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India: bishops call on government to work for abducted priest’s release
August 29, 2017
The bishops of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic church in full communion with the Holy See, called upon India’s government to increase its efforts to secure Father Tom Uzhunnalil’s release.
Terrorists kidnapped the priest in Aden, Yemen, in March 2016.
The prelates also called for prayers for the priest’s release.
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Further information:
- Expedite efforts for Uzhunnalil’s release: Syro-Malabar Synod (Matters India)
- Release soon for priest kidnapped by terrorists in Yemen in March 2016? (CWN, 8/24)
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