First Martyr from India to Become a Saint this Weekend | EWTN News Nightly

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The Vatican is continuing its preparation for Sunday's canonization of 10 new saints. One of them was an 18th century Indian Hindu convert to Catholicism. Blessed Lazarus Devasahayam is the 1st layperson and martyr from India. He was baptized by Jesuit priests and was thrown in jail after he renounced traditional Hindu religious festivals. Blessed Lazarus was only Catholic for 7 years. He was shot and killed in 1752. Director of the Salesian News Agency, Fr. Harris Pakkam, joins to tell us more about the life of Blessed Lazarus and what drew him to the Catholic faith. Fr. Harris discusses what this moment meant for the faithful in India. He shares in what ways Blessed Lazarus remains relevant today. EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf

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• Suffering & Trials