Visiting lecturer Jesuit Father Joseph McHugh will speak 6-7:30 p.m., Feb. 20, at the Newman Center on “Synodality: encountering, listening and discerning.” Father Mc-Hugh’s presentation will review the history of recent synods in the church and the evolution from clergy-only participants to Pope Paul VI’s 1964 encyclical “Ecclesium Suam” that stated that dialogue must […]
Hackers planted false files implicating Indian Jesuit who died in prison
By Catholic News Service NEW DELHI — Catholic activists and priests want the Indian government to “take full responsibility” for the custodial death of Jesuit Father Stan Swamy after findings by U.S.-based digital forensic experts that false evidence was planted on the priest’s computer. In a recent report, Arsenal Consulting, a Massachusetts-based digital forensics firm, […]
Indian Jesuit priest imprisoned on ‘terrorism charges’ dies in hospital
By Anto Akkara Catholic News Service THRISSUR, India — Jesuit Father Stan Swamy, 84, jailed on dubious terrorism charges since October, died July 5 at Holy Family Hospital in Mumbai. He had been moved to the hospital from jail in late May, under orders from a local court. Dr. Ian D’Souza, medical director of Holy […]
Indian Jesuit, 84, transferred to hospital after health deteriorates
By Catholic News Service MUMBAI, India — A prominent Jesuit priest whose health was deteriorating was transferred from jail to a hospital May 18 after an outcry from relatives and fellow Jesuits. Indian Jesuits petitioned the National Human Rights Commission to examine the health of Jesuit Father Stan Swamy, 84, following suspicions that he […]
