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  • Catholic leaders in Pakistan condemn forced conversion, marriage of Christian girl, 13

    Catholic leaders in Pakistan condemn forced conversion, marriage of Christian girl, 13

    • Oct 30, 2020

    Catholic leaders in Pakistan are demanding the government “take serious notice” of the kidnapping and forced conversion and marriage of Christian girl in Karachi earlier this month.

    By Nirmala Carvalho
  • Despite controversy, Italian prelate embraces kidnapped woman as ‘our daughter’

    Despite controversy, Italian prelate embraces kidnapped woman as ‘our daughter’

    • May 13, 2020

    As Silvia Romano, a young Italian woman recently released from captivity after spending some 18 months in the hands of Islamic extremists, faces mounting national criticism for her apparent conversion to Islam, Italy’s top prelate has stressed the need to embrace her as a “daughter.”

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • Nun, hospital employee charged with conversion in India

    Nun, hospital employee charged with conversion in India

    • Mar 6, 2020

    Police have arrested an employee of a Catholic hospital and slapped conversion charges on him and a Catholic nun for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of Hindus in southern India’s Karnataka state.

    By Catholic News Service
  • Bishop in India ‘categorically denies the false allegations of forced conversion’

    Bishop in India ‘categorically denies the false allegations of forced conversion’

    • Feb 5, 2020

    An archbishop in India is denying the accusations of a Hindu nationalist organization that “forced conversions” are taking place in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.

    By Nirmala Carvalho
  • Indian prelate urges dialogue with Hindus over ‘forced conversion’

    Indian prelate urges dialogue with Hindus over ‘forced conversion’

    • Sep 24, 2019

    Watching what’s happening in his country today, Archbishop Felix Machado of Vasai, India, believes the need for real conversation with the Hindu majority is more urgent than ever.

    By John L. Allen Jr.

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