Catholic Church in Pakistan
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Catholic missionary endeavor in Pakistan shares Gospel, frees Christians from slavery
CNA interviewed missionaries who recently returned from Pakistan, where they freed nearly 200 Christians from slavery. Read more
Pakistani woman sentenced to death for allegedly blaspheming Muhammed
A Christian mother of four has been sentenced to death by a judge in Pakistan for allegedly spreading blasphemous messages... Read more
Pakistan archbishop on ‘sabbatical’ after allegations of abuse, fraud
Archbishop Sebastian Shaw, OFM, has been replaced as administrator of the Archdiocese of Lahore, Pakistan, the diocese’s vicar general announced. Read more
Pakistani civil society rejects government’s allegations against Catholic-rights group
The government of Pakistan maligned the group for “alleged anti-state propaganda” by submitting a human-rights report in July to the... Read more
Pakistani Church leaders call for help for flood victims amid national emergency
More than 1,100 people have been killed, and more than 33 million people have been displaced or affected in some... Read more
School credits for Pakistan inmates should apply to non-Muslims, too, petition states
Inmates in Pakistan's Punjab province can cut their jail time by taking classes, but only Muslim inmates are given the... Read more
Catholics remember Shahbaz Bhatti 10 years after his assassination in Pakistan
The diocese of Rome will host a memorial Mass on Friday for Servant of God Shahbaz Bhatti, a Catholic politician in Pakistan... Read more
Pakistan Catholics protest after abduction, forced marriage of 13 year-old Catholic girl
Catholics in Pakistan are protesting a judge’s decision not to intervene after a 44-year-old man allegedly kidnapped a 13-year-old Catholic girl,... Read more
Pakistanis mourn Sister Ruth Lewis, who cared for children with disabilities
Sister Ruth Lewis, a Pakistani nun who dedicated her life to helping underprivileged people with disabilities, died Monday following coronavirus... Read more
Pakistani archbishop warns of surge in Christian girls kidnapped, forced into marriages
A Catholic bishop in Pakistan has warned of an increase in young Christian and Hindu girls being kidnapped, then forced... Read more
Christian TV networks in Pakistan ordered to close over lack of permits
Several Christian television stations in Pakistan were ordered to stop transmitting last month, after the nation's media regulator found that... Read more
