Mangaluru: Prominent Christian Priest of the city Fr . Denis Castelino passed away on Friday (February 1) aged 73, in Mangaluru.
Founder of Our Lady of Vailankanni Shrine in Kalmady, Fr . Denis was ordained in 1971 and had went on to serve as the parish priest after serving as assistant parish priest.
Popular among the people as ‘People’s Priest’ Fr. Denis was also known for his social work and as a prominent writer.
Fr. Denis is also credited for initiating the famous community weddings at Rosario Cathedral in Mangaluru.
Local Christian community mourned the death of Fr. Denis.
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Ostrava (Czech Republic), Jun 24 (PTI): Indian javelin throw superstar Neeraj Chopra on Tuesday clinched the title at the Golden Spike meet in his maiden appearance here, his back-to-back win in a top-class competition.
Fresh from his Paris Diamond League win on June 20, Chopra emerged on top in a nine-man field here though with a modest effort of 85.29m in the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold event.
He had skipped the last two editions of Golden Spike -- an event that his coach Jan Zelezny won nine times in a storied career -- due to fitness issues.
The 27-year-old Chopra has had an impressive season so far, having won his first Diamond League title in two years in Paris after also breaching the elusive 90m mark during his second place finish in Doha DL in May.