The prime minister met with a delegation from the Syro-Malabar Church in Delhi a few days after the controversy over anti-conversion billboards in Chhattisgarh. BJP representative: ‘We are ready to help anyone, not everything should be viewed through a religious lens.’ Meanwhile, in another state governed by Hindu nationalists, young people studying at the seminary in the diocese of Gwalior are being targeted.
The Catholic Church is at the forefront of relief efforts for the population affected by Tino, which has caused over 90 deaths and 400,000 displaced persons. Nearly 400 people have been welcomed into the classrooms of the Maria Ausiliatrice school. The archbishop has ordered churches to be opened to provide shelter. Over 20,000 schools have suspended classes.
Beijing's business interests in the region – which have grown exponentially with the war in Ukraine – now exceed billion, twice that of Moscow. China supports trade with the conviction that improving living standards can avert any danger of conflict, as seen with the border agreements between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith today released Mater Populi Fidelis, a document approved by Leo XIV on October 7. It addresses questions raised by the Holy See “in recent decades”. It reiterates the principle that “Christ’s exclusive mediation is conclusive.” The title co-redemptrix is always inappropriate. “The various faces of Mary” reflect "the paternal tenderness of God”.
Some 374 delegates have gathered in a synodal spirit in Jakarta from all the country's dioceses, in continuity with Pope Francis’s visit. For the president of the Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Antonius Subianto Bunjamin, no one should go unheard. A missionary Church cannot be built “if we remain closed to the Spirit”. For the outgoing nuncio, Archbishop Piero Pioppo, the vitality of the Indonesian Church ought to be an example for Europe.
At least nine people have died in two separate incidents in just a few days. For local sources, “it will take time” to recover some of the bodies due to weather conditions. Weather phenomena like cyclones are increasing the risk of avalanches. Changes in snowpack stability, greater precipitation, and accelerated glacier melting are the main dangers.
