Kochi, Nov 7 (PTI) Mother Eliswa Vakayil, the first nun in the Kerala Catholic Church, will be elevated as “Blessed” at the Vallarpadam Basilica here on Saturday, the Verapoly Archdiocese said.

According to a press release issued by the Archdiocese, the declaration will be made by Cardinal Sebastian Francis, Bishop of Penang, Malaysia, and representative of Pope Leo XIV, during a ceremony in the evening.

During the service, Verapoly Archdiocese Metropolitan Archbishop Dr Joseph Kalathiparambil will present the formal request for declaring Mother Eliswa as Blessed. The Apostolic Nuncio to India, Archbishop Dr Leopoldo Girelli, will deliver a special message from the Vatican, it said.

Following the Holy Mass, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) President Archbishop Mar Andrews Th

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