In the News ... "Father Bala makes West Texas home"

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• Native of India assigned to new church at Greenwood

By Bob Campbell, Reporter
• Odessa American

MIDLAND, TEXAS - The Rev. Balachandra Nagipogu, better known as “Father Bala,” came to the U.S. five years ago and has discovered important similarities between West Texas and his native India.

Father Bala was recently assigned to leave his parochial vicarship at Holy Angels Catholic Church in San Angelo and play that role at San Miguel Arcangel Catholic Church in Midland and the new St. Rita of Cascia Church, for which funds are being raised at Greenwood ...

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