The Archbishop of Karachi will be created cardinal on June 29th. "The world must know the real Pakistan". "There will be no progress if we continue to remain divided". Sharing the values of the founding father Ali Jinnah. Special prayers in various dioceses. Cardinal hopes to stimulate the entrepreneurial spirit of Catholics.
The vandalism took place in the city of Sialkot. For years, Sunnis wanted the demolition of the centre, opposing its renovation. For Catholic clergyman, "It is very sad that neither the prime minister nor the president visited the Ahmadis after the attack. We condemn violence against anyone and express our solidarity with the persecuted community.”
The archbishop of Karachi will first wear his cardinal biretta during the consistory of 29 June. Pakistan has been without a cardinal since 1994. Mgr Coutts served in half of the country's dioceses. "He is a Ramadan gift for us,” says Muslim doctor.
Shahbaz Masih Gill, 36, and Samina Tasneem, 28, were hit in the legs. For two months they lived in Lahore because of a land dispute with a Muslim in the village of Sankhatra. “We demand an end to terrorism against minorities,” Christian pastor said.
Mgr Shaw speaks out on World Day of Social Communications. "[R]rumors and sensational opinion pieces are the cause of conflicts,” he said. For Muslim journalist, “There is an ongoing war between news channels for ratings and breaking news.”
Ahsan Iqbal was operated twice and now his life is no longer in danger. The attacker is affiliated with Tehreek-i-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah, a radical Islamist party. For a Catholic professor, "Our own politicians have engaged in hate speech and now they are becoming its victims”.
The prayer was held yesterday in Lahore’s Sacred Heart Cathedral. The appeal of Sawan Masih, who was convicted of blasphemy in 2014, will resume next week. Pakistan’s chief justice will preside the hearing of Asia Bibi’s appeal. The Christian mother has been in prison for nine years.
The minority political parties launch the "election, not selection" campaign. Criticisms of the system for selecting candidates for minorities, which are chosen by Muslim parties.
Mashal Khan was killed on 13 April 2017 on suspicion of insulting the prophet Muhammad. His is a test case. For one activist, “Swift justice is for politicians and bureaucrats; Khan belonged to a poor family.”
On April 15th, Msgr. Arshad inaugurated St. Mary's Church in the atrium of the Agriculture University. Until now, only mosques were allowed to be built in Pakistan. The church "will ensure the religious needs of Christian students and workers".
Azhar Iqbal, one of the two victims, was a young 28-year-old Catholic university student. He practised bodybuilding and had a good chance of surviving the wounds from the four bullets. A demonstration is held in Karachi against poor health care.
The family of the former guardian of Gora cemetery is illegally occupying archdiocesan property, trying to sell it with fake documents. In 1972 the government nationalised schools and colleges in Punjab and Sindh.
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