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In the Philippines, the passing of a martyr for peace
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"His efforts in interfaith dialogue and peacebuilding, culminating in his extraordinary witness of great faith during his kidnapping, provided us with inspiration and a great ...
In Pakistan, hope for kidnapped Catholic girl forced to marry Muslim captor
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“If the police and the courts know that people in the West are paying attention, they will be under more pressure to follow the law ...
In Pakistan, aid for poor Christian families coping with pandemic
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“This aid that you at ACN has given has helped save the people from starvation. Many of them had nothing to put on the table ...
Seoul’s cardinal announces the consecration of Pyongyang to Our Lady of Fatima
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“North Korea is widely considered the most dangerous place in the world to be a Christian.” The profession of Christianity, which is seen as “Western,” ...
Pakistani Catholic girl rAPED AND pREGNANT AFTER FORCED CONVERSION TO ISLAM
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"The court has delayed and continues to delay justice on behalf of Huma, solely because she is an underage Christian girl."
Pakistan: Imam’s fatwa gives parents of kidnapped Catholic girl hope
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“In terms of how the marriage is viewed within the Muslim community, the Grand Mufti’s intervention is significant.”
A New Church for the Parish of Saint Anthony Claret in India
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The 23rd of February, 2020, was a big day for the faithful of the Parish of Saint Anthony Claret in Bishrail, in the state of ...
Pakistan: in prison on blasphemy charges, Christian man sees appeal hearing postponed nearly 70 times
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"In our country, what so often happens is that they first arrest the accused and only later do they check the evidence.”
10 Mopeds for Pastoral Work in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India
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Thanks to you, our supporters, priests in the Andaman and Nicobar islands in the Indian Ocean now are able to more easily reach their parishioners. ...
Pakistan: family of abducted Catholic girl, 14, takes case to High Court
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Nakash, the kidnapper, argues that, contrary to Pakistani law, which forbids marriage to minors, marrying Maira is sanctioned by Islamic custom which, he claims, says ...