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Pakistan: Mass exodus of Christians as mobs attack
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Christians from the Punjab town of Jaranwala, near Faisalabad, fled en masse as fanatics began throwing rocks and setting fire to buildings. The incident follows ...
India: Archbishop calls for peace in Manipur
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Archbishop Lumon added that his community has been “cut off from the rest of the world” for the last three months, because of an “Internet ...
Sunday Schools for Children in Pakistan
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The Holy Spirit Parish is the largest parish in the Archdiocese of Lahore in Pakistan. It includes 67 villages, many of which are far from ...
A Christian nurse from Pakistan flees to the West
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Of the assault itself, she recalled, “The mob wanted to kill me, but I kept praying to Jesus. I opened my eyes and felt that ...
Desecration of Quran in Sweden sparks Muslim protests
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And as has happened in similar cases previously, an offense against Muslims in Europe is having serious repercussions for Christian communities in Muslim-majority countries.
Defender of religious freedom stops mob in Pakistan
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"I once thought interfaith dialogue was something we do, but it is what we are. I once thought diversity was something we were, but it ...
Myanmar: ACN calls for prayers for new bishop
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When protests began in Loikaw in May 2021, he acted as mediator between the unarmed protesters, many of whom were Christians, and security forces.
India: Hindu nationalism drives interreligious clashes
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The report by the Archdiocese of Imphal openly questions the role that state security forces have played in the conflict. “It is hard to say ...
Bishop calls for government action after killings at Catholic school
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A police officer who was working as a security guard at a Catholic school for girls in north-eastern Pakistan opened fire on a group of ...
India: In West Bengal the flock thrives
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“There is no anti-conversion law in West Bengal yet, said Rettig, adding “there is greater religious freedom there, compared to other parts of the country.”









