02/08/2012CHINA-VATICAN What is the true good of the Church in China by Card. Joseph Zen Ze-kiun On the eve of an important meeting in Rome on "Jesus our contemporary," Card. Zen asks all Catholics to help the Church in China (and especially its legitimate bishops) to emerge from ambiguity, to follow Benedict XVI and "rid" themselves of those organisms that are enemies of the faith (see PA, Bureau of Religious Affairs, etc. .), and that control and stifle the faithful. The Chinese Church is on the verge of a schism caused by "bargaining" between the Catholic faith and political power. The subtitle of this article (wanted by the author) is: "In dialogue with the Community of Saint Egidio and Gianni Valente of 30Days". Hong Kong (AsiaNews) – Firstly I wish to declare my complete respect for the great zeal of my friends of the Community of Saint Egidio and my good friend Gianni Valente of 30Days for the Church in China. I also wish to reiterate my gratitude for their long friendship towards me.
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02/08/2012INDIA India’s growth rate slows, courtesy of the Reserve Bank India’s GDP growth drops to 6.9 from 8.4 per cent over last fiscal year. The Reserve Bank of India says it will lower interest rates unless the government reduces the deficit and begins economic reforms.
02/08/2012CHINA Fr Zhang Wenchang, apostolic administrator in Kunming, dies by Wang Zhicheng The 92-year-old priest spent 24 years in camps, persecuted for his loyalty to the pope. The government had chosen as bishop Ma Yinglin. Excommunicated in 2006, the latter was rejected by the faithful for not being in communion with the pope.
02/08/2012VATICAN God is present even when he is “apparently silent”, says pope In today’s general audience, Benedict XVI spoke about the prayer of the dying Jesus, of his cry “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” He also called for prayers and solidarity for the victims of the cold snap that has recently struck some parts of Europe.
02/08/2012PALESTINE-ISRAEL Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem in favour of Fatah-Hamas agreement Reconciliation responds "to the Palestinian aspirations for unity and we must be happy." Amazement at the criticism voiced by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. In any case, Msgr. Twal remains committed to a "peace for all, a good understanding with Israel and unity between the Palestinian brothers. "
02/08/2012INDIA Kerala: the Communist Party paints "its" Last Supper by Nirmala Carvalho Obama instead of Jesus, surrounded by Sarkozy, Manmohan Singh (the Indian Prime Minister), Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi as the Apostles. Criticism from the Church and civil society. The spokesman of the Syro-Malabar Church: "An offensive parody of a major symbol of Christianity". In 2011, pictures of Mother Teresa and Jesus which have appeared at the initiative of the Communist-Marxist Party.
02/08/2012SYRIA Battle in Homs. A more "Islamic" revolution; growing violence against Christians The Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Serghey: Assad's fate "must be decided by the Syrians." Local sources inform AsiaNews of the growing violence, on the part of the regime's opponents, towards the Alawis, Christians and those alleged to be on the government's side.
02/08/2012CHINA Chemicals in the Yangtze River, a “drinkable water” alert in Shanghai Experts claim there is no "immediate threat". The Department for the environment is preparing action plans in case of "abnormal" levels. But panic has already spread throughout the population, which races to buy bottled water. In the China of economic progress, pollution and food contamination continue to strike.
02/08/2012CHINA – SUDAN Sudanese rebels free 29 Chinese workers The militias have handed over the hostages to the International Red Cross, after days of mediation with officials of the governments of Beijing and Khartoum. Workers are now in Nairobi and will be repatriated in the coming days. They were kidnapped last January 28 along with 18 others, who managed to escape. One of them has been found dead by the Sudanese army.
02/08/2012INDONESIA Catholics raise funds, collect food for East Sumba villages at risk for famine by Mathias Hariyadi An outreach programme called “A bowl of rice” is launched to help people who suffered crop failure. Members of the KBKK, Indonesia’s most active group of lay Catholics, take the lead. Pangkal Pinang bishop says it is time to show “universal solidarity”. Response to campaign is very positive.
02/08/2012PHILIPPINES Death toll from Negros and Cebu earthquake rises to 48 dead and 92 missing In the island’s east coast city hundreds of people digging with their bare hands in search of hundreds still buried under rubble. Caritas Philippines warns that food supplies are running low. Landslides and mudslides block roads and make it impossible for the arrival of humanitarian aid. The local Catholic Church opens churches, chapels and schools to provide shelter to hundreds of displaced families.
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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