Kathmandu, Nepal, May 6, 2010 / 02:08 am
After three days of general strikes in Nepal, local Christians have begun praying the Rosary for national peace.
The country’s Maoist opposition called the general strike, which has reduced traffic in the capital and stopped public transport and commercial activity. Shops, schools, offices and factories are closed.
Thousands of Maoist demonstrators from across the country have entered the city, staging peaceful protests with anti-government slogans and chants.
Fr. Pius Perumana, pro-vicar apostolic of Nepal, told Fides that while events have been peaceful so far “the situation could deteriorate at any moment.”