Anna Chiara Filice

The Yasu Project is behind the initiative designed to show Japanese hospitality. The back of lorries will be turned into prayer rooms with a capacity of 50 people with outdoor water taps.

The 14-year-old Christian girl did not appear in court “because she fears for her life.” The judge has set a new hearing for 4 March to give police more time to check medical records. Age is the key factor in the case since forced conversions are not a crime.

This morning the ceremony in the general house of the Congregation, in Kerala. The members of the congregation carry out charitable apostolate in the educational and social fields, they help the poor in their integral development. The Vincentians charism is to become part of the spirit of Christ.

Holy Cross church is in the interior of the Diocese of Bagdogra, far from urban centres. Isolation, child education, spiritual preparation of youth, and building a larger church are the most urgent challenges in what “is truly a land of mission.”

Over 20 thousand faithful present at the celebration. Bishop of Jowai: "Priests are agents of God's blessings and healers of those who bear physical and spiritual wounds." The occasion served to commemorate the extraordinary presence of the Salesians, who for over 100 years have contributed to the development of India.

The pro-life groups of Kerala will organize a nationwide demonstration. Yesterday the government approved the extension of abortion limit from 20 to 24 weeks. In India about 6.4 million abortions are practiced every year, half of which are illegal.

The US House of Representatives approved by a wide margin a bill that would freeze assets and ban entry of Chinese officials involved in the Dalai Lama’s succession process. Choosing the future leader of Tibetan Buddhism is a matter for Tibetan Buddhists. Meanwhile, the 11th Panchen Lama is still being held arbitrarily since 1995.

Demonstrations in Asia, Europe, North America and Australia. Members of the Pashtun ethnic group are demanding the release of Manzoor Pashteen, the charismatic leader of their movement arrested on charges of sedition. Lawyer: "Speak up and be counted, your life means nothing if you don't have the freedom to disagree."

28-year-old Manzoor Pashteen is the leading exponent of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement. He is accused of sedition for criticizing violence in tribal areas, with strong Islamist infiltration. Independent research claims that at least 50,000 people have died since 2002, including civilians, militants and the army.

In 2008, Hindu extremists killed more than a hundred Christians because of the murder of a Hindu cleric by Maoists but blamed on Christians. Out of approximately 6,600 arrests, only 79 ended in a conviction. In 2020-2021 the local Church will host the Plenary Assembly of the Latin Synod so that it “will take the bishops to the places of the massacres.” For the archbishop, “it will be a moment of blessing for our people, to strengthen faith and courage.”

The “Villa Balconi” residence is located in Vegavaram, in Andhra Pradesh. The 40 guest nuns spent the day in prayer, studying the Word of God, thanking those who animate the liturgy every day. Deacon: "The proclaimed Word belongs to the here and now."

The former bishop of Jalandhar is also accused of "abuse of a position of power" and intimidation of the religious. The ex superior of the Missionaries of Jesus accuses him of raping her several times from 2014 to 2016. The bishop's trial was to begin in November 2019 and has been postponed several times.