On the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, Leo XIV paid homage to the Virgin at the Grotto in the Vatican Gardens, accompanied by a group of sick people. At the general audience, he invited Europe to look to Saints Cyril and Methodius to overcome “tensions, divisions, and religious and political antagonisms." During the catechesis, he reflected on the relationship between the Word of God and the life of the Church, noting that Scripture opens “the mission towards everyone.”
Indonesia's most important moderate Islamic movement celebrated its centenary. President Prabowo Subianto was present at the event. Nahdlatul Ulama remains committed to peace and interfaith coexistence in the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, built and founded on the principles of compassion and brotherhood.
In all the reports from Beijing's official media on the 20-year prison sentence handed down on 9 February to the Hong Kong entrepreneur, a public interview from 2019 is deliberately misrepresented. To justify the harsh sentence with words that the founder of Apple Daily never said. Instead, they are silent about what he said that day about the link between his Christian faith and the struggle for freedom and justice.
Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has called for a total ban in this state of the Malaysian federation due to fears of water pollution and limited land availability. The issue is also a source of controversy between groups and compromises harmony. The proposal is to increase imports for those (non-Muslim expats) who eat pork.
Today's headlines: Jakarta ready to send 8,000 soldiers to the international peacekeeping force in Gaza; Delhi imposes a three-hour limit on web giants for removing illegal content on social media; January sees boom in Taiwan exports, highest monthly figure in 16 years; A stone from the Porziuncola donated to the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia; Record number of Russian tourists in North Korea in 2025.
The story of the Sibir.Realii website on the battles of Aleksandr Sosnov and Albina Fateeva against the unbridled exploitation of natural resources and the business dealings of the oligarchs. Initiatives for which they had to endure visits from the FSB special services and other threats. Until they decided to emigrate to Armenia to protect their 15-year-old son.
