Rome Newsroom, Apr 28, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
There are seven priests currently hospitalized with COVID-19 from the archdiocese of Ranchi in one of the states in India with some of the poorest medical infrastructure in the country, according to a local bishop.
Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas, an auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese located in Jharkhand state, took each of the priests to the hospital because there were no ambulances available.
He held back tears as he described the dire health situation in his diocese in an interview with Colm Flynn of EWTN News.
“I have seven priests in hospital right now, and those are the lucky ones who found a hospital bed. I have another seven seminarians who are sick, lying in their beds in a house close to the hospital. I took them to a house for the aging because there was no place in the hospital,” Mascarenhas said.
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RANCHI: In wake of the rising Covid cases in the city and across the state, the Ranchi Archdiocese under the Roman Catholic Church has called off all outdoor Easter programmes, including Thursday’s evening mass and Friday’s Easter Vigil due to be held at the Loyola Grounds on Purulia Road. Earlier, the traditional Palm Sunday procession on March 28 was cancelled as a precautionary move.
In normal times, thousands of faithful turn up at the Loyola Grounds to witness the washing of the feet of laymen by the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Ranchi. The day also commemorates the Last Supper that Jesus had with his disciples a day before his arrest and crucifixion. On Good Friday, the faithful gather to witness the carrying of the Cross.
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RANCHI: The district administration has asked Ranchi Police to keep a vigil on revellers ahead of Christmas and the New Year in view of the pandemic. Notably, the Ranchi district has reported the bulk of the fresh cases in the state in the last few days. Ranchi had reported 104 of the 209 new Covid-19 cases in the state on Tuesday.
Ranchi deputy commissioner Chhavi Ranjan said: “Police teams would keep a close eye on popular picnic spots in and around Ranchi to ensure that social distancing and other Covid protocols are followed. They have been asked to strictly implement the norms.” The district authorities have intensified PCR patrolling in view of the festivities.
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Ranchi Archdiocese will organise up to four Masses this Xmas The churches in association with the Missionaries of Charity and the Catholic Youths of Ranchi will also organise a lunch for the local rickshaw-pullers at Loyola Ground
The Roman Catholic churches under Ranchi Archdiocese will organise up to four Masses for facilitating prayers by the faithful in a staggered manner this Christmas.
“Spirituality and sobriety will be the focus this year and the faithful have been asked to avoid fanfare,” said Theodore Mascarenhas, auxiliary Bishop of Ranchi Archdiocese.
The archdiocese in association with the Missionaries of Charity and the Catholic Youths of Ranchi will also organise a lunch for the local rickshaw-pullers at Loyola Ground on Christmas Day, he added.
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