Ayyappa devotees’ vows copied by Andhra church’s new rules
HYDERABAD, India (UCAN) — One recent night at a Marian shrine in southern India, a group of Catholics in maroon shirts and black trousers gathered to rehearse the Way of the Cross ahead of Good Friday. “We are all in deeksha (fasting),” Sudhakar Reddy told UCA News while pointing to his attire on Feb.… Read More: Ayyappa devotees’ vows copied by Andhra church’s new rules »