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Success Story: A parish house for a new parish in Bangladesh
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Dinajpur is one of the poorest of the eight Catholic dioceses in Bangladesh. As they do everywhere in this overwhelmingly Muslim country, Catholics represent only ...
ACN sends aid to dioceses in Sri Lanka
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“Many people have lost their jobs, and prices have risen astronomically. People can afford virtually nothing. Our priests and religious are badly affected by the ...
Pakistan: Kidnappings, forced conversions are ‘human rights issue’
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Pakistan is one of the countries where the problem is most severe, along with Mozambique, Nigeria, Egypt, Iraq, and Syria.
Bangladesh: the financial challenge of building churches
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“Hundreds of Catholics from several villages gathered and jostled for a place to sit, and many were forced to stand outside. The scene stuck in ...
Renovation of building for pastoral center in India
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Bishop James Thoppil of the Diocese of Kohima in the state of Nagaland was concerned for the religious formation of laity, and identified a great ...
A call for Christians to join the World Day of Prayer for the Church in China
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“I invite you to accompany with fervid prayer the Christian faithful in China, our dearest brothers and sisters, whom I carry in the depth of ...
Pakistan: ‘I spent eight years on death row after being falsely accused of blasphemy’
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“In jail, we were tortured. The officers told my husband that if he did not confess, they would rape me in front of him, and ...
Victims of Easter bombings in Sri Lanka call on Pope for help
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"At first the responsibility was laid at the feet of the Islamic community, but now there are elements that point to a political plot, with ...
Success Story: A New Chapel for a Village in Bangladesh
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Sonka is the poorest and remotest of the 35 villages of the parish of Nijpara in the Diocese of Dinajpur. While it is more than ...
Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka–unanswered questions
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"My suspicions came up immediately after the attack, because I felt that a ragtag band of youngsters could not have carried out this kind of ...
