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#Nurses #Pakistan #SWNews In Pakistan, two more Christians have been accused of the 'infamous' blasphemy law. On April 9, two Christian nurses Mariam Lal and Navish Arooj, working in the civilian hospital in Faisalabad were charged with blasphemy law 295B of the Pakistan Penal Code. US Supreme Court exempts in-house prayer meetings in California from COVID curbs  Now here is some good news from the US. The Supreme Court has exempted prayer meetings from curbs placed by the state of California on in-house gatherings. The court decision comes after a pastor in Santa Clara county challenged the pandemic restrictions on in-house gatherings, which prohibited him from bringing believers home for prayer meetings and Bible study. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco offers Mass for Life Proclaiming the sanctity of life, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco in the US offered a Mass for Life on April 10. During the Mass which was offered outdoors at St Gregory parish in San Mateo, the archbishop urged believers to be the eyes of Christ in the world in order to cast light on the darkness and open the eyes of people on “the cultural blindness of injustice”. Guillermo Lasso elected new president of Ecuador In the South American nation of Ecuador, the electoral council has confirmed the victory of Guillermo Lasso Mendoza as the new president. Mendoza, who is a Catholic as well as a supernumerary of the Opus Dei, garnered 53 percent of the total votes while his opponent Andres Arauz got 47 per cent. Colorado bishops to reinstate obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days The bishops of the US state of Colorado have announced that the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and other Holy Days will be reinstated on Pentecost Sunday, May 23. The bishops said that all Catholics without major risk factors or other serious reasons should attend Mass. They also exhorted believers to reflect during the Easter season as to why they are called to Mass each week. Canadian bishops flay expansion of Medical Assistance in Dying law In a shocking move, the Canadian government has expanded its Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) law, allowing euthanasia and assisted dying to those suffering from mental illness and those who are not in a near-death situation. This has been opposed by the Catholic bishops of the nation. In a statement published on April 9, the bishops called on the faithful to pray and voice their opposition through their elected lawmakers. Former head of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity passes away  Long-time Vatican diplomat and curia member Cardinal Edward Cassidy is no more. The former president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity passed away in Newcastle, Australia, on Saturday at the age of 96. The top prelate was also the sostituto, the second-ranking official at the Secretariat of State, for 21 months. MORE FROM SHALOM WORLD Shalom World's main website: https://shalomworld.org Shalom Media: https://shalommedia.org Shalom Tidings: https://shalomtidings.org/ Shalom Media Store: https://shalommediastore.org TO DOWNLOAD THE APP iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shalom-... Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... TO SUPPORT US https://shalomworld.org/donate SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook:   / shalomworld   Twitter:   / shalomworldtv   Instagram:   / shalomworldtv   LinkedIn:   / shalom-world   Subscribe:    / shalomworld