My latest article for WORLD is about a church fire in India Christians are saying was arson.
Leaders and congregants of St. Sebastian’s, a Catholic Church in India’s capital of New Delhi, blamed arson for the fire that destroyed the church last week.
According to The Times of India, the fire started in the early morning of Dec. 1 and consumed the interior of the church, including the altar, Bible, and cross. Catholic officials condemned the fire as arson, calling it a sacrilege, The Hindu reported. They expressed concern that an investigative team was slow to assess the scene.
“Long hours were lost and possible evidence destroyed before the police finally came,’’ Archbishop Anil Couto said.
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Tense and sad: