What resonates in everyone's heart is how ordinary people manifest unwavering religious convictions, standing by their faith, facing death, alienation from their family and village, and enduring the loss of land, property and comfort alike.
In a development that has been welcomed by the Christian community of India and particularly the state of Odisha, the Vatican has granted approval to initiate the beatification process for 35 Christians who were martyred for their faith during the 2008 anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal, Odisha.
The Vatican has granted approval to initiate the beatification process for 35 Christians who were martyred for their faith during the 2008 anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal, India.