Indian Police Hunt for Hindu Man Who Allegedly Disrespected St. Francis Xavier

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Indian Police Hunt for Hindu Man Who Allegedly Disrespected St. Francis Xavier
Credit: Archdiocese of Goa and Daman
Procession of the relics of St. Francis Xavier in Old Goa outside Se Cathedral on his feast day, Dec. 3, 2014.

India has seen a surge in Hindu nationalism and violence against Christians in recent years, especially in places governed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.