Fr Tom Uzhunnalil releases book about 18 months’ captivity in Yemen
World Watch Monitor The Indian priest who spent 18 months in captivity in Yemen has released an autobiography. Fr Tom Uzhunnalil, who was freed in September, 2017, has titled the book By Grace of God. Fr Uzhunnalil landing in Muscat, Oman, after his release in September, 2017. PICTURE: Oman Ministry of Information. The priest, who is […]
Freed captive priest, Fr Tom Uzhunnalil, welcomed home to India with flowers and tears
World Watch Monitor Father Uzhunnalil reiterated his belief that his safe release was the fruit of the prayers of millions worldwide – a moment that was telecast live by over a dozen news channels across the nation. PICTURE: World Watch Monitor. Indian priest Fr Tom Uzhunnalil, who has been the focus of world media attention after […]
India’s church rejoices after release of Fr Tom Uzhunnalil
World Watch Monitor India’s church, government and politicians from across the political landscape have all expressed relief and joy over the release of Salesian Fr Tom Uzhunnalil, kidnapped in Yemen in March, 2016. Statements hailing the release of the Indian priest have poured in – from India’s foreign minister, Sushma Swaraj, to the president of the […]
Church relieved as Yemen confirms kidnapped Indian priest is ‘alive’
World Watch Monitor The church in India, especially in the southern state of Kerala, is breathing a sign of relief after Yemen confirmed to India’s foreign minister that Catholic missionary Fr Tom Uzhunnalil, kidnapped in Yemen in March 2016, is “alive”. “We are thrilled to hear that good news,” Cardinal George Alencherry, Major Archbishop of […]
Priest kidnapped in Yemen appeals for help in new video
World Watch Monitor A Catholic priest held captive for 14 months after being abducted in Yemen has appeared in a new video in which he pleads for the international community to secure his release. Fr Tom Uzhunnalil, a Salesian priest who was taken captive in a raid on a care home in the Yemeni capital […]
Criticised for not securing release of kidnapped priest in Yemen, Indian Government says it “told him not to go”
World Watch Monitor India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has come under fire from his political opponents for his failure to secure the release of an Indian Catholic priest kidnapped 10 months ago in Yemen by Islamic extremists. Now Modi’s Deputy Foreign Minister M J Akbar has said the priest went to Yemen “ignoring the central […]
Kidnapped Indian priest appeals for greater efforts to secure his release; suggests he has been ignored because he is not European
A video believed to show kidnapped Indian Catholic priest, Fr Tom Uzhunnalil, has been released by his captors on Boxing Day. In the five minute video, the Salesian priest appeals for greater efforts to help facilitate his release, appealing to Pope Francis directly and saying that his situation would have been taken more seriously if […]