The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has appointed Jesuit Father Joe Arun as the chairperson of its 10 member Minorities Commission. A government notification on July 23 said the appointment is for 3 years. The 59-year-old Jesuit is the secretary for the higher education secretariat of Jesuit Conference of South Asia and Director of the Chennai-based LIBA (Loyola Institute of Business Administration), a 45-year-old business management institute.
From a Railway Platform to the Altar: Abandoned Child Becomes a Priest
Twenty-eight years ago, a frightened five-year-old boy was found alone at Shoranur railway station. He had no memory of his parents or a family to
