(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 21, 2021 India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he addresses a public meeting ahead of Assam Assembly elections, in Bokakhat. – India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Pope Francis in Rome, authorities confirmed on October 28, 2021, amid reports of rising attacks on the Christian minority community in India. (Photo by Biju BORO / AFP)

On Thursday, it emerged that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would meet Pope Francis in Rome this weekend when he visits for the G20 summit. Officials speculate that the meeting would be a ‘thorny encounter’ due to the oppression on Christians. Earlier this month, a Hindu mob attacked a church gathering due to the so-called ‘suspicious gathering’.

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