Thousands gather in jungle for celebration honoring Catholic priest killed in eastern India

[ad_1] The faithful gather at the site of Father Arul Das’ death in the Jamboni jungle on Sept. 2, 2024. / Credit: Anto Akkara Bangalore, India, Sep 10, 2024 / 11:15 am (CNA). More than 4,000 Catholics on Sept. 2 assembled in the remote Jamboni jungle to mark the 25-year observance of the death of 33-year-old Father Arul Das of the Balasore Diocese, who was shot and pierced with arrows in his thatched chapel-house during the early hours of Sept.…