Statue vandalized, parish priest’s vehicle burnt in Punjab

Some unidentified miscreants on August 31 vandalized a Marian statue kept in front of a church in Patti, an old town in the northern Indian state of Punjab. They also set ablaze the car of the parish priest.
According to a message from Father Thomas Poochalil, the parish priest of Infant Jesus Catholic Church in Patti, the “shocking incident” took place around 12:45 am.

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Statue vandalized, parish priest’s vehicle burnt in Punjab

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