More than 25,000 people, who attended the annual feast of a Marian shrine associated with a Hindu woman in Odisha, have credited Mother Mary for the Vatican recognition of the Kandhamal martyrs.
Saraj Nayak, the secretary of the development committee of Partamaha Marian Shrine, says the Vatican approval for the Kandhamal martyrs was “a joyful and proud moment for us.”

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,”


