Surgical strike demanded to free kidnapped priest
2017-02-07
All members of parliament from Kerala attended the sit-in at Jantar MantarContinue Reading
Salesians to participate in novena for safe release of Fr. Tom
2017-01-15
Vatican City: On the 10 month anniversary of the kidnapping of Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil in Yemen, the Salesians are inviting people around the world to join them in praying a novena for the priest’s safety and release. The Salesian order, to which Fr. Tom belongs, is inviting the faithful toContinue Reading
Salesians organize nationwide prayers for abducted priest
2017-01-04
Meanwhile, the Marxist party in Kerala has sent 50,000 post cards to the prime ministerContinue Reading
India asks Saudi to help release abducted priest
2016-12-28
In the absence of any government in Yemen, India says it is reaching out to other regional countries like Saudi Arabia and local Yemeni authorities to reach Indian Catholic priest Father Tom Uzhunnalil, held captive by Islamists in Yemen since early 2016. After a new video of Father Tom surfaced,Continue Reading
Cardinal hopeful of Uzhunnalil’s release
2016-10-03
Fr Tom Uzhunnalil was kidnapped seven months agoContinue Reading
Key bishop: ‘We don’t know’ if Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil is still alive
2016-09-03
Rome: As the situation in Yemen continues to worsen, Bishop Paul Hinder on Friday requested prayers for priests, for the Missionaries of Charity, and for kidnapped priest Fr. Tom Uzhunnalil, whose situation is uncertain. “I do not know how we can continue in the present situation,” said a visibly movedContinue Reading
Abducted Salesian priest safe: Indian foreign minister
2016-08-04
Fr Uzhunnalil’s relatives met the External Affairs Minister August 4 eveningContinue Reading
Indian Salesian priest’s abductors captured
2016-07-29
Kochi; Three terrorists, who belong to the gang that abducted Keralite priest Tom Uzhunnalil and killed 16 people at an old-age home of Missionaries of Charity in Yemen, have been arrested, reports Mathrubhumi newspaper of Kerala. The terrorists were caught from Saila near Aden in Yemen. According to reports, theContinue Reading
Bishop, Salesians skeptical about abducted Indian priest’s picture
2016-07-22
The latest picture has made internationalcommunity to be concerned about Fr Tom UzhunnalilContinue Reading