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Initiated by a pair of seminarians more than 40 years ago, Prison Ministry India is now a nationwide effort, with more than 8,000 volunteers serving inmates in 1,300 jails.
Vocations are growing among youth who spent days and months in jungles and refugee camps during the prolonged persecution.
Historical accounts abound of incredible anecdotal incidents, including miracles, when the lay martyr was being tortured publicly for refusing to recant his faith during the mid-18th century.
A post-canonization Thanksgiving Mass was held June 5, drawing hundreds of thousands of the faithful.
The Dalit-born archbishop of Hyderabad will be elevated to the College of Cardinals at a consistory in August.
‘I cannot forget his sacrifice,’ said Father Francis Gulzar, who was saying Mass when Akash Bashir gave up his life to prevent a suicide bomber from entering the church.
Despite the restoration of the congregation’s license to receive foreign donations, Catholic leaders warn that other actions are likely in the future.
Blessed Devasahayam, an 18th-century lay convert soldier who was tortured and killed by a Hindu king because he refused to renounce his Catholic faith, will be canonized in May.
The Hindu nationalist Indian prime minister extended the invitation during an Oct. 30 meeting with the Holy Father at the Vatican.
India has recently further liberalized its abortion law, and even among Christians, smaller families are increasingly the norm.
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