A new book documenting the life and work of the late Fr. Bolmax Pereira, a priest known for integrating faith, science, education and environmental protection, was released at St. Anne’s Church in Ponda, Goa, western India.
Young farmers of the Chicalim Youth Farmers Club in Goa, India, recently transplanted paddy in the fields where their former parish priest, Fr. Bolmax Fidelis Pereira, had encouraged them to revive agriculture and care for the environment.
Fr. Bolmax Pereira, a Catholic priest, environmental activist, and educator from Goa on India’s western coast, died of a heart attack on May 26 at the age of 50.
