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.”

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