Meet the Religious Sister Known as the ‘Mother Teresa of Pakistan’

Meet the Religious Sister Known as the ‘Mother Teresa of Pakistan’

admin March 4, 2019 0 Comments

CNA—Before Sister Ruth Pfau arrived in Pakistan in the 1960s, life for leprosy victims in the country was filled with suffering and ostracization. In addition to the discomfort of the disfiguring disease itself, victims would often be isolated from society by others who feared catching the illness. But the work of Sister Pfau – a…

Catholic mother of five Asia Bibi released after 8 years in Pakastani prison

Catholic mother of five Asia Bibi released after 8 years in Pakastani prison

. November 8, 2018 0 Comments

CNA—Nov 8, 2018—Pakistani Catholic Asia Bibi was released from prison and moved to Islamabad late Wednesday as her family seeks asylum due to the riots and death threats following her acquittal of blasphemy charges. The mother-of-five had spent eight years on death row in Pakistan on blasphemy charges after she was accused of making disparaging…