A civil society fact-finding team that investigated attacks on churches and a Hindu temple in Odisha on Easter Sunday sees evidence of conspiracy to divide Christian and Hindu tribal communities in the eastern Indian state. “The attacks were highly planned and purposefully executed. It was well planned to create fear and tension among Christians and others,” the five-member team told a press conference on April 23 in Bhubaneswar, the state capital. The team released its findings on the incidents after visiting Rajgangpur, Kutra and Kuarmunda block of Sundargarh district on April 11. The team investigated the vandalism of church and temple and discussed the incidents with local people.
Pope Reappoints Archbishop George Antonysamy to Vatican Dicastery
Pope Leo XIV has reappointed Archbishop George Antonysamy of Madras-Mylapore as a member of the Dicastery for Evangelization, one of the Vatican’s most important departments
