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Under a scorching sun, 500 pilgrims mark St. Thomas feast in Pakistan
Despite a summer heat wave, about 500 Catholics from Pakistan’s Punjab province traveled to the ancient city of Taxila to…
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Pakistan court hands rare prison sentence over anti-Christian riots
Christians in Pakistan have welcomed the conviction of a Muslim man for his role in the 2023 anti-Christian riots in…
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Teen killed, 60 hurt after truck rams Easter procession in Pakistan
LAHORE, Pakistan — Police in Pakistan are continuing their search for a driver who fled after a truck rammed into…
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Pakistan Christian prisoners rebuild lives after church bombings
LAHORE, Pakistan — Every year during Lent, Sunil Masih remembers his elder brother as churches in Youhanabad — Lahore’s largest…
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Pakistan bishops back army amid Afghanistan tensions
LAHORE, Pakistan — Catholic bishops in Pakistan have voiced support for the military amid an Eid al-Fitr ceasefire following weeks…
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Priest and layman liberate Christian slaves from bondage in Pakistan
Argentine priest Father Rico has liberated more than 100 Christians from bondage since 2024. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the…
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Catholic father murdered while on pilgrimage to Marian shrine in Pakistan
Marian shrine in Mariamabad, Pakistan. / Credit: Agenzia Fides, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Sep 16,…
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No justice 2 years after ‘the worst episode of violence against Christians’ in Pakistan
Some of the damage caused to Christian homes by Muslim extremists in 2023. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Aid to…
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Pakistan softens death penalty laws to keep EU trade, preserves blasphemy statutes
Pakistan minority rights campaigners protest the sentencing of a Christian man to death for sharing an allegedly blasphemous TikTok post…
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Young Christian in Pakistan brutally attacked for refusing to convert to Islam
A Christian boy holds a crucifix during a protest in Karachi on Aug. 22, 2023, to condemn the attack on…
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