An archbishop in north-east India, who has seen his diocese at the centre of a wave of deadly attacks, has issued an urgent appeal for prayers “to transform the minds of the people who are led by hatred and religious violence”.
In a letter to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Archbishop Dominic Lumon of Imphal, Manipur State, said “the need is enormous” and “the destruction and loss to communities and the Church is great”.
Thousands of people have been displaced after their homes were destroyed in acts of what he called “ethnic cleansing” involving the Meitei and Kuki tribes.
