A bishop in India’s national capital New Delhi has appealed for the safety and security of the Christian com-munity and its places of worship after two incidents of attacks on Catholic priests in the northern state of Haryana.
The June 5 letter referred to two separate incidents. On June 4, Father Joseph Amalraj was manhandled by a mob of 20-25 people after Sunday Mass at St. Joseph Vaz Catholic Mi-ssion Church in Kherki Daula village in Gurugram, formerly Gurgaon.