by Melani Manel Perera

The online meeting was attended by 150 professors and students from the "Christian Study Circle" of the University of Kelaniya. The papal encyclical as a "new way of thinking about regional and international relations". “Fratelli tutti appeals to all nations, ethnic groups, and religions. We cannot marginalize it to onely for Christians”.

| 05/12/2020
| SRI LANKA
by Mathias Hariyadi

Benny Wenda has declared himself interim president of the "new" state. The announcement from Great Britain. For other separatist leaders, he is only a pawn of the European, American and Australian capitalists. Indonesian authorities: Situation under control.

| 05/12/2020
| INDONESIA
by Vladimir Rozanskij

Fr Vjačeslav Barok published an image of a work of art with a swastika and the inscription: "Stop Lukashism". Fr Vitalij Bystrov, a Greek Catholic, married with three children, only stopped in front of a protest. The bishop of Minsk: "Repression of Catholic Church in our country increasing."

| 05/12/2020
| BELARUS - RUSSIA

Yesterday the new primate of Jerusalem of the Latins made his official entrance to the Tomb of Jesus. A sober ceremony with measures and restrictions due to the new coronavirus. Remembering is essential for constructing a bridge between our present time filled with worries and fear, and the future of hope. Pastoral commitment, clear and serene words on the political situation, meeting with sister Churches and Muslim and Jewish brothers.

| 05/12/2020
| HOLY LAND
by Shafique Khokhar

Sonia was 24 years old and worked as a maid. Shahzad is a photographer and had been proposing for months, even pushing his family to propose marriage. But the girl always refused. After several threats, he killed her on the street on her way to work.

| 05/12/2020
| PAKISTAN
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