The federal Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) says the government has no information about the Church’s “Gabriel Sena.” The government declaration has brought relief to Tellicherry archdiocese in Kerala that was caught in a controversy after reports surfaced about it raising the sena, a unit of retired military and paramilitary men “for furthering the Church’s interests.”

From a Railway Platform to the Altar: Abandoned Child Becomes a Priest
Twenty-eight years ago, a frightened five-year-old boy was found alone at Shoranur railway station. He had no memory of his parents or a family to


