Faithful desperate for updates on priest threatened with crucifixion by ISIS

Brett T. | 12:58 AM on March 27, 2016

Good question:

Why are no major news outlet covering the kidnapping of Father Tom Uzhunnalil, especially with Easter tomorrow?

— Ellen Fleming (@EllenFlem) March 26, 2016

Does Govt hv any clue about the fate of kidnapped Indian Priest Father Tom Uzhunnalil ?Is it correct that he may be crucified today by ISIS?

— Manish Tewari (@ManishTewari) March 25, 2016

Indian news site Mint on Saturday quoted external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj as announcing that the Indian government was “making all efforts” to secure the release of Father Tom Uzhunnalil, an Indian national and Catholic priest who was kidnapped by ISIS and reportedly threatened with crucifixion on Good Friday.

Fr Tom Uzhunnallil – an Indian national from Kerala was abducted by a terror group in Yemen. We r making all efforts to secure his release.

— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) March 26, 2016

Earlier this month, Uzhunnalil was abducted by ISIS in Yemen, at one time cited by President Obama as a “success story” supporting his “small footprint” approach to tackling terrorism. Uzhunnalil disappeared after ISIS forces stormed a home for the elderly run by Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity, killing a security guard before tying up and shooting 15 other employees.