Russia

A few weeks ahead of Pope Francis’ visit to Egypt, the most influential Sunni university has defended equal rights for Christians and Muslims. But in the Arab-Islamic world, religious minorities suffer. All Constitutions impose restrictions: prohibition of community gatherings; to change one's religion; to assume high government office. Marginalization is leading to the flight of Christians from the Middle East.

In Western countries there has been an increase of 175%. But they represent only 3% of all terrorist acts in the world. The territorial losses of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq point to a militia dispersion and an increased risk of new attacks in 2017.

Traces of the suicide bomber’s DNA have been found on the bag containing a second bomb. The first victims have been named.

"Between brothers, all of us need to talk, listen and speak slowly, peacefully, look along the way. And when you listen and talk, now we are on the road. "

"Stop deplore the unacceptable massacre that took place yesterday in Idlib province”. An appeal to" those who have political responsabilities, on a local and international level, to halt this tragedy."

Marking 50 years of Paul VI’s Populorum Progressio affirming the principle of integral human development, summarized in the "development of every person and all of the person", integration remains the key to development.

As St. Paul says he took upon himself all the filth of humanity, he was raised us up, so that all the people wounded by sin, look at him. And those who do not recognize this man who "through the power of God who became sin to heal", will die in their sin.

Semi-official agencies speak of a young 23 year old suicide bomber. Perhaps there was also a woman. Investigations into Chechen and Islamic origins. Many Chechen fighters have returned from Syria, where they fought alongside Daesh. Expressions of solidarity from Donald Trump, European Union, UN.

An explosion rocks St Petersburg’s Tekhnologicheskiy Institut station at 2.30 pm local time. Smoke is reported at the Sennaya Ploshchad station. A third unexploded device was found at Ploshchad Vosstaniya station. For President Putin, it is too early to say if it is terrorism.

Christ says to the sinner: "I do not condemn you. Do not sin any more" it is" the fullness of the law, not that of the scribes and Pharisees who had corrupted their minds by making so many laws, many laws, leaving no room for mercy. "

He was the poet who sang of man's simple dream to face the evils of bureaucracy and politics. The yearning for "something else" than the apparent perfection of Soviet life. His denunciation of anti-Semitism. For young people, against nationalist rhetoric.

At Mass in the town hit by an earthquake in 2012, Pope Francis invites people "with God's help" to rise above the "rubble" and rebuild "with patient hope." Witnesses of hope to the "hearts weary and weighed down by sadness". A meeting with Card. Caffara one of the cardinals "doubtful" on Amoris Laetitia. Remembrance and prayer for the victims in Colombia, the fighting in Congo, tensions in Venezuela and Paraguay.