the 500th Anniversary of St. Ignatius’ Cannonball moment! Bombay Boy goes tripping A thirteen- fourteen-year-old has many dreams! That’ s an impressionable age; at the cusp of finishing school. It […]
Jesuit Father Abraham Enthemkuzy, (70) widely recognized as a management expert and also as the longest-serving director of Xavier Labour Relations Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur, one of the best management schools in India died earlier this week due to cardiac arrest. Father Abe, as he was known among confreres, was on born Nov 5, 1950. He […]
Dear Fr. Stan Swamy, On 5 July, you completed your pilgrimage here on earth! Thousands feel your loss everywhere; a light has gone out of our lives and there is darkness everywhere! There is spontaneous outrage because of what led to your death; most regard it as institutionalised murder! I am sure that you will […]
[An open letter that must be read- Editor] Fr. Stan Swami was a Jesuit. A priest of the Catholic faith. So, who are the Jesuits? Well, the Jesuits are famous the world over for setting up and running some of the finest educational institutions of the world. In India, the young whom they have nurtured […]
Nishant Mishra attended an online memorial for Father Stanislaus Lourduswamy. A report: “A caged bird can still sing” – with this message began the tribute ceremony to the martyr of the marginalized, Fr Stan Swamy. He had been a voice for the voiceless, and throughout his life had worked incessantly towards liberating the tribals. Being […]
