More than 120 Catholic parishioners and lay leaders from St. John Paul II Catholic Church in Iqbal Town, Islamabad, visited historic Christian churches and institutions in the Murree Hills of northern Pakistan on September 20, seeking to reconnect with the region’s missionary heritage.
The Catholic Bible Commission Pakistan organized a Bible study on the life and theological legacy of the patriarch Jacob on September 17, bringing together 33 lay leaders, young people and parishioners in Peshawar, northern Pakistan.
Catholic children from schools across the Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi gathered September 11 at St. Mary’s Academy for Girls in Lalazar, Rawalpindi, a city near Pakistan’s capital Islamabad, for the diocese’s annual Holy Childhood Program.
"The sanctity of human life is a gift from God, and every child, especially a defenseless newborn, deserves the highest standard of protection and care," Bishop Shukardin said.
More than 200 children, including boys and girls aged 10 to 12 dressed in white, received the Sacrament of First Holy Communion at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, on August 16, 2026.
Bishop of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Archbishop Joseph Arshad has called for urgent and coordinated action to eliminate child labor, describing it as a grave violation of human dignity that deprives millions of children of their right to education, safety, and a hopeful future.
Archbishop Joseph Arshad of Islamabad-Rawalpindi has called on Catholics in Pakistan to deepen their devotion to the Holy Eucharist and become living witnesses to Christ’s love as the Church prepares to celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi this Sunday.
Young people must be at the center of the Church’s mission in Pakistan because they represent the majority of both the country’s population and the Christian community, according to Archbishop Joseph Arshad following the Pakistani bishops’ recent ad limina visit to Rome.
On April 24, Archbishop Joseph Arshad visited the “House of Wisdom” in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, a residential formation center run by the Archdiocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi, to review students’ progress and reaffirm the Church’s commitment to higher education as a pathway for social and community development.
