Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay announced that his government would adopt the Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP); in 2024, this metric valued the services provided by the country's ecosystems at US$ 6.2 billion. This new measure will sit alongside GDP and Gross National Happiness (GNH) in assessing the nation's development.
The archbishop of Colombo presents the Year of the Word of God (27 November-10 October 2012), which “is the very foundation of committed Christian living.”
The Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for National Harmony has met the students of St. Mary’s in Rawalpindi. He urged young people to work for peace, religious harmony and economic growth of society. The AsiaNews dossier on education in the country.
Trial will open on December 15. Police ask for time for further investigation. Much criticism from the Catholic world on Church silence. Some fear that there is an attempt to encourage Buddhist orphanages behind the charge.
Three attacks are carried out between 22 and 28 November. A Christian NGO, a Protestant church and a Catholic school are the targets. A Hindu terrorist group, the Nepal Defence Army, threatens more attacks against Christians and other religious minorities.
The clergyman’s release has been delayed for three days because of obstructionism by the state’s bar association, which has threatened lawyers in the state. The Global Council of Indian Christians calls on the state government to guarantee Rev Khanna’s safety.
NCJP organizes a meeting attended by leading Catholics, Muslims and politicians. In the city the scene of inter-religious violence in 2010, activists seek review of laws that promote hatred, such as the blasphemy laws. Muslim exponent: respect the faith of others.
Sister Eliza, Missionary of Charity, had to change convent, hand over her passport and is prohibited from leaving the country. An anonymous phone call accuses the religious of illicit trafficking of children in their hostel for unmarried mothers.
The feeble denial of a possible IMF loan to Italy, a country caught in the maelstrom of a major international affair not of its making, appears to confirm rumours that we are moving towards new Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), with the gold of the Bank of Italy and the interests of world’s bank cartel at stake.
The first Missionary of Charity to be jailed, she was accused following an anonymous tipoff. Sister Eliza runs a hostel for unwed mothers. Confusion surrounds her arrest. According to fellow nuns, the incident is due to an outdated registry.
After visiting the Himalayan nation Helen Clark, administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), painted an “optimistic picture” of Nepal’s future. Out of 13,000 former fighters, half chose to join the military and the other half opted for a pension. No one sought reintegration into civil society.
Hers is the 41st case of anti-Christian violence in Karnataka since the start of the year. Global Council of Indian Christians president Sajan K George slams the government, police and Hindu extremists.
At the Angelus, Benedict XVI explains the meaning of Advent which sees the beginning of the new liturgical year. In today's world, in anonymous cities, God seems to have withdrawn and man seems to be master of everything. God is not "master", but "Father and friend." An appeal for the success of the UN Commission on climate.
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