The Pentecostal Christian pastor beheaded near Ranchi, in Jharkhand, was a tribal, informs Msgr. Paschal Topno, Archbishop emeritus of Bhopal, in Madhya Pradesh. According to the prelate, the real reason for the reverend’s murder is to be found in his aboriginal origins. “Being a tribal Christian in India – he says – means being peripheral. Tribal Christians face the greatest challenges.” Meanwhile, police investigations continue to identify the perpetrators of the murder of the Rev. Abraham Tigga Topno, kidnapped on the night of May 1, beaten and beheaded.
Consistory to reflect on Church’s mission to communicate God’s love
In a letter to the Cardinals ahead of a late-June Consistory, Pope Leo XIV calls for a deeper reflection on the themes of “Evangelii gaudium,”
