NEW DELHI, Sept. 25 -- A team from National CRI visited Manipur from 22nd to 28th August 2023. The team members were Sr. Elsa Muttathu, CRI National Secretary; Sr. Mary Scaria SCJM; Sr. Subeshna SJC; and Br. Sunil Britto CFC. The visit was facilitated by the Archdiocese of Imphal under the guidance of Archbishop Dominic Lumon and Fr. Varghese Velickakam, the Vicar General. For the first three days we were accompanied by Fr. Joseph Bungsong, a priest of the diocese.

The purpose of the visit was to express the solidarity of National CRI with the Archbishop and his diocese, the religious of the diocese and the people of Manipur who are affected by the violence as well as to identify areas of support needed. During the week-long stay, the t...