The initiative promoted by the Hashemite Kingdom consolidates investment in Christian religious tourism in the country and looks ahead to 2030, when the 2,000th anniversary of the Baptism of Jesus will be celebrated. From Mount Nebo to Madaba, from Gerasa to the Byzantine site of Petra itself – these are places that aim to create itineraries independent of trips to Israel and Palestine.
For years, drawing on its own interpretation of history, the Kremlin has promoted the view that the Polish and Ukrainian national myths are fundamentally incompatible, and that a clash between them was only a matter of time. After 2022, this theory seemed to have been laid to rest once and for all. Today, the leaders in Warsaw and Kyiv have brought it back into vogue with their own hands.
As the country marks Family Day on 28 June, questions are asked about the changes underway with concerns over the fate of local traditions. Divorce and gender imbalance are among the challenges. The party's rhetoric singles out four fundamental family values: prosperity, happiness, progress, and civilisation.
The pope opened the two-day meeting with 178 cardinals in the Paul VI Hall. The themes include the proclamation of the Gospel, the reception of Magnifica Humanitas, and the implementation of the synod. "Help me to listen,” Leo told the prelates. War “is never blessed by God,” he said at the opening Mass in St Peter's.
In March, TikTok and YouTube implemented the measure at the request of the Indonesian government deactivating accounts of users under 16. Meanwhile, in Australia, the country that pioneered this type of measure, Prime Minister Albanese is studying new measures to stop users from circumventing the law.
In West Bengal, the new BJP government wants to hand over school meals to ISKCON, an organisation that plans to eliminate eggs from school meals and impose a vegetarian diet. But data show a different India with most Indians eating meat or fish. Meanwhile, malnutrition and childhood anaemia remain widespread, even in Kolkata.
