Caritas Bangladesh and Church-run health centers are building infection prevention awareness while the country grapples with a deadly outbreak of measles that has left more than 330 children dead since mid-March.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s oldest and largest Catholic pilgrimage, venerating St. Anthony of Padua, drew thousands to the Archdiocese of Dhaka’s shrine for an event that through the years has turned into an interfaith religious gathering.
Amid signs of changes and more religious inclusivity in the country, Church leaders in Bangladesh called for Easter Sunday to be a public holiday.