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Pakistan Christians protest after court ruling in ‘Maria case’
Christians in Pakistan are protesting a controversial court ruling that upheld the marriage of a 13-year-old Christian girl to a 30-year-old Muslim man, a case widely known as the “Maria’s case”. Source: OSV News.
UN urges Sri Lanka to deliver results in Easter bombing probe
The United Nations yesterday urged Sri Lanka to deliver concrete results after long-running investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed 279 people, including 45 foreigners. Source: UCA News.
Bangladeshi Catholics oppose proposal for online classes
The archbishop of Dhaka is urging the Bangladeshi government to reconsider a proposal to introduce online classes for school students amid the countryʼs ongoing energy crisis, warning that the move would undermine education at the hundreds of institutions run by the Catholic Church. Source: EWTN News.
Christians in India told ‘not to worry’ about donations bill
India’s federal minister for minority affairs has promised to address concerns of Christians on the proposed amendments to a special law regulating foreign donations meant for charitable works. Source: UCA News.
Bangladeshi Christians demand Easter Sunday holiday
Christians in Bangladesh formed a human chain and rally in the capital this week demanding that the government declare Easter Sunday a public holiday. Source: EWTN News.
Rights group warns of rise in forced conversions in Pakistan
A rights group in Pakistan has expressed serious concern over rising cases of abduction, forced conversion, and marriage of girls from minority groups, including Christians, in the Muslim-majority country. Source: UCA News.
Bangladesh bishops decline allowance for priests
The Bangladesh Catholic Bishops Conference has officially decided not to accept a government offer of a monthly allowance for priests. Source: Crux.
Ex-intelligence chief arrested over Sri Lankan bombings
Families of victims of Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter Sunday bombings have expressed renewed hope for justice after police arrested a former top intelligence official over the coordinated attacks that killed 279 people. Source: UCA News.
Threats made against Bangladesh Catholic colleges
The president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Bangladesh has raised alarm after an Islamic group threatened to attack two prominent Catholic colleges in Dhaka, accusing them of converting Muslims. Source: UCA News.