Francis speaks in a video-message released for the 34th World Youth Day in Panama next January centred on ‘I am the servant of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word’.
The last part of the Ten Commandments is aimed at bringing “man to his truth, that is, to his poverty, which becomes authentic openness, personal openness to the mercy of God, Who transforms and renews us.” Likewise, “Let us keep in mind that all the commandments have the task of indicating the boundary of life, the limit beyond which man destroys himself and his neighbour, breaking down his relationship with God.”
Between 25 October and 7 November, nuns helped Palu residents with means provided by the Sacred Heart of Mary, a parish located in the heart of the city. The group travelled as far as Pengawu, Kayumalue, Ngapa, Desa Layana, Sipeso and Pantai Barat.
A suicide bomber targeted a wedding hall where the birth of Muhammad was being celebrated. For Fr Moretti, Afghanistan "is not news” and massacres are “ignored.” But human beings are the same.
The Myanmar prelate was picked to lead the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences. The mandate of the current holder, the archbishop of Mumbai Card Gracias, expires at the end of December. A big council of Asian bishops is planned for 2020.
Two men and two women were taken into custody for breaking laws that prohibit disturbing religious harmony. If found guilty, they could get two to five years in prison.
