Syro-Malabar bishops urge dioceses to set up cremation facilities in India (CNS)

The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church (CNEWA profile) is an Eastern Catholic church in full communion with the Holy See. “Burying the Covid bodies poses a serious challenge to the Church in Kerala (map) due to our high density of population and crammed cemeteries,” said Bishop Pauly Kannookadan of Irinjalakuda.