Paolo Fossati

Foreign missionaries live amid tensions. Despite widespread fears, the Church seeks dialogue with the authorities on the most urgent social problems. The country’s emergencies include extrajudicial killings, martial law in Mindanao and unpunished murders.

The goal is to use the waterways for tourism, environmental protection and collecting construction aggregate. A navigation map should be ready by next January.

The 72-year-old missionary was expelled on charges of participating in political rallies. Sister Patricia greeted the Philippines urging the faithful, especially Church leaders, to take courageous initiatives to denounce injustice. Addressing, President Duterte, who had ordered the investigation against her: "Listen to the poor, not just the military; listen to the poor of the cities, the peasants, the workers, the natives; listen to them and act for them, not just for the rich ".

Back in May, a delegation of 50 monks handed Pope Francis the translations of a Buddhist sacred text. For Fr Daniele Mazza, PIME missionary, “Dialogue is thus made concrete by the encounter”.

Technology, security concerns or profit seeking should not limit our vision. "It would not be enough even to concentrate exclusively on biodiversity and ecosystems, if the role of the human person were left aside.”

“Experience shows that this type of measure only harms the poorest sections of the population,” the prelate said. Sanctions could devastate some of key sectors of Myanmar’s economy, already facing great uncertainty. Experts estimate that at least 400,000 jobs could be lost in the garment sector.

An unprecedented crowd in the history of the Filipino Church. During the three weeks of pilgrimage, the relic crossed the country, stopping at Santo Tomas and in the cities of Manila, Cebu, Davao and Lipa. Card. Quevedo: "Christians are not simply called to admire great saints like Padre Pio, but rather to imitate their virtues of humility and charity".

So far, at least 10 bodies have been recovered, now in hospital for identification. 14 bags of debris and personal belongings of passengers collected from the sea. Two victims are foreigners: an Indian and an Italian. Through the use of drones and sonar technologies, the authorities are focused on recovering the black boxes of the plane, while investigators try to determine the cause of the accident.

His helicopter crashed with four other people on board. The tragedy moved and saddened people in the East Midlands city, grateful to Vichai for the 2016 victory in the world’s most important football league. His empire was worth US$ 3.8 billion at the time of his death, which made him the fourth wealthiest person in Thailand.

According to government data, those aged 15 to 29 number over 62 million. Out of seven million Indonesian Catholics, two are young. "We realise that they are a 'small flock',” said the bishop of Ketapang, but “they are the missionaries in today's world". Training, leadership, environment and interfaith dialogue are the focus of the Indonesian Church.

The Malaysian Prime Minister, on an official visit to Thailand, reiterates: "In the West they ignore marriage and family, why follow them?". Malaysia gives Islamic tribunals the right to treat religious and family matters for Muslim citizens.

PIME missionary works in Ban Thoet Thai, especially among ethnic Akha, whose traditional family ties are not very strong or stable, a situation that leads to drug addiction, alcohol abuse, school dropout and child neglect.