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Eleven years after twin suicide bombings struck two Pakistan churches, survivors of mass arrests still bear the scars as a young martyr who died stopping the attack moves toward sainthood.
The murder occurred while Afzal Masih was traveling with 15 other members of the faithful and several young men on motorcycles approached the minibus and began to provoke the group.
Despite persecution and suffering, Pakistani Catholics look to the witness of the Servant of God Akash Bashir, a young man whom everyone considers a martyr because in 2015 he sacrificed his life to prevent a terrorist attack on his parish.
Archbishop Shaw has been accused of sexual abuse and of selling church properties and giving the money to his brother and nephew.
‘They don’t have any hope’: Catholics in the country face intense persecution and systemic discrimination.
‘I cannot forget his sacrifice,’ said Father Francis Gulzar, who was saying Mass when Akash Bashir gave up his life to prevent a suicide bomber from entering the church.
The archbishop of Lahore said the conditions for local Christians are slowly improving, thanks to interreligious initiatives.
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