Aden, Feb. 2, 2019: Vandalized, caught in the crossfire, burnt to the ground: Yemen’s churches, once filled by small but diverse Christian communities, are now abandoned after years of devastating conflict. As Pope Francis prepares to make his first trip to the Gulf, neighboring Yemen — in the grip ofContinue Reading
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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
The United Nations (UN) has warned that Yemen faces “the world’s worst cholera outbreak in the midst of the world’s largest humanitarian crisis”, with the number of cases expected to reach 600,000 by the end of the year. “In just two months, cholera has spread to almost every governorate ofContinue Reading
Special prayers are planned at his native village parishContinue Reading
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
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
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
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