Catholic aid agency calls for release of imprisoned Jesuit priest in India aleteia.org
On October 8, members of India’s counterterrorism task force arrested 83-year-old Jesuit priest Fr. Stan Swamy for allegedly having ties to Maoist rebels. Fr. Swamy, who denies the allegations, has worked for the rights of marginalized communities in rural India for more than 50 years. Human rights activists around the world have come to his defense and demanded his release from prison.
Below is a statement of the international charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) on the incarceration of 83-year-old Jesuit priest Fr Stan Swamy…
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