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With cemeteries full, Bengaluru’s Christians move to outskirts for burial
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Church’s appeal for allotment of land is yet to be met by the government
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Church’s appeal for allotment of land is yet to be met by the government
With close to 3,000 deaths reported in the Christian community since April 1, many of which are COVID-19-related, the five big cemeteries in Bengaluru have run out of space and have been closed for burials. Meanwhile the Karnataka government is yet to act on its promise of providing land for burial.
While the Catholic community alone has seen nearly 1,600 deaths since April 1, at least 1,200 deaths have been reported among other denominations, sources in the Archbishop’s office said. In the last few days, burials in new graves have stopped taking place in Kalpalli, Mysuru Road, Hosur Road and Ulsoor, since the cemeteries are full. Only families that have designated graves are conducting funerals in these cemeteries, ch
Indian Catholics seek divine intervention to tame pandemic
The faithful join Pope Francis in a month-long rosary recitation as Covid-19 cases pass 20 million
A man waits to refill his medical oxygen cylinder for a Covid-19 patient under home quarantine at a private refill center in New Delhi on May 4 as India s cases soared past 20 million. (Photo: AFP)
Along with Pope Francis, Catholics in India have started a month-long rosary recitation seeking divine intervention to save them from Covid-19 as the pandemic continues to kill thousands daily.
The pope launched the marathon prayer on May 1 at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, urging Catholics across the world to say the rosary daily during May, the month traditionally dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Family members and ambulance workers in PPE kits (Personal Protection Equipment) carry the bodies of victims who died of the COVID-19 coronavirus at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, on April 27, 2021. | PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images
Christian groups are calling for prayers and providing aid to India as nearly 400,000 new cases are being recorded daily and over 3,000 are dying every day amid a buckling healthcare system.
“Every Indian has someone or other in their family who has been affected,” the Rev. Moumita Biswas from the Church of North India told Christian Today. “We need support of food, which churches have been helping to provide. And, of course, prayers.”
Family members and ambulance workers in PPE kits (Personal Protection Equipment) carry the bodies of victims who died of the COVID-19 coronavirus at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, on April 27, 2021. | PRAKASH SINGH/AFP via Getty Images
Christian groups are calling for prayers and providing aid to India as nearly 400,000 new cases are being recorded daily and over 3,000 are dying every day amid a buckling healthcare system.
“Every Indian has someone or other in their family who has been affected,” the Rev. Moumita Biswas from the Church of North India told Christian Today. “We need support of food, which churches have been helping to provide. And, of course, prayers.”