https://freerepublic.com/tag/stalphonsaschurch/ en-us Wed, 4 Feb 2015 00:58:43 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3253766/posts Another Christian place of worship has been vandalized in the Indian capital, New Delhi, the fifth such incident in two months. The attackers broke open the main gate of St. Alphonsa’s Church in the Vasant Kunj area, early Monday morning and entered the sacristy, before opening the tabernacle and scattering the host, Delhi archdiocese spokesman Father Savarimuthu Shankar told UCANews. In the morning, parish priest, Fr. Vincent Salvatore found the tabernacle open and the ciborium missing. The sacred hosts were scattered on the altar and the floor. The parish is named after Sister Alphonsa, India’s first woman saint canonized by... Vatican Radio https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3253766/posts#comment Wed, 4 Feb 2015 00:58:43 GMT