>>The Catholic Bishops Conference of Pakistan, meeting for their Assembly from March 20 to 25 in Multan, decided to formally make a request to the Holy See to proclaim murdered Catholic Minister Shahbaz Bhatti “martyr and patron of religious freedom”. As reported to Fides at the end of the Assembly, the request was presented at the meeting by the Bishop of Multan, Bishop Andrew Francis, the delegate for Interreligious Dialogue, and was approved unanimously by the Bishops, who made tribute to Bhatti, recognising his work on behalf of religious minorities and Christians. They recalled his authentic testimony of faith, down to giving his life for his mission. In the second week of April, the Bishops and the Catholic faithful will gather in Islamabad to commemorate Bhatti, 40 days after his death.<<

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