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(2Co 12:10) For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
FLORIDA CATHOLIC: Persecuted Christians: ‘We are willing to die for the name of Jesus’
NEWS ANALYSIS: Christians are dying for their faith all around the world. Do U.S. Catholics care?
UCA NEWS: Christian persecution on the rise in Asia, world
Christians in Asia as well as across the world are facing a rising tide of various forms of persecution, which require global attention and action, says a report.
The recent deadly violence against Christians in Pakistan’s Punjab province and India’s Manipur state are examples of an increase in violent attacks on Christians in Asia, Catholic Peace Broadcasting Corporation of Korea reported on Aug. 22.
The report refers to a statement from Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachuku, the permanent observer of the Vatican to the United Nations (UN), who denounced at the General Assembly of the UN Human Rights Council in March that “one in seven Christians today is persecuted.”
ZENIT.ORG: Great witness of faith in Pakistan: parishioners gather for mass outside their burned church
There were tears of sadness and fear in Pakistan yesterday (20th August) as a crowd of 700 attended Mass outside their burnt-out church following one of the country’s worst outbreaks of persecution in a generation.
Amid tight security, Bishop Indrias Rehmat of Faisalabad presided at the Mass held in the streets of Jaranwala where last Wednesday (16th) thousands of people narrowly fled a mob of thousands who went on the rampage.
Up to 24 churches, hundreds of Christian homes and a Chrisitan cemetery were targeted in the attack which was sparked by reports of a blasphemy allegation against two Christians accused of desecrating the Qur’an.
After the service outside St Paul’s Catholic Church, a Christian community leader, who is not being named for security reasons, told ACN: “Most of the people were crying in the Mass.
“It was a very painful time but a chance to share with one another their sense of loss and sadness.” Although more than 30 police – including elite forces – were in an attendance, there was fear among those attending the service.
The ACN contact said: “When we went in, local Muslims stopped and stared wide-eyed. They had very angry faces and began cursing us and using abusive language.” But other Christian leaders reported widespread concern among many Muslims who they said were “ashamed” about what had happened and were wanting to help in any way they could.
They said that Muslim leaders were insisting that those responsible for the violence should be brought to justice.
The ACN contact added that many of the Christians returning to Jaranwala were horrified by the extent of the damage done to their homes and were sleeping on the floor without electric light and unable to cook food.
The friend of ACN said: “People returning to their homes found nothing but they have nowhere else to go – they cannot go on sleeping outside in streets or out in the fields.”
ACN: Pakistan: 1,000 frightened and homeless Christians forced to sleep in the open
The Desert Fathers: sayings of the Early Christian Monks: Discretion
5. "Joseph asked Poemen, 'Tell me how to become a monk.' He said, 'If you want to find rest in this life and the next, say at every moment, "who am I" and judge no one.'
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August 25, 2023(2Co 12:10) For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
FLORIDA CATHOLIC: Persecuted Christians: ‘We are willing to die for the name of Jesus’
NEWS ANALYSIS: Christians are dying for their faith all around the world. Do U.S. Catholics care?
UCA NEWS: Christian persecution on the rise in Asia, world
Christians in Asia as well as across the world are facing a rising tide of various forms of persecution, which require global attention and action, says a report.
The recent deadly violence against Christians in Pakistan’s Punjab province and India’s Manipur state are examples of an increase in violent attacks on Christians in Asia, Catholic Peace Broadcasting Corporation of Korea reported on Aug. 22.
The report refers to a statement from Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachuku, the permanent observer of the Vatican to the United Nations (UN), who denounced at the General Assembly of the UN Human Rights Council in March that “one in seven Christians today is persecuted.”
ZENIT.ORG: Great witness of faith in Pakistan: parishioners gather for mass outside their burned church
There were tears of sadness and fear in Pakistan yesterday (20th August) as a crowd of 700 attended Mass outside their burnt-out church following one of the country’s worst outbreaks of persecution in a generation.
Amid tight security, Bishop Indrias Rehmat of Faisalabad presided at the Mass held in the streets of Jaranwala where last Wednesday (16th) thousands of people narrowly fled a mob of thousands who went on the rampage.
Up to 24 churches, hundreds of Christian homes and a Chrisitan cemetery were targeted in the attack which was sparked by reports of a blasphemy allegation against two Christians accused of desecrating the Qur’an.
After the service outside St Paul’s Catholic Church, a Christian community leader, who is not being named for security reasons, told ACN: “Most of the people were crying in the Mass.
“It was a very painful time but a chance to share with one another their sense of loss and sadness.” Although more than 30 police – including elite forces – were in an attendance, there was fear among those attending the service.
The ACN contact said: “When we went in, local Muslims stopped and stared wide-eyed. They had very angry faces and began cursing us and using abusive language.” But other Christian leaders reported widespread concern among many Muslims who they said were “ashamed” about what had happened and were wanting to help in any way they could.
They said that Muslim leaders were insisting that those responsible for the violence should be brought to justice.
The ACN contact added that many of the Christians returning to Jaranwala were horrified by the extent of the damage done to their homes and were sleeping on the floor without electric light and unable to cook food.
The friend of ACN said: “People returning to their homes found nothing but they have nowhere else to go – they cannot go on sleeping outside in streets or out in the fields.”
ACN: Pakistan: 1,000 frightened and homeless Christians forced to sleep in the open
The Desert Fathers: sayings of the Early Christian Monks: Discretion
5. "Joseph asked Poemen, 'Tell me how to become a monk.' He said, 'If you want to find rest in this life and the next, say at every moment, "who am I" and judge no one.'
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