Aik Din Geo Ke Sath | Ejaz Alam Augustine (Minister For Human Rights/Minorities Affairs & Interfaith Harmony – The Government of Punjab, Pakistan) | 25th December 2021
A special commemorative postage stamp was released on the Centenary Day of the Cathedral by the Government of Pakistan.[4][5] Benedict XVI also sent a message for the jubilee of the Lahore cathedral.[6] Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, Apostolic Nuncio to Pakistan, read out the special message from the Pope to the local congregation in Lahore.
In 2007 Father Andrew Nisari was the Rector of the Cathedral.[7]
On March 11, 2008, a suicide bomber drove a vehicle loaded with explosive material into the eight-storey FIA office situated at Temple Road, Lahore.[8] At least ten of the cathedral’s stained-glass windows were hit by the blast. Many of the other window panes were also blown out.[8] In the meantime they have been restored in Belgium.[2]
In 2011, the Cathedral had registered more than 20,000 baptisms and nearly 5,500 marriages since its founding.[9]
The cathedral was awarded the Belgian Heritage Abroad prize in 2015.[10]
In 2020, the Punjab Minister for Minority Affairs, Ijaz Alam Augustine asked the provincial government to put the cathedral on the national heritage list. He has also said that his ministry will cover the expenses of restoration work needed, including new pipes, electrical system and other beautification work, approximately 50,000,000 rupees (about US$300,000).[11]
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