Catholic churches in India are witnessing a new crisis that is going unnoticed by many. Amid all familiar rituals and parish duties, several Catholic priests in India are dying by suicide at an increasing rate, according to a report by ucanews.com (The Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News, UCAN) is the leading independent Catholic media service from Asia). It suggests that at least 13 Catholic priests have taken their own lives over the past five years alone. It means one priest dies by suicide every six months.
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