Fr Mario Rodrigues, parish priest at St Jude’s, said that we must trust and believe that God is with us, even at such a sad hour. He also prayed for donors, in particular Caritas Italia and Caritas Pakistan Karachi.
Despite the wounds of the past, Pakistanis send messages of closeness to India. Pakistani authorities are worried about the rising numbers of cases at home. The Pakistani military is enforcing protection measures in cities. Schools and offices have already been closed in Sindh province.
A suicide bomber blew himself up in a car in the hotel parking lot, no foreigners among the victims. The target was probably the Chinese ambassador who is on a visit to the city.
An unknown attacker shot at the journalist at point blank as he walked in a park near his home, breaking a rib and damaging his liver. He was immediately rushed to hospital for treatment. In a video he said he would continue his struggle. Fellow journalists and government officials expressed solidarity.
Lack of water is a problem, especially for women who have to walk miles to get it. Along with the inauguration of a new pump, neem and berry were planted as part of Caritas Pakistan's “One Million More Trees” campaign.
The extremist Islamist party has violently attacked France over the Muhammad cartoons. Paris urges its citizens and businesses to leave Pakistan.
Samson Salamat, president of the Rwadari Tehreek movement, calls the late rights advocate “a mentor, a guide and a father to countless human rights defenders in Pakistan and around the world.”
Cardinal Coutts welcomed the new archbishop who is taking over from him. Humility and love for those living on the margins will guide the new shepherd.
The two women are accused of having thrown away an adhesive label with devotional phrases. One of them risked being killed by a colleague of hers. An investigation has started. The accusation probably arose from disagreements at work or personal interests. Bishop of Faisalabad: It is time to change the blasphemy law.
The Archbishop of Lahore welcomed Muhammad Shoaib Suddle, one of Pakistan's foremost Supreme Court officials and anti-terrorism experts. Stressing the importance of the site to millions of pilgrims who visit it every year, Archbishop Sebastian Shaw mentioned the provincial government's commitment to building a new road.
In his Easter greetings to Christians, the politician claimed that "minorities enjoy full freedom in Lahore." The tears of Mrs. Nageena, whose 15-year-old daughter was kidnapped more than a year and a half ago: "If what happened to me had happened to these politicians would they have the courage to say the same?".
The government is tightening the rules on social distances, has placed restrictions on movement and is doing its best to implement a new ban on all gatherings in all areas where there is a high number of Covid-19 cases. Archbishop Sabastian Shaw of Lahore recommends canceling or limiting pastoral activities in parishes.
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