Indian archbishop calls for aid in sainthood causes from 2008 anti-Christian riots
Feb 1, 2021 contributor
Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar celebrates Mass for migrant workers from the Tribal community in Mumbai, India, Jan. 31, 2021. (Credit: Courtesy to Crux.)
Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar is calling on the faithful to provide assistance in the sainthood causes of Christians martyred during the 2008 Kandhamal riots.
MUMBAI, India – Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar is calling on the faithful to provide assistance in the sainthood causes of Christians martyred during the 2008 Kandhamal riots.
The anti-Christian pogrom in Odisha state left roughly 100 people dead, thousands injured, 300 churches and 6,000 homes destroyed, and 50,000 people displaced.