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The road is now clear for the beatification process for 35 Catholic martyrs from Kandhamal who embraced martyrdom in 2008
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The road is now clear for the beatification process for 35 Catholic martyrs from Kandhamal who embraced martyrdom in 2008
The Vatican has granted approval to initiate the beatification process for 35 Christians who were martyred for their faith during the 2008 anti-Christian violence in Kandhamal, India.
Communal violence had flared up in the district after the murder of Hindu monk Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati on August 23, 2008, coinciding with Janmashtami
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