Uzhunnalil apologies for captivity video
2018-02-25
Father Uzhunnalil arrived in Kolkata on February 17 for a 10-day visit of West BengalContinue Reading
Uzhunnalil visits Kolkata
2018-02-19
He was abducted on March 4, 2016, from a Missionaries of Charity home for the aged at AdenContinue Reading
‘In captivity, I neither cried nor begged for release’
2017-12-20
Hyderabad: Father Tom Uzhunnalil, the Catholic priest who was freed from Islamic State captivity on September 12, visited Hyderabad to give testimony of his ordeal. Father Uzhunnalil led a Mass along with 38 other priests on December 19 at St. Theresa’s church, Sanathnagar. He also spoke to the congregation forContinue Reading
Salesians use shrine anniversary to reflect on youth mission
2017-11-16
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai: Cardinal Oswald Gracias helped mark the diamond jubilee of the Shrine of Our Lady Help of Christians in Mumbai on November 12, taking the occasion to urge the faithful to pray the rosary. “It is essential that we pray together as a family, pray the rosary inContinue Reading
Indian government restricts travel to Yemen
2017-10-09
A fall out of Uzhunnalil caseContinue Reading
Uzhunnalil seeks prayers for those indulging in violence, war
2017-09-29
Father Tom Uzhunnalil had a hectic time on the first day in IndiaContinue Reading
Uzhunnalil arrives in India, meets PM Modi
2017-09-28
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who spent 18 months in captivity of Islamic militants in Yemen, arrived in New Delhi on September 28 . “I thank God for giving me a day like this,” Father Uzhunnalil said soon after he arrived in the national capital byContinue Reading
Kerala priests abroad: Different stories, differing motivations
2017-09-26
On September 12, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj wrote on Twitter: “I am happy to inform that Father Tom Uzhunnalil has been rescued.” The Catholic priest from Kottayam, Kerala, was abducted in March 2016 by gunmen who attacked a Missionaries of Charity home in Aden, Yemen, and killed 16 residents.Continue Reading
I have no plans except to do God’s will: Uzhunnalil
2017-09-19
God’s grace and the prayers of the people are helping meContinue Reading
Kerala ‘export’ on mission to world’s hotspots
2017-09-17
Disney Tom Kochi: Despite brushes with captivity and death, priests from God’s Own Country continue to venture into remote, trouble-torn areas. At the Don Bosco Salesian House in Kochi, the vigil is over. Barefoot boys play basketball on the makeshift court in the premises and a tall, strapping priest brieflyContinue Reading