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A Home for Abandoned and Orphaned Children in Kazakhstan
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In the town of Kapshagay, 60 or more children have found a new home in a center run by Catholic nuns. These are children who ...
26 Priests in Papua New Guinea Thank You for Your Mass Stipends
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The 26 priests of the Diocese of Wabag, in central Papua New Guinea, are very grateful to you for the 2,025 Mass Intentions that you ...
Christians in Sri Lanka are still in a state of shock
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Many Christians are severely traumatized and reluctant to go inside a church: “Many told me that they are afraid to enter a church at the ...
In Pakistan, discrimination turns violent for a Catholic teenager
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"It is dangerous for me in Pakistan. I have never felt respected, and I have never been able to worship freely. My textbook says that ...
In Indonesia, Non-Muslims Face bans in their community
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“This village rule contradicts Indonesian law: the Pancasila, the country’s official philosophical foundation, as well as our constitution. Intolerance like this must be avoided so ...
Hindu nationalist win worries religious minorities in India
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"Hindu nationalism is growing and the minorities—both the Christians and the Muslims—often find ourselves abandoned in the face of social injustice and discrimination for religious ...
Asia Bibi flies to freedom, making her way to Canada
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“We thank God that the family is now being reunited at long last. We pray to God that they will have a better future and ...
In Sri Lanka, where faithful are afraid, ‘peace is the way’
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Father Malaka Leonard Fernando is the Minister Provincial of the Vice Province of our Lady of Lanka, Sri Lanka, of the Third Order Regular Franciscans. ...
Easter morning suicide bombings of churches, hotels in Sri Lanka kill more than 250
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In a message to ACN donors, Bishop Mendis said that “we need your prayers that peace and harmony may be restored to our country.” He ...
In Pakistan, state schools are a harsh environment for Christians
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“Despite what I’ve experienced, I believe that I will be successful. And when I worry, I recite Psalm 23; I always carry a rosary with ...