Catholic Church calls on Modi to lead ‘strong and inclusive India’

Catholic Church calls on Modi to lead ‘strong and inclusive India’

Thursday, May 30th, 2019

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The Catholic Church says it wants to work with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in building a “New India”.

“On behalf of the Catholic Church in India, and on my own behalf, I extend my heartiest congratulations to you and to the Bharatiya Janata Party on the emphatic election victory.

“The people of India have given a clear mandate for a stable and effective Government,” wrote Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the Archbishop of Bombay and president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India. Read more

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Tags: Archbishop of Bombay, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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