Pakistan

The Sant' Egidio Community of Pakistan organized the National Interfaith Conference for Peace with the theme of IMAGINE PEACE on 30 November 2024 in Lahore with the collaboration of the Peace Center, Lahore, Pakistan.

The Major Superior Leadership Conference, Pakistan (MSLCP) re-elected a Dominican priest as its president.

Jesuit Father Robbie D’Lima was the keynote speaker, delving into the profound nature of communion rooted in the Holy Trinity. 

On August 28, Pakistan Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif appointed Sr. Genevieve Ram Lal (Mariam Parveen), as a member of the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) for three years.

On August 25, 2024, St. Michael's Parish in Karachi hosted the annual rally of 200 altar servers.

Cardinal Joseph Coutts, Archbishop Emeritus of Karachi, Pakistan, is one of the 104 people who will receive the “Tamgha-e-Imtiaz” award at a ceremony on March 23 next year.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan (CBCP) praised the country’s National Assembly for its approval of raising the minimum legal age for Christian marriage to 18 years old.

Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw of Lahore, Pakistan, has reiterated the importance of education in society's development on July 19, 2024.

To protect women and girls' rights from religious minorities, the National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP) held a symposium in Islamabad on June 27.

"We aim to construct a breathtaking grotto that will serve as a beacon of inspiration and hope for all visitors," stated Fr. Tariq George.

Pakistani Christian and Muslim youth leaders from Jaranwala attended a four-day peace and interfaith harmony workshop.

“Better awareness and knowledge of tuberculosis by everyone will be the best measure to address the disease,” said Fazeelat Lal.

“In a heartfelt gathering, Divine Hope Foundation had the honor of sharing our three-year journey and upcoming plans with Archbishop Benny Mario Travas of Karachi,” said an official of the foundation.

“To inspire inclusion means to celebrate diversity and empowerment on International Women's Day 2024 and beyond,” said Asher Nazir.

Peter Jacob, a human rights activist and a Catholic layman from Pakistan, together with his NGO Center for Social Justice" (CSJ), received the International Religious Freedom Award from the U.S. Department of State Office of International Religious Freedom for his faithful efforts to help religious minorities in Pakistan.

Divine Hope Foundation Pakistan (DHFP) is delighted to proclaim the achievement of its third batch of skills training courses this year, like the English language, computers, and sewing.

“As president, I intend to focus on justice and peace, because our people are facing many difficulties and challenges, and we, as a Church, should address them to make them safer,” Bishop Samson said.

People in Pakistan know of a De La Salle Brother who has done groundbreaking work as a missionary in education and spreading the Gospel.

Pakistan's two leading Christian leaders want constitutional protections for religious minorities, especially Christians.

Archbishop Arshad said in a press conference, "21 churches were attacked, more than 250 Christians' homes were burned, the cross was desecrated and churches and homes of Christians were looted.”