December 9, 2024
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Pope Francis’s visit to India likely after 2025

The Indian delegation comprises former Minister of State (MoS) Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Congress MP Kodikunnil Suresh, Rajya Sabha MP Satam Singh Sandhu, BJP leaders Anil Antony, Anoop Antony and Tom Vadakkan…reports Asian Lite News

Union Minister of State for Fisheries George Kurian on Saturday informed that the much-awaited Papal visit to India will happen only after 2025.

Kurian, who is leading the Union government’s delegation to witness the ordination of Monsignor George Jacob Koovakad as a cardinal at a function in the Vatican City later on Saturday, said the visit of the Pope will happen only after 2025.

“Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi had extended the official invite to the Pope to visit India. We have been informed that the Pope is busy during 2025 due to the jubilee celebrations and will rarely travel outside. So his visit to India will happen after that,” said MoS Kurian.

The Indian delegation comprises former Minister of State (MoS) Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Congress MP Kodikunnil Suresh, Rajya Sabha MP Satam Singh Sandhu, BJP leaders Anil Antony, Anoop Antony and Tom Vadakkan.

In 1986, then Pope John Paul II visited Kerala for two days to beatify Sister Alphonsa and Sister Kuriakose Elias Chavara. During the visit, Paul II stayed in Kochi and then travelled to Thrissur, Kottayam and Thiruvananthapuram.

Christians in Kerala make up around 18 per cent of the state’s 32 million population, of which Catholics are the dominant group, comprising 50 per cent of the Christians in the state. There are three Catholic rites in Kerala — the Syro-Malabar, Latin, and the Syro Malankara Churches.

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