by Mathias Hariyadi

The event that will end tomorrow.  It was born in preparation for the extraordinary missionary month of October 2019, commissioned by Pope Francis.  The pontiff sends a message to the participants: "Baptism as a leaven in society, to carry forward the message of Jesus".

 

| 03/08/2019
| INDONESIA

In the audience with the young people of the Euromoot, Pope Francis emphasizes that the starting point in life is "not having, but giving: Give, that is, start putting your life into play".  Everyone has a unique and important contribution to make to the world: the example of Mother Teresa.  "Creation has no borders ... we are in the world to meet others, to create communion".  The commitment to "a renewed Europe;  not protector of spaces, but generator of encounter".

| 03/08/2019
| VATICAN
by Nirmala Carvalho

A joint document from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and of the World Council of Churches was published, entitled "Educating for peace in a multi-religious world: a Christian perspective".  Card  Gracias presented it to the Minister for Youth, Sport and Education of the State of Maharashtra.  Educating for peace through a profound self-awareness, an openness to the other, a careful use of the media, an increasingly personal spirituality.  The testimony of Pope Francis in Abu Dhabi.

 

| 03/08/2019
| INDIA

Four executions under Takashi Yamashita's ministry.  The majority of Japanese seem to support the death penalty.  But the Federation of lawyers would like it to be eliminated by 2020.

 

 

| 03/08/2019
| JAPAN

Saudi Arabia is ranked 172nd on the RSF list, is involved in the murder of dissident journalist Khashoggi and arrests reporters.  But it intends to launch a "media forum" and media awards.  The goal is to become a place for "discussions and debate" at regional and international level.

| 03/08/2019
| SAUDI ARABIA
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