During his meeting with members of the Centro Studio Rosario Livatino, Pope Francis said that in some courts one can hear the idea that “the main interest of a disabled or elderly person” is “that of dying and not of being cured”.

| 29/11/2019
| VATICAN
by Shafique Khokhar

The heads of Pakistan’s Senate and National Assembly are behind the initiative. Over the years, several attempts to legislate in the matter have failed. Hundreds of Christian and Hindu girls and young women are abducted, raped, converted and forced to marry their tormentor. For Peter Jacob, conversion to Islam is a pretext.

| 29/11/2019
| PAKISTAN
by Mathias Hariyadi

The 24-year-old student, who hails from the Diocese of Bogor, will join the 20-member group set up by the Holy See. The latter include young people from around the world and various movements, associations and communities. Young people took part in the various stages of the 2018 Synod. Dialogue based on tolerance is fundamental.

 

| 29/11/2019
| INDONESIA – VATICAN

A multiple rocket launcher is North Korea’s newest weapon with most of South Korea within its range. Yesterday, it carried out a fourth test, raising concerns among experts because of shorter time interval between each single launch.

| 29/11/2019
| KOREA

"The Lord tells us to be prepared for the meeting, death is an encounter: it is He who comes to visit us, it is He who comes to take us by the hand and take us with him. I wouldn't want this simple sermon to be a funeral notice! It is simply the Gospel ”.

| 29/11/2019
| VATICAN
by Shervin Ghaffari*

The United States’ maximum pressure campaign has undermined the political agenda of the Iranian president in favour of his domestic adversaries, first and foremost Iran’s right-wing circles and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Founded as a political and military force, it is now a business empire. Amid the decline of Iran’s private sector, the civilian population is feeling the repercussions. Article originally published by Lobelog.

| 29/11/2019
| IRAN – UNITED STATES
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