Nirmala Carvalho

The journey of the Tyagarchana Shanti Yatra starts tomorrow in Varanasi with four hours of fasting and prayer. The goal is to raise awareness about peace in a state affected by sectarian violence.

Four members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP, the Hindu ultra-nationalist party) arrested. Bishop of the Archdiocese of Guwahati: "regrettable accident. The contribution of the Salesian apostolate to education is well recognized by all religions in the State ".

The Bishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar celebrates the feast of St. Jean-Mary Vianney, patron of parish priests, with 87 diocesan priests. Affected by the anti-Christian pogrom (2008), these priests have "touched the wounds of Christ through those of their people."

The initiative coincides with World Breastfeeding Week (1-7 August). Its goal is to safeguard the health of newborns and reduce infant mortality.

The conclusion of the initial report by the fact-finding team, accessed by AsiaNews. The police speak of an "accident", but witnesses confirm the willful murder. Perhaps an attempted rape gone wrong.

He was hanged in Nagpur prison a few hours after India’s Supreme Court dismissed his final plea. For a social activist, this is “very sad day for me. Death punishment is not an option; it is nothing but state murder."

The bodies have not been found. Bloodstains and pieces of clothing were found at the site where they were last seen. Two members of the country’s largest paramilitary group are suspected. The victims come from the same village as seven Christians sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, which sparked the anti-Christian pogrom of 2008.

More than 6,000 boys and girls took part in the ‘Clean and green Ballari’ as a practical response to the Laudato Si’ encyclical. The initiative is a joint effort by local Catholic schools and state officials. For the local bishop, “Teaching ecology must become an integral part of formal education.”

Mgr Thomas Dabre speaks about historic agreement reached in Vienna last week. Iran has become aware of its nuclear capability. Nuclear weapons make the world more insecure.

This year, the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel coincides with the Year of the consecrated life and the 500th anniversary of Saint Teresa of Avila. As witnesses of the Gospel and the love of Christ, priests play an increasingly necessary role in today's society. Mary is the One who offered her body and blood to the son of God.

The accident occurred on the banks of the river at the opening of the celebrations of the sacred river. Bishop of Vishakapatnam: "I hope and pray that God, in his goodness and mercy, give comfort and consolation to the families to accept what happened. Our prayers go out to all of them".

Approximately 40 girls, including some of the Islamic religion, waited seven hours in the heat for the headmaster. Three of them became ill and drank water. A Muslim politician threats "legal retaliation." Jesuit scholar of Islam: "Dishonest to transform an administrative issue into a religious problem".