Thousands of Christians gather at famed Bangladesh shrine despite anxiety of election violence

Thousands of Christians gather at famed Bangladesh shrine despite anxiety of election violence

(OSV News) — Thousands of pilgrims have gathered at St. Anthony’s shrine in Bangladesh’s Archdiocese of Dhaka, despite anxiety and fears of violence, ahead of national elections in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, as they pray for peace in Bangladesh and the world. Like every year, on Feb. 6, about 40,000 devotees gathered at Panjora village, in St. Nicholas of Tolentino Church in Gazipur district, despite fears of attacks on minorities, including Ch…

Thousands gather at Shrine of St Anthony

Thousands of pilgrims have gathered at St Anthony's shrine in Bangladesh's Archdiocese of Dhaka, despite anxiety and fears of violence, ahead of national elections in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, as they pray for peace in Bangladesh and the world.

Thousands of Christians gather at Bangladesh's famed shrine despite anxiety of election violence

Thousands of pilgrims have gathered at St. Anthony’s shrine in Bangladesh’s Archdiocese of Dhaka, despite anxiety and fears of violence, ahead of national elections in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, as they pray for peace in Bangladesh and the world. Like every year, on Feb. 6, about 40,000 devotees gathered at Panjora village, in St. Nicholas of Tolentino Church in Gazipur district, despite fears of attacks on minorities, including Christians, ahe…