Francis recalled that as a young man he wanted to come as a missionary to the Land of the Rising Sun.  "In Japan the Church is small and Catholics are a minority" (536 thousand, 0.4 percent of the population), and evangelization requires commitment to "a humble, daily witness and dialogue with other religious traditions  ".  No mention of the crisis that Hong Kong is experiencing in telegrams to the heads of state of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

At least 3 thousand faithful came from Vietnam;  another 7,000 are migrants in Thailand.  Happiness: is seeing the Pope "at least once in a lifetime".  In Thailand, with 1% of Christians, there were two papal visits;  in Vietnam, with 10% of Catholics, no visits.  "The Vietnamese Church has proposed to invite the pontiff many times, but the official invitation must come from the government."

Since last June, the exploitation of oil wells in the Kurdish area - controlled by US military - has been granted to an Israeli company.  Washington aims to deprive the Syrian government of a valuable financial resource.  Meanwhile, Turkey is implementing a demographic change in the occupied area of ​​the north-east.

The water flows from the feet of Christ on the cross and from some rocks below.  It began to flow on 2 November, the feats of All Souls.  The sanctuary was erected in 1917 at the behest of people of all faiths, to give thanks to the Virgin Mary who had protected them from the plague.

The free trade pact will test the European bloc’s ability to link trade liberalization to humanitarian issues while trying to enhance ties with ASEAN members. Singapore is a key trading partner for the EU, but its human rights record is troubling.