South Asia

Launched by the Hope for Light association, it is a dream that began in the 1990s but never realised. It is seen as a point of reference but also an open space for the contributions of young readers. “I humbly appeal to all the Sunday Schools of all denominations to ensure all children have access to Baily,” said the Anglican bishop of Peshawar, the Rt Rev Humphrey Peters.

Francis’s decision to choose George Koovakkad, 51, his close aide in organising papal journeys, and not to the new major Archbishop Thattil, means that in a few months this young priest will be the only cardinal elector of this Church of the Eastern rite, which has been deeply divided in recent years by a row over the liturgy, a wound that is still open.

The government has so far taken no action on production. Relief is needed to calm prices and meet the needs of households, who spend on average almost 374 on food. Internal capacity must be increased to meet needs. Today there is a monopoly in the hands of a few private mill owners, linked to prominent politicians.

The Muslim-majority territory disputed with Pakistan returned to the polls after ten years (and Modi’s unilateral repeal of its special autonomy under the constitution), with Omar Abdullah's National Conference winning the most seats. But Prime Minister Modi’s party proved opinion polls wrong and won a third consecutive mandate in the northern state next to Delhi, again beating the Congress.

Fighters of the Belucistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack in which three people died, two of whom were Chinese citizens. Yesterday, the government also banned a Pashtun organisation, an ethnic group, like the Beluchis, marginalised and abused by the army because of its proximity to the Taliban. There are growing protests from those calling for the release of former premier Imran Khan.

The newly elected president met families at the St Sebastian Church in Negombo, where about 100 people died. Hope of getting to the truth about the attacks influenced the last elections. Investigations are being accelerated, and government responsibilities will be probed. Card Malcolm Ranjith, archbishop of Colombo, expressed his support.

Subhash Velingkar, a former local leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, is behind the request. This comes a month before the start of the ten-year exhibition of the saint's remains. Protests have followed. Fr Savio Fernandes, executive secretary of the Council for Social Justice and Peace, has called for social harmony. Several local politicians took legal action on the grounds that Velingkar’s remarks are offensive to religious sentiments.

Since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to resign, attacks against minority Hindus have intensified. Some statues have been recently destroyed and vandalised at Hindu temples. To ensure the Hindu holiday takes place in a calm atmosphere, Bangladesh’s new government is deploying its security forces.

The incident took place at the Civil Hospital in Sahiwal, Punjab. According to a complaint by Yousaf Masih Gill, the parent was refused urgent surgery by the doctors on confessional grounds. A health worker said: ‘If I had known earlier that you are a Christian, I would not have touched your father’. The family's protest and the health management's apology.

Mahmudur Rahman, a long-time opponent of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was convicted in a dubious trial of planning to kidnap her son Joy. The journalist’s defence team calls the charges, “fabricated and baseless allegations in a farcical trial.” After his return to Bangladesh from Turkey, he was granted bail.

The initiative, scheduled from 3 to 10 October, coincides with World Temperance Day. The health costs due to alcohol use (or abuse) in the country are around 726 million euros. There are 20,000 alcohol-related deaths and associated illnesses each year. A decalogue to relaunch the fight against abuse.

Since September, the secondary school, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022, has been entrusted to the foundation linked to the Indian tycoon. The sisters explain the decision by emphasising the different values and aims compared to a group whose priority is ‘commercial interests’. For this reason they ask that the inscription ‘Mount Carmel’ be removed from the façade.