First Camillian house inaugurated in Pakistan
Cardinal Coutts welcomes the congregation at an event that also marked his 50 years of priesthood
Camillian Father Mushtaq Anjum (right), Cardinal Joseph Coutts and Father Saleh Diego at the ribbon-cutting ceremony in Karachi of the first Camillian house in Pakistan on Jan. 22. (Photo courtesy of Father Mushtaq Anjum)
Camillians have officially initiated their mission in Pakistan with the inauguration of their first community house in the country.
Cardinal Joseph Coutts, the archbishop of Karachi, blessed the building in a ceremony attended by more than 50 that included celebrations of the cardinal’s 50 years of priesthood.
by Shafique Khokhar
Of Sri Lankan origin, he had lived in Pakistan for nearly 50 years. Under his leadership the apostolic prefecture of Quetta became an apostolic vicariate and was about to become a diocese. Loved by everyone, he supported the population with educational and charitable works.
Quetta (AsiaNews) The funeral has taken place of the Apostolic Vicar of Quetta, Msgr. Victor Gnanapragasam, who died on 12 December at the age of 80. The cause of death appears to be a heart attack. Msgr. Gnanapragasam was an Omi missionary (Oblates of Mary Immaculate) who, born in Sri Lanka, spent nearly 50 years of his life in Pakistan.
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Cardinal Joseph Coutts of Karachi invited members of Christian Churches and other faiths at an event at St. Patrick s Cathedral to celebrate harmony, peace and solidarity in the spirit of Christmas.
Cardinal Joseph Coutts, the Archbishop of the southern port city of Karachi, invited Christians and representatives of other religions to the pre-Christmas celebration at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on December 12. “We should not only gather to celebrate but we have to be united in each other’s difficult times,” Cardinal Coutts the participants.
United amid difficulties
He recalled that in 2015, the archdiocese had gathered together the city’s religious leaders after the attack by Islamic State terrorists on the Ismaili community that left 45 people dead. “We invited religious leaders and requested them to pray for the victims and their families,” he said, noting, “The event was widely covered by international and national media.”
Pakistan’s Christians and other faiths hold Christmas event
Cardinal Joseph Coutts of Karachi invited members of Christian Churches and other faiths at an event at St. Patrick s Cathedral to celebrate harmony, peace and solidarity in the spirit of Christmas.
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Cardinal Joseph Coutts, the Archbishop of the southern port city of Karachi, invited Christians and representatives of other religions to the pre-Christmas celebration at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on December 12. “We should not only gather to celebrate but we have to be united in each other’s difficult times,” Cardinal Coutts the participants.
United amid difficulties
He recalled that in 2015, the archdiocese had gathered together the city’s religious leaders after the attack by Islamic State terrorists on the Ismaili community that left 45 people dead. “We invited religious leaders and requested them to pray for the victims and their families,” he said, noting, “The event was widely covered
Christian, interfaith groups mark Christmas season in Pakistan
Cardinal Coutts leads celebrations at St. Patrick s Cathedral with a message of unity and peace
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St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Karachi hosted the interfaith event on Dec. 12. (Photo supplied)
Christian and interfaith leaders joined hands in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi to celebrate the Christmas season with a message of unity and peace.
Cardinal Joseph Coutts, the archbishop of Karachi, led the celebrations at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Dec. 12.
“We should not only gather to celebrate but we have to be one in each other’s difficult times. We were united a few years back when the Ismaili community was targeted,” he recalled, referring to the 2015 Islamic State terrorist attack that left 45 people dead.