{"id":71522,"date":"2026-01-08T20:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=71522"},"modified":"2026-01-08T20:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:06:10","slug":"catholic-colleges-in-bangladesh-threatened-over-conversion-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/catholic-colleges-in-bangladesh-threatened-over-conversion-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"\u5b5f\u52a0\u62c9\u56fd\u5929\u4e3b\u6559\u5b66\u9662\u56e0\u6539\u6559\u6307\u63a7\u53d7\u5230\u5a01\u80c1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Notre Dame College in Mymensingh district, Bangladesh \/ Credit: Stephan Uttom Rozario Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec 10, 2025 \/ 12:00 pm (CNA). The president of the Bangladesh Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference, Archbishop Bejoy D&#039;Cruze of Dhaka, has expressed concern after threats against two prominent Catholic colleges posed &quot;a grave concern for the Catholic Church,&quot; particularly ahead of Christmas and elections scheduled for February in a Dec. 3 statement.On Dec. 2, a letter written in Bengali under the name Tawhidee Muslim Janata (&quot;faithful\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\/zh\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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The president of the Bangladesh Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference, Archbishop Bejoy D&#039;Cruze of Dhaka, has expressed concern after threats against two prominent Catholic colleges posed &quot;a grave concern for the Catholic Church,&quot; particularly ahead of Christmas and elections scheduled for February in a Dec. 3 statement.On Dec. 2, a letter written in Bengali under the name Tawhidee Muslim Janata (&quot;faithful\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":74509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-71522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":72084,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/bangladesh-catholics-face-christmas-under-military-guard-after-church-attacks\/","url_meta":{"origin":71522,"position":0},"title":"Bangladesh Catholics face Christmas under military guard after church attacks","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"25 12 \u6708, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Army personnel stand guard in front of St. Mary\u2019s Cathedral Church in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Dec. 23, ahead of Christmas 2024. \/ Credit: Stephan Uttom Rozario Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec 17, 2025 \/ 11:32 am (CNA). 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