Anna Chiara Filice

Mongolian scholars will have access to the Vatican Secret Archive. The Vatican will teach Latin to Mongolian scholars so that they can better understand the documents. In May, a photo exhibition will be held at the Holy See to mark 800 years of Mongolia’s ancient imperial capital.

The initial petition was filed in 2004. For Mgr Sarat Chandra Nayak, “The issue of Dalit Christians is organically connected to the mission of Catholic Church” which exists “to continue the very mission of Christ who was anointed to preach good news to the poor”.

The statue was to be installed on Kapala Betta Hill. For Hindus, it is a place sacred to the god Shiva. The Archbishop of Bangalore explains that "Betta" means "ordeal". The hill is the Via Crucis of the Christian community. Msgr. Machado: "We will not make it a matter of faith".

The Social Welfare Council is examining a new political strategy in foreign policy on balancing relations with neighboring powers. On the border with India there are several Islamic madrassas funded by Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. China fears the movements of the Tibetans.

The explosion devastated the Islamic seminary, located in the Satellite Town area. Pakistani authorities condemn yet another episode of violence in the province of Balochistan. Interior Minister promises: "Defeated terrorists will never be allowed to succeed".

In the first phase at least 50 women and 76 children will be returned to relatives. In November 2019, over 1,300 Islamic militants surrendered to the Afghan military forces, tired of fighting. Tribal chief: "The Afghan government, the Afghan people and the ulema send women back with honor."

Christians want Scheduled Caste status to be granted regardless of religious affiliation. Changing religion does not end the discrimination imposed on the Dalit community. For years, the Church has asked for the revision of a 1950 presidential order that excludes converts to Christianity from quotas in public administration.

The president of the Episcopal Conference inaugurates a new office for the Latin rite bishops in Goa. He returns to invoke peace and harmony in the face of the tensions that are tearing the country apart over the citizenship law. The city chosen for the new office is Benaulim, the birthplace of Saint Giuseppe Vaz, an example of "peace and reconciliation".

The couple could not pay for their wedding, which will now take place on 19 January at the Cheruvally Muslim Jamaat Mosque in Kayamkulam with a vegetarian banquet for a thousand guests paid by the mosque committee. Kerala is a symbol of interfaith harmony.

Murager Alimuly and Qaster Musakhanuly are on trial for crossing the border into Kazakhstan. If they were returned to China, they risk persecution in Xinjiang detention camps, where they have already been imprisoned.

The national unrest is organized by 10 trade unions. The manufacturing sector protests against the privatizations of public companies and policies that do not support employment. In 2020 India will grow "only 5%". Among the requests: minimum wage, pension reform, labor reform.

Over 30 injured students are hospitalized with cuts, lacerations and burns. The university is among the most prestigious in the world. Pupils are on strike against rising fees. For experts, the attack is a revenge for protests against the citizenship law started by universities.