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Cardinal calls for prayers, fast to fight dengue

On: July 16, 2017

Colombo: The archbishop of the Sri Lankan capital has called on his Catholics to observe a week of prayer and fasting, beginning on Saturday, to obtain God’s graces to help deal with deadly mosquito-borne dengue fever that has killed m that they may intercede for us at this time ofContinue Reading

Catholic priest dies as dengue ravages Kerala

By: Matters India

On: July 13, 2017

In: Top Story

By Matters India Reporter Kochi: A young Catholic priest died of dengue on July 13 in Kerala as the epidemic fever continues to ravage the southern Indian state. Father Sijo Olickal succumbed to the fever at Caritas Hospital in Kottayam. The 31-year-old priest was first admitted to Holy Cross HospitalContinue Reading