Bihar

Leprosy patients lose their ‘messiah’
A priest, lauded as the “messiah of leprosy sufferers” in India, passed away July 27 in a hospital in Sunderpur, in Bihar state. Father Christudas, 74, who had been suffering from heart
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Bijan Religious worried over Catholic drop outs
The Religious of Bihar, Jharkhand and Andamans in a recent meeting deliberated on the ways to retain Catholic students in the church-run educational institutions. “High standard, fee structure,
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Bihar priest named man of the year
A national weekly has named a Catholic priest as its “man of the year,” in recognition of his efforts to restore the life of some 50,000 leprosy patients in Bihar. The Kerala-based “The
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Carmelites open first house in Bihar
The Carmelite priests opened their first house in Bihar on Oct. 1 taking over a parish in Buxar diocese. Bishop Sebastian Kallupura of Buxar diocese handed over Koath parish in Rohtak district to
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