It’s Holy Week for many Christian denominations, marking the week during which Christians believe Jesus was arrested, crucified and resurrected here. And yet, the streets of the Old City’s Christian Quarter are deserted, the shops closed down. Boulos, a Palestinian Christian man in his mid-30s who did not wish to give his real name, still […]
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President greets Christians on Easter
President Asif Ali Zardari extended greetings to the Christian citizens in Pakistan and to Christian communities around the world on the occasion of Easter. In a message on the occasion of Easter, he said, “This day carries a clear message of compassion, hope, renewal, rebirth, rejuvenation, redemption, and the triumph of life over death and […]
SFJ leader condemns Christmas attacks on Christians in India
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, general counsel of the pro-Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), has condemned attacks on Christians in India that he said took place on Christmas Day, describing them as part of a broader pattern of religious persecution under the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read More: Pro-Khalistan Group SFJ Holds Rally in Solidarity […]
Trump threatens military action against Nigeria
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump has warned of possible military action against Nigeria, accusing its government of allowing the “killing of Christians,” and announced that all US aid and assistance to the country would be suspended. In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump said he had instructed the Defence Department to prepare […]
Christians ‘disappointed’ by census results
The Christian religious and political leadership has expressed serious reservations over the much-delayed results of the sixth Population and Housing Census-2017 pertaining to the population of minority communities. According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) report on minority population, released on May 18, Christians make up 1.27 per cent of the country’s total population […]
‘House of One’ in Berlin to bring Jews, Christians, Muslims under one roof
BERLIN: Religious leaders and politicians in Berlin laid the foundation stone on Thursday for a new multi-faith ‘place of worship’ which aims to bring Christians, Jews and Muslims together under one roof. “The idea is bigger than the building,” project director Roland Stolte said at a ceremony to mark the beginning of the construction work […]
Ancient West Bank site draws Christians, and controversy
Deep in the West Bank, Israeli settlers have transformed an archaeological site into a biblical tourist attraction that attracts tens of thousands of evangelical Christians each year. Tel Shiloh is believed to have been the site of the biblical tabernacle, but not everyone is pleased at how the ruins are presented to visitors. Like many […]
Pakistan’s constitution discriminates against religious minorities
Discrimination is an issue that is largely prevalent in all parts of the world, be it highly developed and modernized societies of the West or the developing and conservative societies of the East. The belief that discrimination would be the thing of the past as the result of modernization and increasing awareness has been proven […]