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India’s Church voices support for Kandhamal Christians
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) has pledged the commitment and closeness of the Catholic Church of India to the Christians of the eastern state of Odisha who continue to suffer after facing untold violence over 7 years ago. Cardinal Baselios Cleemis, Archbishop Trivandrum, the president of the CBCI, the apex body of the Catholic Church in India, expressed this in a message to Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar whose jurisdiction covers Kandhamal district, which in 2008 witnessed perhaps the worst anti-Christian violence in the history of India. “I join in praying and thanking God for the blessings showered upon the Kandhamal Christian community. I want to assure my commitment and the unwavering support of the CBCI to the suffering brethren in Kandhamal,” Cardinal Cleemis wrote in his letter.
17 January: The 26th Day of Judaism in the Catholic Church in Poland
The 26th Day of Judaism in the Catholic Church in Poland will be held on January 17, 2023 under the motto: “The coming of the Lord: you are leaving today” (Ex 13:4). The central celebrations take place in the city of Siedlce. The guest of honour of the cultural and religious celebrations will be the Israeli Rabbi Boaz Pash.
Bishop urges govt. to help Filipinos detained abroad
A Catholic Church leader of the Philippines is calling on the government to help free Filipinos detained abroad and get them home safely. "The time has come ease the suffering of these people. The government cannot abandon them,” said Bishop Ruperto Santos of Balanga, the president of the Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). He has asked Manila to make every effort so that " their agony and their sorrow is not prolonged." His words came in the wake of the homecoming of Filipino worker, Joseph Urbiztondo, after 25 years in detention in Kuwait. He had managed to save his life paying the "blood money" to the family of a Bangladeshi he was accused of murdering though he denied it.
April 29th: Day of Martyrdom of the Polish Clergy during World War II
On Thursday, April 29th, we celebrate the National Day of Martyrdom of the Polish Clergy, on the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp in Dachau. The main celebrations, as every year, will be held at St. Joseph's Sanctuary in Kalisz. At noon, Holy Mass will be presided over by Bishop Grzegorz Suchodolski of Siedlce.
