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Bishop Prasad Gallela of Cuddapah in Andhra Pradesh, India was kidnapped and assaulted by unknown attackers on Monday when he was returning after celebrating Mass at Karunagiri Shrine.Speaking to ucanews, Bishop Prasad Gallela said that unidentified kidnappers came in two vehicles and took him to an undisclosed location. They hit him and punched him resulting in injuries all over his body he said. The bishop said that the kidnappers who appeared to be paid goons and non-Christians, kept on asking him about the financial transactions of the diocese. The kidnappers also demanded 5 million rupees (US$75,325) and said that since he helps so many people, he should help them too.When asked about their identity they said they were from the police but police does not behave like that he said. The Bishop said that early the next day they let him go but left him 90 kilometers away from his diocese.(UCAN) Cuddapah, which has some 114,800 Catholics, is a suffragan diocese of H...
Bishop Prasad Gallela of Cuddapah in Andhra Pradesh, India was kidnapped and assaulted by unknown attackers on Monday when he was returning after celebrating Mass at Karunagiri Shrine.
Speaking to ucanews, Bishop Prasad Gallela said that unidentified kidnappers came in two vehicles and took him to an undisclosed location. They hit him and punched him resulting in injuries all over his body he said.
The bishop said that the kidnappers who appeared to be paid goons and non-Christians, kept on asking him about the financial transactions of the diocese. The kidnappers also demanded 5 million rupees (US$75,325) and said that since he helps so many people, he should help them too.
When asked about their identity they said they were from the police but police does not behave like that he said. The Bishop said that early the next day they let him go but left him 90 kilometers away from his diocese.(UCAN)
Cuddapah, which has some 114,800 Catholics, is a suffragan diocese of Hyderabad Archdiocese.
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Brooklyn, N.Y., Apr 30, 2016 / 06:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Diocese of Brooklyn announced with “thanksgiving to the Almighty God” on Friday that Bishop Neil Tiedemann, C.P., would be returning to his hometown as auxiliary bishop after eight years of service as the Bishop of Mandeville, in central Jamaica.“I am grateful to our Holy Father, Pope Francis, for translating Bishop Tiedemann for service in the Diocese of Brooklyn,” Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn said April 29.“The Passionist Fathers in general, and Bishop Tiedemann in particular, minister especially to those who find themselves in the midst of suffering. He has the heart of Christ,” he said.Born in Brooklyn, New York on March 5, 1948, Bishop Tiedemann grew up attending Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Red Hook neighborhood. It was here that he discerned the priesthood with the Passionists, the congregation founded by the mystic St. Paul of the Cross, Bishop DiMarzio n...
Brooklyn, N.Y., Apr 30, 2016 / 06:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Diocese of Brooklyn announced with “thanksgiving to the Almighty God” on Friday that Bishop Neil Tiedemann, C.P., would be returning to his hometown as auxiliary bishop after eight years of service as the Bishop of Mandeville, in central Jamaica.
“I am grateful to our Holy Father, Pope Francis, for translating Bishop Tiedemann for service in the Diocese of Brooklyn,” Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn said April 29.
“The Passionist Fathers in general, and Bishop Tiedemann in particular, minister especially to those who find themselves in the midst of suffering. He has the heart of Christ,” he said.
Born in Brooklyn, New York on March 5, 1948, Bishop Tiedemann grew up attending Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Red Hook neighborhood. It was here that he discerned the priesthood with the Passionists, the congregation founded by the mystic St. Paul of the Cross, Bishop DiMarzio noted.
Father Robert Joerger, C.P., the Passionist Provincial Superior of the Eastern U.S., Canada, and parts of the Caribbean, echoed Bishop DiMarzio’s sentiments in commending Bishop Tiedemann in his new role in Brooklyn.
“Bishop Neil (Tiedemann) knows the ‘smell of his sheep’ and will dutifully assist Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio in shepherding the local church of Brooklyn and Queens. The support and prayers of all his Passionist brothers and sisters accompany him,” he said April 29.
“His love for the poor, his zeal for evangelization, and his commitment to Catholic education undoubtedly came to the attention of Pope Francis who appointed this Brooklyn native to his hometown,” he added.
Bishop Tiedemann entered the Passionists in 1970, making his perpetual vows Aug. 22, 1974. He was ordained a priest in Brooklyn May 16, 1975. His first assignment was as as associate pastor of Immaculate Conception parish, during which he also served with Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens.
Later, he served in pastoral work at St. Joseph’s Passionist Parish in Union City, N.J.; Blessed Sacrament Parish in Springfield, Mass.; Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Brooklyn; and he served as a missionary in Honduras.
In 2008 Benedict XVI appointed him the third Bishop of Mandeville, which, “though small, tries to do its part to carry out the mandate of Jesus Christ to ‘feed the hungry, clothe the naked and bring good news to all the people,’” according to their website.
“While we know the sadness of those in the Diocese of Mandeville, Jamaica, West Indies who have lost their beloved Bishop, we also know Bishop Neil (Tiedemann) will always carry them in his heart,” Fr. Joerger said.
Bishop Tiedemann will join a lengthy list of the bishops serving the nearly 1.6 million Catholics in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens under Bishop DiMarzio. His fellow auxiliary bishops are Raymond Chappetto; Octavio Cisneros; James Massa; Witold Mroziewski; and Paul Sanchez.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- An Indiana Senate candidate who has railed against out-of-control government spending paid his brother-in-law nearly $170,000 to manage the finances of his congressional campaign. The relative worked as a car salesman and actor but had no experience rounding up political donations....
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- An Indiana Senate candidate who has railed against out-of-control government spending paid his brother-in-law nearly $170,000 to manage the finances of his congressional campaign. The relative worked as a car salesman and actor but had no experience rounding up political donations....
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NEW YORK (AP) -- "Live with Kelly and Michael" host Kelly Ripa emerged from her brief "strike" this past week on stronger footing, having extracted an apology from Walt Disney Co. officials for giving her little advanced word that her co-host Michael Strahan was leaving for "Good Morning America."...
NEW YORK (AP) -- "Live with Kelly and Michael" host Kelly Ripa emerged from her brief "strike" this past week on stronger footing, having extracted an apology from Walt Disney Co. officials for giving her little advanced word that her co-host Michael Strahan was leaving for "Good Morning America."...
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BAGHDAD (AP) -- The Latest on anti-government protests in Iraq (all times local):...
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- A six-story residential building collapsed in heavy rain in Nairobi, killing 10 people and injuring at least 134, Kenyan officials said Saturday....
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- A six-story residential building collapsed in heavy rain in Nairobi, killing 10 people and injuring at least 134, Kenyan officials said Saturday....
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BAGHDAD (AP) -- Hundreds of protesters climbed over the blast walls surrounding Baghdad's highly-fortified Green Zone for the first time on Saturday and stormed into parliament, carrying Iraqi flags and chanting against the government....
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Hundreds of protesters climbed over the blast walls surrounding Baghdad's highly-fortified Green Zone for the first time on Saturday and stormed into parliament, carrying Iraqi flags and chanting against the government....
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- She has no stamina. She shouts. She's got nothing going for her but being a woman....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- She has no stamina. She shouts. She's got nothing going for her but being a woman....
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PALESTINE, Texas (AP) -- A 64-year-old woman and four grandchildren were killed early Saturday after a creek overflowed its banks, flooding an East Texas neighborhood as many residents slept....
PALESTINE, Texas (AP) -- A 64-year-old woman and four grandchildren were killed early Saturday after a creek overflowed its banks, flooding an East Texas neighborhood as many residents slept....
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Kenya's president set fire Saturday to 105 tons of elephant ivory and more than 1 ton of rhino horn, believed to be the largest stockpile ever destroyed, in a dramatic statement by this East African country against the trade in ivory and products from endangered species....
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Kenya's president set fire Saturday to 105 tons of elephant ivory and more than 1 ton of rhino horn, believed to be the largest stockpile ever destroyed, in a dramatic statement by this East African country against the trade in ivory and products from endangered species....
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