By the mid-13th century, Jasło, known then as “Jasiel” or “Jasio
,” was the site of a powerful Cistercian Abbey. On April 23, 1366 AD, the village was granted “ Magdeburg rights ” by King Casimir III the Great, and in 1368 AD the king made a transaction with the Cistercian monks. In exchange for the town of Frysztak, the villages of Glinik and Kobyle, Jasło became royal towns.
According to Dlugosz in
Liber beneficiorum Dioecesis cracoviensis , the Carmelite brothers first came to Jasło in the mid-14th century. The church that we see standing today was built by “brothers Stanislaw Cielatko (Czelanthco), Sandomierz scholastic
Indonesia records sharp rise in child abuse cases
Children s protection agency attributes the increase to lax laws, Covid-19 lockdowns
Rita Pranawati of the Indonesian Child Protection Commission has urged the Indonesian government to review child protection laws. (Photo: Indonesian Child Protection Commission)
Violence and other rights abuses committed against children in Indonesia rose sharply last year with more than 6,000 recorded cases, according to a government agency set up to protect child rights.
At least 6,519 cases of violence and exploitation occurred during 2020, a 49 percent increase on the 4,369 recorded cases in 2019, the Indonesian Child Protection Commission said.
In its annual report, the commission said abuses committed against children included physical and psychological violence, sexual abuse and human trafficking.
Indonesian interfaith leaders seek divine help against Covid
Prayer session calls for swift end to pandemic, help for disaster victims
Jesuit Father Johannes Hariyanto (top right), general secretary of the Indonesian Conference on Religion and Peace, joins a virtual interfaith prayer session held by his group on Jan. 20. (Photo: Screenshot of prayer session)
Interfaith leaders in Indonesia held a virtual prayer session on Jan. 20 calling for a speedy end to the Covid-19 pandemic and for support for victims of recent disasters.
Carmelite Father Aegidius Eko Aldianto, executive secretary of the Indonesian bishops’ Commission for Justice and Peace, was among leaders from the country’s six recognized religions Buddhism, Catholicism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam and Protestantism who took part in the two-hour event.
Indonesian Catholics mourn death of Old Testament expert
Father Berthold Pareira spent much of his life as an educator at Widya Sasana School of Philosophy and Theology
Father Berthold Anton Pareira was widely known as an expert on the Old Testament. (Photo: Screenshot of a livestreamed prayer for Father Pareira’s soul on YouTube)
Catholics in Indonesia are mourning the death of an 81-year-old Carmelite priest who was widely known as an expert on the Old Testament.
Father Berthold Anton Pareira died of a heart attack on Jan. 8 at the Catholic-run Panti Waluya Hospital in Malang, East Java province.
He was buried on Jan. 10 at the Sukun Christian Cemetery in the city following a requiem Mass in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral Church led by Carmelite Bishop Henricus Pidyarto Gunawan of Malang.
A Nepali mother fasts to death to seek justice for slain son
To all mothers who would give their life for their child, pray for a woman who has been knocking on heaven s door Edita Tronqued-Burgos, Manila Updated: January 06, 2021 03:35 AM GMT
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Ganga Maya Adhikari is interviewed by the media in hospital. (Photo: YouTube)
What can one say when you learn that a mother is on a fast to death in an attempt to obtain justice for her murdered son?
I had no words after I received a statement from the Accountability Watch Committee of Nepal, appealing for support in their “Save the life of Satyagrahi Ganga Maya Adhikari” campaign.