Dhaka, April 23 -- Death sometimes strikes when one least expects it to. On Easter Sunday, Pope Francis briefly showered his blessings on the crowd gathered at the Vatican. On Easter Monday, early in the morning, he was dead. One could certainly affirm that he had been ailing, that he was aged, that he had been on medication. He was indeed facing death, but that it would come just a day after the world saw him pronounce his benediction on Christians left many wondering again about the many ways death enters our courtyards.

There have been sudden deaths in diverse regions of the world. Natural disasters, rogue soldiers shedding the blood of the innocent, air strikes, air crashes, ships and boats sinking in rivers and seas, vehicles riding...