By Purushottam Nayak Mayurbhanj, Sept 2, 2022: The Catholic Church in Odisha has observed the 23rd anniversary of the martyrdom of Father Arul Doss. Father Doss, a priest of Balasore diocese, was killed by Hindu radicals on September 2, 1999, in a remote village parish in Mayurbhanj district of theContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar: It was around 2 am on September 2 when I reached Christ the King Cathedral in Odisha’s Balasore town. Father Jadu Marandi, the cathedral parish priest, informed me about a memorial Mass for Father Arul Doss at 6:30 am. That was one of the exciting eventsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mayurbhanj, September 3, 2019: About 5,000 people attended the 20th death anniversary of Father Arul Doss who was killed by a fundamentalist mob in a remote village of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. Christians and others from far and wide attended Mass on September 2 at Jamabani villageContinue Reading
Hundreds of people now visit the priest’s martyrdom siteContinue Reading