Charles Bo*

The archbishop of Yangon is the guest of honour at the Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India. For him, "When challenges abound, unity is not a luxury but [. . .] a necessity". Extremist nationalism "threatens the lives of vulnerable people". In Myanmar, "The Church took up the role of mercy for the afflicted people".

At Christmas, God unites Himself to the poor and abandoned. In Asia, God comes first, in Europe many boast proudly that they have no religion. Appreciating the differences in religion, culture, party is the path of peace. Christians’ difficulties in seeing their freedom of religion guaranteed.