Pakistani Christians remember Shahbaz Bhatti on his 10th death anniversary | SW News | 206 shalomworld On March the 2nd, Pakistani Christians commemorated the 10 year death anniversary of Servant of …More
Pakistani Christians remember Shahbaz Bhatti on his 10th death anniversary | SW News | 206 shalomworld
On March the 2nd, Pakistani Christians commemorated the 10 year death anniversary of Servant of God, Shahbaz Bhatti, an advocate of persecuted minorities in the country. A Minister of Pakistan, Shahbaz Bhatti was assassinated by a terrorist group on March 2, 2011, while he was on his way to work after visiting his mother. Abducted schoolgirls released in Nigeria 279 Nigerian schoolgirls who were abducted from a boarding school by a group of gunmen in Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara on Friday February the 26th, have been released. Bello Muhammad, governor of the state of Zamfara, announced that the girls had been safely released from captivity. Pope Francis announces prayer intention for the month of march "The center of confession is not the sins we declare, but the divine love we receive, of which we are always in need.” So says Pope Francis in announcing his prayer intentions for March. Releasing his monthly prayer intentions through the so-called 'Pope Video,' the Holy Father highlighted the spiritual graces and healing that the faithful receive during the sacrament of reconciliation. Cardinal Bo calls for reconciliation and dialogue to restore peace in Myanmar The Archbishop of Yangon, Cardinal Charles Bo, has urged the faithful of Myanmar to adopt nonviolence, reconciliation and dialogue as the political situation in the country continues to deteriorate. Congo bishops urge the government to improve national security The Catholic bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have urged President Félix Tshisekedi to take greater care in ensuring "security throughout the national territory." The standing committee members of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo made this appeal in a message following their meeting from the 22nd to the 25th of February. Catholic Church in Argentina desecrated The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Argentina was found to have been desecrated by vandals on the morning of Tuesday, March 2nd. The mother church of the Diocese of Lomas de Zamora is located in the province of Buenos Aires and south of the capital city itself. Iraqi faithful eagerly await the arrival of Pope Francis The Church in Iraq is gearing up for the upcoming visit of Pope Francis by restoring churches destroyed by Islamic State militants and by adding some final touches to the places which are expected to be visited by the Pope.
On March the 2nd, Pakistani Christians commemorated the 10 year death anniversary of Servant of God, Shahbaz Bhatti, an advocate of persecuted minorities in the country. A Minister of Pakistan, Shahbaz Bhatti was assassinated by a terrorist group on March 2, 2011, while he was on his way to work after visiting his mother. Abducted schoolgirls released in Nigeria 279 Nigerian schoolgirls who were abducted from a boarding school by a group of gunmen in Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara on Friday February the 26th, have been released. Bello Muhammad, governor of the state of Zamfara, announced that the girls had been safely released from captivity. Pope Francis announces prayer intention for the month of march "The center of confession is not the sins we declare, but the divine love we receive, of which we are always in need.” So says Pope Francis in announcing his prayer intentions for March. Releasing his monthly prayer intentions through the so-called 'Pope Video,' the Holy Father highlighted the spiritual graces and healing that the faithful receive during the sacrament of reconciliation. Cardinal Bo calls for reconciliation and dialogue to restore peace in Myanmar The Archbishop of Yangon, Cardinal Charles Bo, has urged the faithful of Myanmar to adopt nonviolence, reconciliation and dialogue as the political situation in the country continues to deteriorate. Congo bishops urge the government to improve national security The Catholic bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have urged President Félix Tshisekedi to take greater care in ensuring "security throughout the national territory." The standing committee members of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo made this appeal in a message following their meeting from the 22nd to the 25th of February. Catholic Church in Argentina desecrated The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Argentina was found to have been desecrated by vandals on the morning of Tuesday, March 2nd. The mother church of the Diocese of Lomas de Zamora is located in the province of Buenos Aires and south of the capital city itself. Iraqi faithful eagerly await the arrival of Pope Francis The Church in Iraq is gearing up for the upcoming visit of Pope Francis by restoring churches destroyed by Islamic State militants and by adding some final touches to the places which are expected to be visited by the Pope.