Following a visit to Sri Lanka to stand in solidarity with Christians and victims of the Easter bombings, Justin Welby will be travelling to India on the 31st August to visit Kottayam, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Medak, Jabalpur, Kolkata and Amritsar.
The main focus of Mr Welby’s visit will be to listen to the concerns of local Christians across the Church and provide pastoral encouragement and prayer as he visits believers and outreach projects serving diverse communities across the country.
Among his engagements, Mr Welby will visit Jabalpur in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh ‘to learn about a minority Christian community that is a force for good in wider society”, as he attends the opening of a Christian-run rural school.
Mr Welby is also expected to visit the Henry Martin Institute in Hyderabad – a specialist centre for inter-religious studies, to deliver an address on Christian prayer to religious leaders from Hindu, Muslim, Sikh backgrounds, together with various Christian denominations, to encourage discussion on religious diversity and the benefits of learning together.
A pilgrimage to the site of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre – where thousands of unarmed Indians were shot by British troops, has also been planned to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the tragedy.
According to Lambeth Palace, Justin Welby is the first Archbishop to visit the…
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