Anna Chiara Filice

The recognition dedicated to "freedom of thought" is the most important of the European Union. Tohti, 50 years old today, has been in jail since 2014 with a life sentence for separatism. He fought for dialogue between his ethnic group and the majority Han. President of the EU Parliament: "We demand his immediate release".

The verdict was issued by a court in Feni, south-east Bangladesh. Nusrat Jahan Rafi, 19, broke the silence on the phenomenon of sexual abuse within religious schools. The condemned include the president of the madrassa, her killer.

Catholics are just 1 per cent of the population in the former Soviet Republic. Testimony, the lives of the saints, pilgrimages and Masses are the central points of the celebrations for this month. “We hope to reach the hearts of the people by speaking directly to them in their own language,” says Fr Kropfreiter.

A third of the world's blind people, about 12 million people live in India. Of the nine million people who died in 2018, just over 68,000 people donated their corneas. Rally is held in five countries to raise awareness about organ donation.

Sr Lidwin Fernandes is the executive secretary of the Women’s Commission of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India. She has a long experience in youth outreach. Not worried about taking on great responsibilities, she is interested in making sure that everyone feels precious “in the eyes of God”.

The UN estimates that some 40,000 people died under Mahinda Rajapaksa, the candidate's brother. Gotabhaya is the frontrunner in the 16 November election.

Abp. Sebastian Shaw made all the country's bells ring for peace. Both India and Pakistan possess the atomic bomb. For years they have threatened to drop it on the neighbor to definitively resolve the dispute over Kashmir.

Frenchwoman Esther Duflo (his wife) and to the American Michael Kremer also awarded. The experimental approach in the scholastic field has improved the lives of five million Indian students. In the medical field, many countries have introduced subsidies for disease prevention.

The nun is the founder of the congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family in Kerala. Today more than 1,500 women religious work in India, Germany, Italy and Ghana. Of noble origins, the saint chose a life of penance and prayer. She opened the first school for girls in the state. She realised the value of the family to break caste discrimination.

The priest is the new executive secretary of the Youth Office of the Indian Bishops' Conference. He had been set to join the Armed Forces of India, "but the Lord called me to be a priest through a friend of mine, who then got married". Young people "bring newness, creativity and vitality. They rivitalise the Church and the country”. The Church must "encourage vocations and the study of theology".

Today is International Day of the Girl Child. Every month at least 50,000 girls are killed following prenatal sex determination tests. For activist, “Every child is precious. Both girls and boys have an equal right to life and liberty.”

The congregation's annual meeting brought together some 180 members and leaders of the Indian Church. The "Theological Consultation" serves to give "direction" to mission of the following year. Founded in Goa, the Company operates in all continents.