An Inter-faith pioneer from rural Bihar: Peter Doherty, SJ

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ArticlesSeptember 9, 2019

An Inter-faith pioneer from rural Bihar: Peter Doherty, SJ

Peter Doherty was ordained in 1968. From his earliest years in India he was taken up by the question, ‘what is the Good News for the people among whom I have come to live?’

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