#Latest news with #JosephJudeTime of India4 days agoTime of IndiaKerala Latin Catholic Association announces protest meetings to condemn attacks on Christians in IndiaKochi: The Kerala Latin Catholic Association (KLCA) announced statewide protest meetings on June 8 to condemn atrocities against Christians across India. Leaders of the association on Sunday met with 90-year-old Fr Leenus Puthanveetil who was attacked in Odisha. He is currently under treatment at a hospital in Manjummal. The association also released a video of the priest describing the atrocities he faced. The priest said that he was attacked by assailants at night while he was sleeping. The attackers put a knife to his neck before slapping him and tying him up. He added that his fellow priest was brutally beaten up by the attackers in front of him. In a statement, Joseph Jude, spokesperson for the Latin Catholic community, said that the attack faced by priests in Sambalpur was condemnable. He mentioned that the priests were working amongst the poor in Odisha and the attackers even targeted an elderly priest like Fr Leenus.
Time of India4 days agoTime of IndiaKerala Latin Catholic Association announces protest meetings to condemn attacks on Christians in IndiaKochi: The Kerala Latin Catholic Association (KLCA) announced statewide protest meetings on June 8 to condemn atrocities against Christians across India. Leaders of the association on Sunday met with 90-year-old Fr Leenus Puthanveetil who was attacked in Odisha. He is currently under treatment at a hospital in Manjummal. The association also released a video of the priest describing the atrocities he faced. The priest said that he was attacked by assailants at night while he was sleeping. The attackers put a knife to his neck before slapping him and tying him up. He added that his fellow priest was brutally beaten up by the attackers in front of him. In a statement, Joseph Jude, spokesperson for the Latin Catholic community, said that the attack faced by priests in Sambalpur was condemnable. He mentioned that the priests were working amongst the poor in Odisha and the attackers even targeted an elderly priest like Fr Leenus.
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