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Pandemic kills four Catholic priests daily in India Bishop Almeida warns that many priests are dying for want of timely medical care Relatives wait to collect the ashes of a Covid-19 victim at a crematorium in New Delhi on May 15. (Photo: AFP) At least 120 Catholic priests have died from Covid-19 in India in the past month, or an average of four each day, as the pandemic claims about 4,000 lives daily across the country. Capuchin Father Suresh Mathew, editor of the church-run Indian Currents magazine, listed the names, dioceses and religious congregations of 117 priests who died in the period from April 10 to May 14. ....
Dutch-born culturalist priest dies at 78 in Indonesia Father Leonardus Egidius Joosten Ginting Suka will be remembered as a guardian of local tribal heritage A requiem Mass is held at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Brastagi of Karo district in North Sumatra province for Father Leonardus Egidius Joosten Ginting Suka, who died on Feb. 28. (Photo courtesy of Altur Manullang) Dutch-born Capuchin priest Father Leonardus Egidius Joosten Ginting Suka, widely recognized in Indonesia as a culturalist and a writer, has died at the age of 78. The retired priest, who had lived in North Sumatra province since 1971, died on Feb. 28 in the provincial capital Medan from acute lung disease after having appeared to have recovered from Covid-19. ....
Primarily Primates, a non-profit animal sanctuary in the San Antonio area, reports Wednesday they are mourning the loss of about 12 animals, including monkeys, lemurs and one chimpanzee. ....