ROME – After angry mobs of Muslims attacked a series of Christian homes and churches in Pakistan on Wednesday 16 August, the country’s Catholic bishops have announced that Sunday 20 August, will be observed as a Day of Prayer. Following the attacks in Jaranwala they have invited all Christians and people of goodwill to join the initiative in praying “for peace and harmony in our country.”
After Wednesday's incident Archbishop Benny Travas of Karachi voiced his “shock and disbelief" in a public statement. "We have once again been confronted with open hatred and uncontrollable rage shown towards the Christian community,” he said.
