Father Andrew Ding Wang, 44, was ordained today under the 2018 Sino-Vatican agreement. Leo XIV conferred on him the title of archbishop, as required by the jurisdiction of the Holy See (and the history of the local Church), even though China has no metropolitan sees. Three of the four bishops chosen in recent weeks in China were born after 1980.
“Those who live in big cities, where everything is artificial and functional, risk losing the ability to contemplate”, which “is not primarily a way of doing, but a way of being”. "Contemplation is a look of faith fixed on Jesus. 'I look at him and he looks at me'".
Francis releases a video message with his intention of prayer for May. in it, the pontiff says: “financial speculation must be carefully regulated. Speculation. I want to underline that term. May finance be a form of service, and an instrument to serve the people, and to care for our common home!”
The economic crisis In 2020 cut the number of domestic migrants to 285.6 million. Size of population in non-working age is up. Employment rose in 2021, but future trends are negative.
Faithful contact AsiaNews after learning the news that Francis will celebrate a mass for the community from Myanmar residing in Rome.
Teodoro Locsin orders the Chinese to withdraw their ships from Manila's exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea. The Chinese attitude pushes the Philippines to turn to the US. Duterte cornered, forced by public opinion to clash with his Beijing partners.
The planned announcement in today's ordinary public consistory for the canonization of the blessed. Francis in the encyclical Fratelli tutti indicates him as heir to the legacy and dream of Francis of Assisi.
China’s Communist government has its faults in the war of words with the West over its treatment of the Uyghurs. Accusations of human rights violations in the region are based on speculation. Some call for dialogue between China and Western countries, but Beijing has imposed restrictions on a possible international investigation.
Joint interventions announced to stabilize the financial framework in Asia. Strengthen the agreement with Asean. Despite divisions over territorial and strategic issues, Japan and China maintain economic cooperation.
During the Regina Caeli, Pope Francis urged everyone to do something for the Church in Myanmar: recite a Hail Mary of the rosary daily during the month of May, for peace among “all the leaders of Myanmar”. The pontiff sent his Easter greetings to the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches. He mentioned the beatification of Dr José Gregorio Hernández in Caracas.
The Sunday Gospel: Jesus is the true vine, we are the branches (VIDEO)
The prayer marathon that involves 30 Marian shrines around the world began today in the Vatican Basilica. Francis entrusted “the minds” of scientists to the Virgin, asking her to bring comfort to “those who are lost and weeping for their dead loved ones”.
China’s Ministry of Transport expects 235 million trips, a return to pre-pandemic levels. The Great Wall, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are among the most visited sites. Many fear delays in the vaccination campaign, which might become a political problem for Xi Jinping's administration.
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