Selfless catechists lead Church s pastoral mission in Bangladesh
Volunteers spread the Catholic faith in remote areas to be rewarded by more than mere money
Shilpi Das’ life has been divided into two segments for more than 10 years now.
The 33-year-old Catholic mother of two from a village under Queen of Fatima Church in Bangladesh s Thakurgaon district looks after her family with her husband. She is also a catechist who travels to remote villages near the Indian border.
Dinajpur Diocese has about 100 full-time and volunteer catechists. Shilpi became one of them against the will of her farmer husband. She gets only travel costs as an honorary monthly payment for a host of services she renders as a volunteer catechist.
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Bangladeshi Christians brace for a subdued Christmas Churches in Bangladesh have decided to drop cultural programs, carol competitions and common meals due to the pandemic
Young Bangladeshi Catholics decorate St. Rita’s Church in Mothurapur of Pabna district ahead of Christmas. (Photo: Stephan Uttom/UCA News)
Kamol Biswas Christmas season has come with a very different experience from last year. When my first child was born shortly after Christmas last year, I was extremely happy and believed the year 2020 was going to be full of blessings and successes, Biswas, 31, told UCA News.
But his high hopes hit stony ground in March when Covid-19 fell upon Bangladesh.