Priest and layman liberate Christian slaves from bondage in Pakistan

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. Father Rico, a priest with the Order of St. Elias based in Argentina, told CNA that…