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Odisha Church mourns renowned Catholic poet’s death

On: April 25, 2020

By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, April 25, 2020: Catholics in Odisha have mourned the death of Malakias Nayak, a renowned poet who wrote Odiya liturgical hymns and prayers. Nayak died on April 24 in his residence at Bodopada of Gajapati district of Odisha. He was 75. He hailed from Aligonda parishContinue Reading

Priest arrested for “lockdown violation,” Odisha Catholics allege harassment

By: Matters India

On: April 25, 2020

In: Top Story

By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, April 25, 2020: Catholics of Odisha’s Berhampur diocese say their Christian identity could invite harassment citing the recent arrest of a priest who allegedly broke lockdown rules. According to Jitendra Nayak, pastoral council secretary of the St. Peter’s Catholic Church of Mohana parish, two policemen inContinue Reading