VATICAN CITY SEPTEMBER 15, 2017(CISA) – Pope Francis on September 13 met Fr Tom Uzhunnalil, a day after his release from captivity. According to the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, the Pope welcomed Fr Uzhunnalil, an Indian Salesian priest, at his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae. Visibly moved by the gesture, the Pope helped him up and kissed his hands, the Vatican newspaper said. Before blessing Fr Uzhunnalil, the Pope embraced him and said he would continue to pray for him as he had done during his imprisonment. Fr Uzhunnalil thanked the Pope, telling him that “he prayed every day for him, offering his suffering for his mission and the good of the church.”