Caritas Internationalis appeals for Covid-19 aid for India
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Caritas Internationalis appeals for Covid-19 aid for India

MUMBAI (UCAN): Caritas Internationalis, launched a new appeal for donations to help people in India…

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India’s clerical Covid-19 death toll mounts
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India’s clerical Covid-19 death toll mounts

GUMLA (UCAN): Bishop Paul Alois Lakra, the 65-year-old Catholic bishop of Gumla, Jharkhand state, India,…

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Jailed Jesuit has Covid-19
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Jailed Jesuit has Covid-19

MUMBAI (UCAN): The Jesuits in India have sought prayers for jailed 84-year-old confrère Father Stan…

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Priests in Kerala admonished for flouting Covid-19 precautions
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Priests in Kerala admonished for flouting Covid-19 precautions

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM  (UCAN): Father Jacob Palackapilly, the deputy secretary-general of the Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council, in…

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Elderly nun defies pandemic to feed poor
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Elderly nun defies pandemic to feed poor

Saji Thomas At the age of 83, Sister Elsie Vadakkekara of the Sisters of St….

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Health of jailed Indian Jesuit worsens
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Health of jailed Indian Jesuit worsens

MUMBAI (UCAN): The Bombay High Court ordered on May 28 that imprisoned, 84-year-old Jesuit Father…

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Jailed Jesuit declines health check order
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Jailed Jesuit declines health check order

MUMBAI (UCAN): The High Court in Mumbai directed Maharashtra state authorities to take Jesuit Father…

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