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Pilgrim on way to Pakistan’s largest Marian shrine shot dead
A 42-year-old Catholic was killed, and a teenager was injured when gunmen opened fire on a van carrying 18 pilgrims to Pakistan’s largest Marian shrine near Lahore on Sunday. Source: UCA News.
Cardinal expresses sorrow over deadly plane crash in Bangladesh
A Bangladeshi cardinal has expressed sorrow over the deaths of at least 31 people who were killed after an air force training jet crashed into a school in Dhaka, the capital of the South Asia nation. Source: Crux.
Sri Lankan cardinal honoured with postage stamp
The Sri Lankan government has unveiled a postal stamp honouring Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith for his contributions to the state and society on the 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination. Source: UCA News.
Pakistan passes law to protect rights of religious minorities
Pakistan’s Parliament has passed a law to establish a commission entrusted to protect the rights of religious minorities in the Islamic nation. Source: UCA News.
Catholic school hit, three students killed in India-Pakistan conflict
A Catholic school and convent in India came under shelling from Pakistani military forces last week, with three students killed, as fighting between the two countries broke out before ending quickly over the weekend. Source: CNA.
Indian archbishop says fighting with Pakistan ‘only brings death and destruction’
A Catholic archbishop in India says the nation’s government “has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution” after a series of strikes against Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir. Source: Crux.
Vatican honours 167 Sri Lankan Catholics killed in 2019 bombings
The 167 Catholics killed in the Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings in 2019 will be included on the list of “Witnesses of Faith” established by Pope Francis, the Archbishop of Colombo has announced. Source: CNA.
Bangladesh backs UN proposal for aid corridor to Myanmar
Bangladesh’s interim government says it is open to a United Nations aid corridor through its territory to reach starving civilians in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. Source: UCA News.
Missionaries of Charity in India forced to close home for destitute
The Missionaries of Charity, founded by St Teresa of Kolkata, yesterday closed their home for the destitute in Goa, in western India, amid fears that their landlords pushed them out to reclaim the land. Source: UCA News.