{"id":69545,"date":"2025-12-20T16:45:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T16:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=69545"},"modified":"2025-12-20T16:45:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T16:45:10","slug":"priest-and-layman-liberate-christian-slaves-from-bondage-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/priest-and-layman-liberate-christian-slaves-from-bondage-in-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Priester und Laie befreien christliche Sklaven aus der Knechtschaft in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Argentine priest Father Rico has liberated more than 100 Christians from bondage since 2024. \/ Credit: Photo courtesy of the Order of St. Elias Ann Arbor, Michigan, Nov 16, 2025 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). Three Christian families in Pakistan have been liberated from bondage thanks to the ongoing efforts of an Argentine priest and young layman who recently returned to Spain from the Muslim-majority country.&nbsp;Father Rico, a priest with the Order of St. Elias based in Argentina, told CNA that\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Argentine priest Father Rico has liberated more than 100 Christians from bondage since 2024. \/ Credit: Photo courtesy of the Order of St. Elias Ann Arbor, Michigan, Nov 16, 2025 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). Three Christian families in Pakistan have been liberated from bondage thanks to the ongoing efforts of an Argentine priest and young layman who recently returned to Spain from the Muslim-majority country.&nbsp;Father Rico, a priest with the Order of St. Elias based in Argentina, told CNA that\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":72373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-69545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":52389,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/argentine-businessman-enrique-shaw-one-step-closer-to-beatification\/","url_meta":{"origin":69545,"position":0},"title":"Argentine businessman Enrique Shaw one step closer to beatification","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"August 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Venerable Enrique Shaw. \/ Credit: Acdeano, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jun 21, 2025 \/ 09:00 am (CNA). 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