Posts Tagged ‘Catholic church Pakistan’

Pakistan Catholics clarify pope’s remarks on homosexuality

Monday, March 13th, 2023

Catholic leaders in Pakistan are explaining the Church’s position on homosexuals and human dignity after a Pakistani protestant leader’s intemperate remarks on Pope Francis’ criticism of laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust.” “Being homosexual isn’t a crime,” the pope reportedly said during an interview with The Associated Press in January adding that God loves all Read more

Church welcomes Pakistan’s removal from money watch list

Monday, October 31st, 2022

Church leaders expressed happiness as Pakistan was taken off a global money laundering watchlist. A move they hope will ease the financial crunch in the development and relief sector of the beleaguered nation. In an interfaith press conference held on 24 October, Sebastian Shaw of Lahore congratulated the whole nation. He hoped the development would help Read more

Pakistan Church seeks roll back of ‘Islamised’ school curriculum

Monday, July 25th, 2022

Catholic bishops have appealed to Pakistan’s government to stop the imposition of a revised school curriculum making Islamic instruction a significant part of compulsory subjects, including languages and social sciences. The Catholic Bishop’s National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP) expressed its concerns about the Islamic content in textbooks under the country’s Single National Curriculum Read more

Pakistan province demolishes Catholic church, despite protests

Monday, August 30th, 2021

A Catholic church serving more than 300 Christian families in Pakistan’s commercial capital of Karachi was demolished Aug. 24 despite resistance from a civil society group and warnings from UN human rights experts. The Save Karachi Movement, a group of lawyers, human rights defenders, journalists and minority activists, confirmed the demolition of St. Joseph Church Read more