06/20/2013VATICAN Pope: fighting hunger "through pursuit of dialogue and fraternity", overcoming "myopic economic interests" Greeting participants at FAO conference, Francis calls the fact that millions of people not having enough to eat while food production is sufficient "a scandal". “Human person and human dignity are not simply catchwords, but pillars for creating shared rules and structures capable of passing beyond purely pragmatic or technical approaches in order to eliminate divisions and to bridge existing differences". Vatican City (AsiaNews) - The fight
against hunger "through research of dialogue and fraternity" in the
face of the current economic crisis and its consequences - with the
"scandal" of millions of people who have nothing to eat, while food production is sufficient -
the answer lies focusing attention on the human person and his dignity "not
simply as catchwords, but pillars for creating shared rules and structures
capable...
06/20/2013SYRIA Witnessing to the love of Christ in Syria, plagued by hatred and war by Simone Cantarini In a village north of Aleppo Fr. Hanna, a Franciscan, rings the bells every day to show the public that he is there for them. Nuns, priests and volunteers are now a point of reference and love for Christians and Muslims torn apart by a war imported from outside. Archbishop Zenari, apostolic nuncio to Damascus: "The real victory is not winning the war, but peace."
06/20/2013PAKISTAN Christian minister in Islamabad: Economics and minority rights, here are my challenges by Jibran Khan From 8 June Kamran Michael is Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping in the PML-N-led government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. For 10 years a member of the provincial assembly of Punjab, he is the second Christian (after Shahbaz Bhatti) to play a leading role in the executive. A plan for development and the goal of peace.
06/20/2013SINGAPORE - INDONESIA Fires in Sumatra, smoke envelops Singapore. Alarm for citizens’ health An emergency summit called between a delegation from the city-state and officials in Jakarta. For days, Singapore has been wrapped in a thick blanket, the prime minister invites people to stay home as pollution worsens. The fires caused by clearing of forests to create agricultural areas.
06/19/2013HONG KONG Economic development wiping out Hong Kong's pink dolphins Only 78 animals were found in 2011, a 70 per cent drop since 2003. Construction and noise pollution are driving pink dolphins away from their normal habitat. "I've been working on dolphin conservation for over a decade, and this is the worst situation I've seen," activist said.
06/19/2013G8 - SYRIA G8 leaders hold back weapons from rebels in favour of dialogue After opening with the announcement of a possible No-Fly Zone in Syria, the G8 in Lough Erne ends with a bland declaration calling on rebels and regime to talk. No reference is made to the fate of Bashar al-Assad in a possible transitional government. The shadow of al-Qaeda and Moscow's subtle threats stop United States and Europe.
06/19/2013IRAQ - VATICAN For Chaldean patriarch, Sunni-Shia divisions and foreign influences are obstacles to peace by Dario Salvi Mar Sako is in Rome for ROACO's 86th Plenary Assembly to talk about the violence in Syria and the Middle East. Calling on Christians to show the positive side of the separation of Church and state that "respects religion", he says it is different from Western secularism. Politics "seeks oil," the Church "seeks people." He renews the invitation to Pope Francis to visit the Christians in the region.
06/19/2013VATICAN Pope: "Think of the hypocrisy in the Church: how much it hurts us all" During Mass this morning, Francis again stigmatizes the behavior of those who do not follow the path shown by Jesus, like the scribes and Pharisees of the Gospel, they are "hypocrites of cases", "intellectuals without talent" who "do not have the intelligence to find God, to explain God with intelligence” who “lead God’s people down a dead end”.
06/19/2013SRI LANKA Sri Lanka's first Catholic radio station to bring God to kids Web-based station will broadcast in Sinhala first, but eventually branch out to Tamil and English. For National Catholic Social Communications Centre director Fr Benedict Joseph, "new media play an increasingly important role in society" to "reach young people and children and put them in contact with each other."
06/19/2013VATICAN Pope: the Church is the "body of Christ", let's not harm it with divisions, personal interests and "gossip" At the general audience Francis appeals for migrants and their families and to "bear witness to the Gospel of life." "All together, all together with our differences, but united, united forever, that is the path of Jesus! Unity is beyond all conflict, unity is a grace that we must ask the Lord." Seek unity even among evangelicals, Catholics and Orthodox.
06/19/2013NORTH KOREA Kim Jong-un gives his staff a winning recipe: Mein Kampf According to the young North Korean dictator, the Third Reich's "holy" book shows "how Hitler reconstructed Germany after its defeat in World War I". Both regimes share the same reliance on propaganda and delusional theories about the "chosen race."
06/19/2013KOREA Korea, a new cathedral on the border to reconcile Seoul and Pyongyang by Joseph Yun Li-sun The Church will be inaugurated by Card. Cheong and dedicated to "forgiveness and atonement." Inside mosaics portraying the Christian martyrs, by artists from the north. The Archbishop Emeritus of Seoul: "The building represents the desire for peace, unity and reconciliation that animates the Korean people."
06/19/2013PALESTINE Gaza: Hamas imposes Islamisation on schools, endangering Catholic institutions As of September, mixed classes will be banned for students over the age of ten. Even teachers will be strictly divided according to gender in order not to violate Sharia. The Church currently runs three schools with almost a thousand students, mostly Muslims. For the bishop of Jerusalem, "We have two alternatives: put pressure on the government or close."
06/19/2013PHILIPPINES St. Pedro Calungsod, the young martyr that Filipinos will bring to Rio Missionary and catechist, he was assassinated at 18 years of age on the island of Guam in 1672 and canonized by Benedict XVI in 2012. At the World Youth Day, a group of pilgrims from his hometown will present the saint to young people around the world.
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