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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (JS)
Mangaluru, Mar 14: Free drinking water facility was inaugurated by Dr Aloysius Paul D'souza, bishop of Mangaluru here at Bishop house premises on March 14.
Addressing a gathring Bishop said "We all pray to Lord for our daily bread. Lord is our father, who takes care of all like a father. He has given us so many good resources in this nature. Earth is like a mother, there is need to protect our mother earth and the natural resources. There are so many poor people in our society. We should try to serve the poor in the society. Pope has announced this year as the year of mercy. In this context we have inaugurated a drinking water facility here. I wish this facility be helpful to all the people."
Last December during Christmas, Mangaluru diocese had donated 25 house through Caritas International to the victims of Chennai floods.
Msgr Denis Moras Prabhu, Fr William Menezes, M P Noronha, Raymond D'cunha, Elias Fernandes and others were present at the occasion.