A survivor of the 2008 anti-Chri-stian violence in Odisha’s Kandhamal district is the first Catholic priest or-dained for the Sons of the Immaculate Conception, an Italian congregation.
Vincentian Bishop Aplinar Sena-pati Rayagada ordained Uchhaba Pradhan as a priest during a solemn Mass St. Joseph’s Nivas Community, Serma, Gumuda parish, some 100 km from Rayagada district headquarters.
India’s poor deserve better than this
Concerns are being raised about whether the needs of poor and marginalized communities in India are receiving enough attention in current government policies. Observers say
