On May 15, Pope Francis will be canonizing Devasahayam Pillai, the first lay saint from India and the first recognized martyr of Indian origin. A convert from Hinduism who was sentenced to death for ...
A post-canonization Thanksgiving Mass was held June 5, drawing hundreds of thousands of the faithful. St. Devasahayam statue centered in the Holy Family Church at Ramanputhoor (on the spot where he ...