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Streets and homes were inundated with floodwaters and transportation ground to a halt on Monday when the Indian city of Kolkata received more than 50 percent of its normal rainfall for the entire ...
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Agra St. Francis Xavier's Cathedral in Bangalore Cathedral of the Most Holy Rosary in Kolkata Sacred Heart Cathedral in New Delhi. St. Catherine's Cathedral in Old Go
In July, at least 105 individuals across Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi, were killed over a two-week period of intense rain and flooding, with thousands of others evacuated to relief camps. [4] The floods have led to closure of schools, disruption of flights and train operations in various parts of North India. [1] [5] [6]
This section does not include the minor basilicas.. Infant Jesus Church, Bangalore; Our Lady of Ransom Church, Kanyakumari; St. Jude's Shrine, Jhansi; St.Philomena's Forane Church & St. Chavara Pilgrim Centre, Koonammavu, Cochin, Kerala.
Dana pounded some districts in Odisha and neighbouring West Bengal state with heavy downpours as gusty winds brought down trees
It is the only remaining architectural relic of Kolkata’s lesser-known Portuguese past. [2] Commonly called the Portuguese Church today, the cathedral, painted in a combination of vivid blue and pristine white, still holds services and is currently the seat of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Calcutta .
Calcutta also houses the oldest Catholic church in the area, the Basilica of the Holy Rosary, in Bandel - a former Portuguese settlement - some 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of the city of Kolkata. The current archbishop of Calcutta is Thomas D'Souza, having been appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 23 February 2012. [5]
The Catholic Church in India is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the leadership of the Pope. There are over 20 million Catholics in India, [ 1 ] representing around 1.55% of the total population, [ 2 ] and the Catholic Church is the single largest Christian church in India . [ 1 ]