Request
for prayers for peace in Pakistan
By Father Dominic Issac
Special to The CS&T
Pakistani Christians from Philadelphia and the surrounding area gathered
on Jan. 3 at St. William Church to pray for peace in Pakistan in the wake
of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. Her murder adds to the turmoil
in a country already beset with political, financial and social problems.
That is especially true for the country’s small community of Christians,
who make up 2.4 percent of Pakistan’s total population.
In this New Year, please pray for peace in Pakistan.
More importantly, please pray for the government of Pakistan to adopt
a spirit of tolerance toward our Christian brothers and sisters and those
of different faiths within the country, by abolishing any form of religious
persecution.
Father Dominic Issac is the coordinator of the Pakistani apostolate
in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.