“Our faithful may not know much more than the ‘Our Father’ but the last thing they are willing to do is to convert. The situation is becoming more difficult, but we are becoming stronger in our faith.”
– Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha of Lahore, Pakistan

Tapestries of the Crucifixion of Our Lord and the Assumption of Our Lady, handmade in Pakistan. Photo: Aid to the Church in Need

Tapestries of the Crucifixion of Our Lord and the Assumption of Our Lady (roll mouse over the image to change between the two). The tapestries were hand made by Christians in Pakistan.

Pray for Pakistan

Ash Wednesday Mass in Faisalabad CathedralAsh Wednesday in Faisalabad CathedralChristian women praying in Lahore CathedralMass at Karachi Seminary, PakistanStations of the Cross, Faisalabad Cathedral, PakistanFather Yaqub Yusif, Parish Priest of Railway Colony, Faisalabad leads prayers for a sick person on a visit to a Catholic homeBishop Joseph Coutts of Faisalabad lighting candles for Gojra victims from anti-Christian violence attacks in PakistanPraying the Rosary at Saint Fidelis Church, Khushpur

Ash Wednesday Mass in Faisalabad Cathedral

Ash Wednesday in Faisalabad Cathedral

Christian women praying in Lahore Cathedral

Mass at Karachi Seminary, Pakistan

Stations of the Cross, Faisalabad Cathedral, Pakistan

Father Yaqub Yusif, Parish Priest of Railway Colony, Faisalabad leads prayers for a sick person on a visit to a Catholic home

Bishop Joseph Coutts of Faisalabad lighting candles for Gojra victims from anti-Christian violence attacks in Pakistan

Praying the Rosary at Saint Fidelis Church, Khushpur

Please pray for Christians who suffer persecution in Pakistan today

The solidarity of your prayer is a great comfort and encouragement to a faithful facing a worsening crisis of extremism, fear, violence and death.

In particular, please remember the eight victims of anti-Christian violence in Gojra in 2009, as their loved ones mark the first anniversary of their deaths.

In spite of the challenges that our brothers and sisters have to face in Pakistan, their courge and commitment to professing their faith is an inspiration and source of hope.

Their determination is helping the Church in Pakistan to grow against all odds. With your help, vocations are booming. Sisters are receiving formation, the faithful are coming forward to train as catechists and children are receiving Christian education.

Find out more about how you are helping Christians in Pakistan

What can I do?

Please show your prayerful solidarity with Christians in Pakistan by praying a decade of the Rosary for them.

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You can pledge your prayerful support by taking part in our poll at the bottom of this page.

And why not make Pakistan a special focus in your prayer group or parish?

We are also asking supporters to send us a message of support for Christians in Pakistan, using the form below. We will pass on your messages to Church leaders there, and publish a selection on the website.

Your message of support for Pakistan's Christians



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Take part in our poll

Please will you pray a decade of the Rosary for persecuted and suffering Christians in Pakistan?