New shelter offers hope to orphan girls in Bangladesh
Initiative part of local Church s programs and activities in Vatican-designated Year of St. Joseph
Christ the King of Peace Catholic Church in Naogaon district in northern Bangladesh started construction of St. Joseph Orphanage for girls on March 27. (Photo supplied)
A Catholic diocese in northern Bangladesh has started construction of a shelter for orphan girls in an area near the Indian border where poor and destitute children often suffer from homelessness.
Bishop Gervas Rozario of Rajshahi kickstarted the foundation-laying ceremony of St. Joseph Orphanage at Christ the King of Peace Catholic Church of Chandpukur in Naogaon district on March 27.
Bangladeshi pilgrims seek Mary s blessings in Covid-19 crisis
Thousands of faithful flock to a shrine dedicated to the maternal saint despite pandemic restrictions
Catholics place candles in front of the statue of Mother Mary at a popular shrine during the annual pilgrimage in Nobai Bot Tola on Jan. 15. (Photo: Stephan Uttom/UCA News)
Thousands of Catholics defied Covid-19 risks and flocked to a shrine dedicated to Mother Mary in northern Bangladesh to seek special blessings.
About 10,000 people, mostly Catholics, attended the annual pilgrimage to Mother Mary, the Protectress, in the Nobai Bot Tola area of Rajshahi district, 300 kilometers north of capital Dhaka, on Jan. 16.