02/22/2012TIBET - CHINA Lhasa "has become a hell for Tibetans. Here's how they live " A rare eyewitness account of the life of the Tibetan capital, anonymous for security reasons, which tells the truth about Tibet: "The Tibetans are disappearing, the monasteries are barracks and the private apartments of the Dalai Lama have been sold to a Chinese businessman . Soldiers are everywhere and they do what they want. The monks are ready to fast unto death against this violence. " Lhasa (AsiaNews) - In Tibet
"Tibetans are disappearing: they live in areas bounded by walls and barbed
wire, forced to listen to and sing communist anthems, watched over by Chinese military.
More than 7 thousand people have been beaten in the reeducation...
02/22/2012VATICAN 'To dust you shall return' but we are not to despair, says pope on Ash Wednesday Benedict XVI celebrates the 'penitential station' in St Sabina. The ashes are an "invitation to penance, humility, and an awareness of our mortal state," but they also "welcome in this mortal state of ours the unthinkable nearness of God".
02/22/2012VIETNAM Vietnamese Catholics' duty to pray and protect life this Lent by J.B. Vu The future of mission in Vietnam is the protection of the human being from conception. And an invitation to promote initiatives for the weaker sections of the population, including teh poor and children. Cardinal of Ho Chi Minh City: preparation for Easter "propitious time to renew our faith."
02/22/2012INDIA - ITALY Kerala: fishing community under shock and scared by the incident with the marines Fr Stephen G. Kulakkayathil, secretary general of the Kerala Region Latin Catholic Council and a priest in the Diocese of Quilon, confirms the absence of hostility towards Italians. However, the fishermen need help and security. The Indian Church slams the political use of the incident.
02/22/2012SYRIA Threatened by violence, Christians flee Syria, says Aleppo archbishop Mgr Audo urges Catholics to pray for peace and the reconciliation of the Syrian people. Caritas gives food and basic necessities to 500 Christian and Muslim families in Homs, the city most affected by the civil war. Two Western journalists are killed in Homs' Baba Amr district.
02/22/2012VATICAN Pope: Lent " journey in the desert " to overcome temptations of power, towards God General audience, Benedict XVI speaks of "a time of change, conversion", a time that pushes "to assume their responsibilities, time for mature decisions". The Church also knows the temptation of the devil who proposed to Christ a path away from God, "through success, power, dominion." But even if " the sky above us is obscured by the clouds of egoism, misunderstanding and deception," the period in the desert "can become a period of grace, because can bring forth the living water that refreshes and restores even from the hardest rock God ".
02/22/2012INDONESIA Overcrowding and embezzlement set off riot in Bali prison by Mathias Hariyadi Brawl among inmates broke out at dawn, followed by arson. Police and soldiers move in to restore calm. Some prisoners are wounded by gunshots; a section of the facility is damaged. Built for 300 people, it currently holds more than a thousand prisoners.
02/22/2012CHINA Euro zone crisis reduces Chinese exports Preliminary survey results show export decline because of Europe's economic and financial crisis. Analysts warn Beijing that a real domestic market is needed to maintain usual level.
02/22/2012SRI LANKA Bishops of Sri Lanka: Lent, a time of deep reflection for every Christian by Melani Manel Perera The message of the Bishops' Conference of Sri Lanka for Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. This year's theme is "Unity through reconciliation". Invitation to the faithful not to limit themselves to ceremonies, but to build a relationship with God, to share an authentic Easter.
02/22/2012AFGHANISTAN Bagram: riots and protests over the burning of the Korans in the U.S. base. Calm in Kabul AsiaNews sources in Afghanistan define the episode as yet another act of violence against the Afghan people. The events are concentrated in areas outside the capital. In Bagram thousands of people storm the NATO base. U.S. embassy in Kabul closed.
02/22/2012IRAN - UN IAEA: failed negotiations on Iran's nuclear program Tehran denies UN technical agency authorization, called to inspect a site south of the capital. The Director General expresses "disappointment" and precludes more talks soon. Iranian envoy speaks of "intense" meetings which will continue in the future. Little progress achieved so far.
Books
Augusto Colombo. Apostolo dei paria di Piero Gheddo
pp. 320
Matteo Ricci: missione e ragione. Una biografia intellettuale di Gianni Criveller
pp. 132
Bioetica religioni missioni di Buono Giuseppe, Pelosi Patrizia pp. 432
Matteo Ricci e Giulio Aleni, due vite incrociate di Giulio Aleni / (a cura di) Gianni Criveller
pp. 176
Missione Bengala 155 anni del Pime in India e Bangladesh EMI
di Piero Gheddo
pp. 480
La Cina di Mao processa la Chiesa di Angelo S.Lazzarotto pp. 528
Il rovescio delle medaglie di Bernardo Cervellera pp. 240
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