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John Pontifex

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Aug 3, 2026
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Jul 16, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 3, 2026 · John Pontifex

    Pakistan Bishops decry impunity for anti-Christian violence (opens the original)

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    Bishops in Pakistan have spoken of their dismay after the country’s Supreme Court quashed the sentences of three men convicted of killing a Christian man and his pregnant wife who were burnt to death after being thrown into a brick kiln. In interviews with Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Bishops Samson Shukardin and Indrias Rehmat said that the release of the men cleared of killing Shahzad Masih and Shama Bibi formed part of a pattern in which Christians and other minorities ar

  2. Article · Jul 16, 2026 · John Pontifex

    Ann Widdecombe: a friend of faith and conviction (opens the original)

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    These past few days have been deeply distressing as I have sought to come to terms with the violent death of a dear friend, a Catholic who placed her faith at the heart of everything she stood for. Like her or loathe her, Ann Widdecombe was a fearless defender of the right to freedom of speech, an impressive debater and a doughty champion of causes she believed in. These included causes that few others were willing to get behind – such as standing up for persecuted Christians. Everyone found som

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