more-inPope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, is likely to visit India next year, a senior Catholic priest said on Thursday. “What I understood is that the Pope wishes to visit India next year. No dates specifiedEarlier, there were reports that Pope Francis would “almost certainly” visit India but no dates were specified. Pope John Paul II is the only Pope to have visited Kerala, where the Catholic community has a strong presence. During his India visit in 1986, Pope John Paul II had visited Kerala to beatify Sister Alphonsa and Kuriakose Elias Chavara popularly known as Chavara Achen.

Source: The Hindu November 24, 2016 23:27 UTC