...Relatives of a person who died after contracting COVID-19 mourn over the casket before the burial at a graveyard in New Delhi April 29, 2021. (CNS photo/Adnan Abidi, Reuters)
...People lower the body of a man who died of COVID-19 into a grave at a cemetery in Ahmedabad, India, May 3, 2021. (CNS photo/Amit Dave, Reuters)
...A statue of Christ is pictured over the casket of a person who died after contracting COVID-19 before the burial at a graveyard in New Delhi April 29, 2021. (CNS photo/Adnan Abidi, Reuters)
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THRISSUR, India (CNS) -- Amid thousands dying daily of COVID-19, even in rural areas of India, the pandemic has taken a heavy toll on church leaders.