ASIA/INDIA - Christians observe a special National Day of fasting and prayer for the nation affected by the pandemic INDIA 2021-05-07
New Delhi (Agenzia Fides) - While the Catholic Church in India loses another Bishop due to Covid-19, recording the death of 65-year-old Mgr. Basil Bhuriya Bishop of Jabhua, in Madhya Pradesh (after the death of Antony Anandarayar, Archbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry-Cuddalore), Christians in India observe today, May 7, a special National Day of Fasting and Prayer to ask God for an end to the pandemic. The devastating second wave of the pandemic has greatly altered everyone s life, with millions of people struggling under the weight of a severe health and financial crisis. At this time of global pandemic, we urge Christians across the country to unite as one family to pray for a world free from Covid , reads the note released by Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay, and President of the Bishops Conference of India (CBCI), a