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Based on 7 verified sources covering Myanmar:

Salesian Vicar: Still no news about Fr Tom, who was abducted after the Aden massacre The Kerala-born priest served as chaplain to the Sisters of Mother Teresa, four of whom were killed in their convent. He was in mission to Yemen for four years. [1]

Tom Uzhunnalil is freed The Salesian priest had been kidnapped by Islamic terrorists in Aden in 2016 when four Sisters of Mother Teresa were murdered. [2]

Tom Uzhunnalil, who met the Pope yesterday The priest, released after 18 months of kidnapping in Yemen, will remain in the Vatican "to secure his wellbeing and allow for his full recovery." Father Tom tried to kiss Pope Francis' feet, who raised him ... [3]

For Fr Tom, abducted in Yemen, Holy Thursday prayer and adoration for the martyrs Fr Tom Uzhunnalil was the chaplain of the Sisters of Mother Teresa killed in Aden. He is now in Jihadi hands. So far, nothing is known about his fate. [4]

Global Church News - Mother Angelica: A female powerhouse in a supposedly sexist Church Apr 02, 2016 It was September 1987, and Pope John Paul II had just arrived in Los Angeles after traveling around the United States. (confirmed by 4 sources) [5]

New Vicar of Arabia: 'Faithful' to the Mission, with the 'Courage' of the Sisters of Aden The auxiliary of Milan, Msgr. Paolo Martinelli, replaces Msgr. Hinder in southern Arabia, who resigned having reached the age of retirement. [6]

Vicar of Arabia celebrated the inauguration of the new church in Oman, a land to discover The opening of the St Francis Xavier parish church in Salalah is an "extraordinary event" in a climate of "great quietness". [7]

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