Calcutta, the oldest Salesian province in India, on December 15 announced the appointment of a Santal priest as its 17th provincial. The communique said, “The Rector Major, Fr Angel Fernandez Artime, has appointed Fr Joseph Pauria, the present Vice Provincial, as the 17th Provincial of the Province of Calcutta.” Father Pauria was born on January 14, 1965, at Azimganj in Murshidabad district of West Bengal to Thomas and Rita Pauria.
India’s poor deserve better than this
Concerns are being raised about whether the needs of poor and marginalized communities in India are receiving enough attention in current government policies. Observers say
