New Delhi, Aug. 8, 2019: Late BJP leader and former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj is well known for her relentless efforts in extricating Indians from alarming situations overseas. One of the most notable incidents among her efforts is when she helped rescue Father Tom Uzhunnalil, a Catholic priest fromContinue Reading
The Salesian priest is on a 10-day visit to KolkataContinue Reading
Over a month after his release from the clutches of the dreaded Islamic State, Father Tom Uzhunnalil’s life seems to be slowly returning to normalcy. Looking healthier than what he did when he de-boarded the Royal Airforce of Oman Plane in September this year, today Fr Tom is at theContinue Reading
Pope Francis has met with Father Uzhunnalil who was held by Islamic militants in Yemen for 18 months. The Indian government announced on Tuesday that Salesian Father Tom Uzhunnalil – a missionary priest kidnapped in Yemen on March 4, 2016, at a home for the elderly in the southern portContinue Reading
By: Matters India Reporter Kochi: Hundreds of people on September 12 attended a special Mass in St Mary’s Cathedral in Kochi to thank God for the release of an Indian Salesian priest held in captivity in Yemen. Father Tom Uzhunnalil was released earlier in the day 18 months after IslamicContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Salesian priest Tom Uzhunnalil has been freed by the Islamic militants after being in captivity for 18 months. External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj, tweetted on Sept. 12 to announce the news. “I am happy to inform that Father Tom Uzhunnalil has been rescued,” she tweetedContinue Reading