Inauguration of a new church in Chodavaram

India. The missionaries and the faithful of the mission of Chodavaram, Andhra Pradesh, on November 22 blessed and inaugurated a new parish temple. It was blessed by Mons. A. Innaiah, Bishop of Srikakulam and inaugurated by the Provincial Superior of Bangalore, Fr. Xavier E. Manavath. A procession took place previously with the image of Christ the King through the main streets of the city in which a great multitude of faithful took part. At the beginning of the Holy Mass, the clergy was received in the traditional way with Kumkum and sandals. The people arrived from nearby parishes and all were able to partake of a fraternal meal.