To overcome "the harrowing past of our beloved city", it is necessary to protect the “people who are precious to us". We must accept differences "To ensure a future which will never again start wars." Two children read a commitment to peace in today's ceremony to commemorate the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
Fr J.B. Heru Prakosa, a Jesuit and expert on Islam, spoke at the National Missionary Congress (Jakarta, 1-4 August) where he urged Catholics to leave their "comfort zone". Young Catholics are involved in pastoral outreach dedicated to the “common good”.
The statement by Kazumi Matsui, the Mayor of Hiroshima, was read during the ceremony commemorating the 74th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on the city. It calls on people to Listen to the stories of survivors and to move with determination towards a treaty to ban nuclear weapons.
Ateret Cohanim is trying to undermine the Christian presence in the Holy Land, seizing Christian properties. Three Church-owned buildings seized by the radical group in the Old City are the flashpoint. The Patriarchate suggests they were taken through fraud and plans a lawsuit to regain them.
The condemned are all in late adolescence or 20 years old and include a Buddhist. The police caught him inside a hotel room, with a woman who is not his wife. About 98% of the five million residents in the province are Muslims. Those who are not, can choose between corporal punishment and prison.
Chinese Office for Hong Kong and Macao spokesman says the demonstrations in Hong Kong have become "destructive". Forces "behind the scenes" and "external powers" - in particular Taiwan and Western countries - "use young people" against China. After yesterday's strike, some police stations besieged. Clashes between demonstrators and groups of ordinary people. In Shenzhen, 12,000 Chinese policemen hold "anti-riot" training with young men dressed in black.