Bishop sees little hope of missing priest being alive

Aug 24 (UCAN) The bishop of Jaffna believes the chance that a priest who disappeared three years ago might still be alive is "remote." Bishop Thomas Savundaranayagam made this assessment in his message on the third anniversary of the disappearance of Father Thiruchelvam Nihal Jim Brown and layman Wenceslaus Vincent Vimalathas. The Tamil prelate's message was read at a gathering that included the parents of Father Jim Brown, as he is known, priests and more..