#jesuit-priest
In the 1970s, an Italian priest sold 12,000 piranhas to Europe; 55 years later, his proceeds have funded 350m bridges and an 800m airstrip on a remote Brazilian island
Giovanni Gallo, an Italian Jesuit priest, moved to Marajó Island in Brazil in the 1970s. He organized the preservation and export of 12,000 piranhas to fund community infrastructure projects. These projects included bridges, a cemetery, a dock, and an airstri…
Memorials across India mark 5 years since Jesuit Father Stan Swamy died in custody
Archbishop Vincent Aind led tributes in Ranchi and activists gathered in Mumbai to honor the priest, as his supporters press on to clear his name in the Bhima Koregaon case.