Indian Jesuit kidnapped in Afghanistan meets Pope Francis

Jesuit priest Fr Prem Kumar from southern ‎India’s Tamil Nadu state, who was the director of the Jesuit ‎Refugee Service (JRS) in Afghanistan, was abducted by a group of armed men on June 2, 2014, while ‎visiting a JRS-run school for returnee refugees in a settlement some 35km from Heart.   During his ‎captivity, Fr. Prem was moved to nice different places, and kept all alone, mostly in chains.  After over ‎‎8 months of captivity, the 48-year old priest was released on Feb. 22, this year.  The Indian government ‎was instrumental in obtaining Fr. Prem Kumar’s release.   The JRS has been working in Afghanistan ‎since 2005. Before moving to Afghanistan in 2011, Fr. Prem had been working for JRS in India, ‎serving Sri Lankan refugees living in Tamil Nadu.   He was recently in Rome and was delighted to ‎have a meeting with Pope Francis on June 10, explaining the Holy Father brought new light into his life ‎while in chains.  Well, before talking about that he told us what he thinks about Pope Francis. ‎

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