"This village is not just a construction site; it is a sanctuary where families can finally sleep in peace. We are not merely building walls; we are restoring the shattered dignity of our brothers and sisters who were left behind by the tides of climate change," said Bishop Samson.
The Catholic Church in Pakistan has expressed concern over a verdict delivered by the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on March 25, 2026, which validated the marriage of a 14-year-old Christian girl to a 40-year-old man.
Church leaders in Pakistan have strongly condemned the suspicious death of Marqas Masih, a 22-year-old Christian youth whose body was found hanging at a farmhouse in Sargodha, about 240 kilometers south of Islamabad.
Bishop Samson Shukardin, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan, has praised the country’s Parliament for approving the law to establish the National Commission for Minority Rights.