Pakistan Church declares 2021 as Year of St. Joseph
In the footsteps of Pope Francis, the president of the Pakistani Bishops’ Conference has announced that the Church in Pakistan would observe the current year as the Year of St. Joseph.
By Robin Gomes
The Pakistan Catholic Bishops Conference (PCBC) has announced that it is dedicating 2021 as the Year of St. Joseph. PCBC president Archbishop Joseph Arshad of the Diocese of Islamabad-Rawalpindi made the announcement of the yearlong celebration in a video message on 12 January on the archdiocesan YouTube channel Ave Maria Catholic TV.
The Pakistani bishops’ initiative comes in the footsteps of Pope Francis, who on 8 December issued an Apostolic Letter