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The priest who was said to have been crucified by ISIS on Good Friday<\/a> is alive and safe, according to officials from his native India.<\/p>\n

From\u00a0Father Thomas Uzhunnalil Not Crucified by ISIS but Alive and \u2018Safe,\u2019 Indian Minister Says<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said Catholic priest Tom Uzhunnalil, who was previously feared to have been crucified by the Islamic State on Good Friday, is alive, safe, and efforts are being organized for his release.<\/p>\n

Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of India spokesman Father Gyanprakash Topno told the Press Trust of India that Swaraj met with CBCI delegates and told them that reports claiming Uzhunnalil has been killed are not true.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFather Tom is safe and efforts are on for his release as early as possible,\u201d Topno said, conveying the minister\u2019s words, adding that the \u201cgovernment will facilitate the priest\u2019s safe return to India.\u201d<\/p>\n

Uzhunnalil was kidnapped back in March after Islamic extremists raided a Missionaries of Charity-run retirement home in Aden, Yemen, where they killed 16 people, including four nuns.<\/p>\n

Initial reports that the Catholic priest had been killed stem from a statement made by the Archbishop of Vienna, Cardinal Christoph Sch\u00f6nborn, but other Church officials, including Bishop Paul Hinder of Southern Arabia, said that there are \u201cstrong indications that Fr. Tom is still alive in the hands of the kidnappers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCardinal Sch\u00f6nborn has already corrected his statement which he had made on the basis of the wrong statement of Archbishop Moras in Bangalore.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0[Keep reading. . .]<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote><\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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