Vincenzo Faccioli Pintozzi

A group of Protestant congregations writes a courageous appeal to the government: "You consider us a threat, an error to be corrected. But wrong, we want to contribute to the well-being of the nation like everyone else ". The capital orders a catalog of unregistered places of worship. Among the churches affected, one is Catholic.

The writer Mari Okada, for years confined to her home and bullied by her classmates, makes her directorial debut with "Maquia: when the Promised flower blooms". A work that explores the drama of modern Japanese society, aged and increasingly militaristic. But with one hope: A return to bearing life.

The ferry sank in 2014, causing the death of 304 people, mostly young. The captain and crew members are in jail, but the company that owned the ship and the state had managed to avoid any liability until now. Poor maintenance and overcrowding were among the causes of the disaster.

The inhabitants of a small rural settlement massacred five beggars belonging to a nomadic community of the state. On social media they were referred to as "child snatchers and pedophiles". The police who tried to calm the population also attacked.

The trade war between Beijing and Washington continues to affect China’s economy. However, the sector remains above 50 points, which separates growth from contraction. Foreign orders are falling and employment is at its lowest since August 2017.

The new high-speed railway line linking Kowloon to Guangzhou is set to be inaugurated in September. Mainland China has requested and obtained the right to control part of the terminus and train platforms. The mainland will be in charge of immigration, customs, health inspection, border control and security. Track maintenance will remain in Hong Kong.

In addition to sharing iftar, the meal that breaks the fast during the Islamic holy month, with Muslims, Indonesian Catholics tried to show closeness and solidarity via seminars, youth meetings but also bazaars, selling basic necessities at very low prices to help less fortunate families. “I pray the month of Ramadan may always generate love, peace and harmony in our society,” said the archbishop of Palembang.

Luca is 32 years old, comes from Molise and followed the World Youth Day in Krakow while in his last year in the seminary. The call of the Lord "came while I was in Madrid, at the WYD in 2010, in a tent with my girlfriend. I could not ignore it, and I hope to go to Panama for my last WYD as a priest". The vocational centers in Krakow "outpost" of discernment: "The Church must do more to help young people in their search for answers. It is true that there are frustrated priests, but there are many more young people who do not understand where this sense of restlessness comes from”.

A group of young German pilgrims has been preparing for the World Youth Day visiting Krakow, in a sort of "Way of the Cross through history", the Nazi death camps and the places of suffering imposed by the Soviets on Poland. The Pope's visit today, "closes the wounds that we have inflicted on each other. We remember the words of Pope Benedict XVI with gratitude ".

A delegation of about 50 young people from the area of ​​Cuttack-Bhubaneswar is in Krakow to join the rest of the young people from around the world. Forgiveness, reconciliation and the Eucharist "are our encouragement to overcome the pain of the pogroms". John, 21, speaks of the impact of the vocational centers: "Come and See is a beautiful invitation. And in my heart I feel a love that I can not express. Perhaps it is the Lord who calls me, maybe not. But I could not go home without talking to a priest".

There are numerous Middle Eastern delegations in Krakow: Flags from Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan and even an Iranian flag. Iraqis are mostly from Baghdad and Erbil: They read of the attacks in Rouen and Nice "with sorrow and solidarity". But the World Youth Day is "the right setting to send a message of hope: do not be overwhelmed by hatred." Also in the Iraqi capital today, "the attacks are more and more often the work of marginalized and antisocial, lone wolves,who only want chaos."

The government yesterday blocked a group of 50 young pilgrims who had already boarded a plane bound for Krakow. Interrogated for hours by immigration, they were "admonished" and sent home with orders not to contact anyone abroad. Meanwhile, "young Chinese Catholics" hang around central World Youth Day locations in groups of five or six, with the task of spying on fellow countrymen. They work for cultural institutes or Chinese companies in Poland.