Kachchatheevu – Matters India

2000 pilgrims set out to Katchatheevu for church festival

On: March 7, 2020

Rameswaram, March 7, 2020: On the occasion of the annual festival of St. Anthony’s Church in Katchatheevu, 2,570 pilgrims were sent to the island from Rameswaram by Collector K Veera Raghava Rao on Friday. The two-day festival began on March 6. According to district administration, 3,004 people, across India, hadContinue Reading

Fisherman’s death overshadows island church feast

By: Matters India

On: March 13, 2017

In: International

By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: The shooting of an Indian fisherman by the Sri Lankan navy has dampened the annual feast of an island church. St. Anthony’s Church in Katchatheevu celebrated its feast on March 11 and 12 for the seventh year. Catholics from India and Sri Lanka traditionallyContinue Reading

Kachchatheevu feast ends peacefully

By: Matters India

On: March 2, 2015

In: Indians Abroad

3,900 pilgrims came from Tamil Nadu and 3,700 from Sri LankaContinue Reading