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Father Tom grateful to Indian leaders' efforts after being rescued from Islamic State's custody
Fp Staff •Father Tom Uzhunnallil abducted in 2016 by Islamic State terrorists in Yemen has been rescued from an undisclosed location after 17 months
Father Tom says Islamic State captors took care of his needs, never caused him physical harm
•A Catholic priest from India who was freed after being held 18 months in Yemen says he was never physically harmed during his captivity, even if his captors feigned hitting him on videos seeking ransom
Cardinal George Pell returns to Australia to face sex abuse charges
•Vatican finance chief Cardinal George Pell arrived back in Australia on Monday ahead of a court appearance later in July over historical sex abuse charges.
Catholics in India are raising an unprecedented demand: Let nuns hear women's confessions
Theladiesfinger •They were demanding that the church allow nuns to hear confessions of women and minor girls — an unexpected demand that hasn’t been put forward in India before.
Two priests hacked to death in Gujarat temple
•Two priests were allegedly hacked to death by unidentified persons in a temple in Gujarat on Monday night
Dalit girl attacked by priest in Uttar Pradesh for trying to draw water from temple well
Fp Staff •A minor girl and her father were beaten up by a temple priest in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh after the girl drank water at a temple. The 13-year-old was denied the water due to her Dalit status, reported ANI.
Christians and Muslims to hold vigils for French priest murdered by jihadists
•Muslim and Christian groups will hold vigils Saturday for a French priest murdered by jihadists in his church, as police charged a man in connection with the brutal attack that has plunged the nation into mourning again.
Jihadist church attacker threatened France in new video
•A jihadist involved in the brutal killing of an elderly priest pledged to attack France in a newly released video, as Catholic bishops called for a day of prayer in a nation shaken by the latest assault.
French Church attackers pledged allegiance to Islamic State in a video
•Two jihadists who attacked a French church and killed a priest pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, a video showed on Thursday, as investigators worked to identify the second assailant.
US sex abuse survivor to sue Catholic Indian priest and his church
•Minnesota attorney Jeff Anderson will file suit on behalf of the victim in federal court that claims the Diocese of Ootacamund endangered children by reinstating Jeyapaul.