The celebration in Dhaka of the Jubilee Day of Radio Veritas Asia’s Bengali-language service also provided participants, including some Muslims, with an opportunity to share stories of how, in a country like Bangladesh, this media outlet helps people’s human and spiritual growth, beyond religious barriers. “Every religion inspires us to uphold truth,” said Bishop Romen Boraigi.
Yesterday's episcopal ordination in Henan is opening new wounds rather than healing old ones. The underground bishop whose resignation Rome accepted is still under strict surveillance, unable to attend "his" ceremony, and not even his family can see him. A priest commented: Beijing is violating “the spirit of the Agreement.” “This is not the first time” that the Church “finds herself forced into silence, humiliation”. Ultimately, she “is not sustained by power, but by faith”.
Leo XIV received the president of Mongolia in audience. The Holy See and the Chinggis Khan National Museum in Ulaanbaatar plan to expand cooperation in archival research, joint studies, and conferences, the result of growing diplomatic ties boosted by Pope Francis's trip in 2023.
The losses are estimated at between US$ 6 and US$ 7 billion. In 2004, they ranged from US$ 1.5 to US$ 2 billion. The recovery plan is waiting for detailed assessments. Twenty-two out of 25 administrative districts and 416 factories were affected. Three billion rupees have been allocated in subsidies; raising the public spending limit is being considered to meet needs.
The ideal of the “universal reunion of peoples” under Moscow's leadership is now giving way to the pursuit of the purity of the Russkaya Obshchina, the "Russian community" that excludes all others from its proud universal solitude. So far his year, 276 attacks motivated by ethnic hatred have been reported in Russia, with seven people losing their life.
Today's news: One of the world's most wanted tiger organ traffickers was arrested in India. Evidence links Hong Kong fire to contractors' poor safety record. Myanmar voters abroad are casting early ballots in the country’s sham elections. Saudi Arabia and its Arab partners reject Israel's proposal to open the Rafah crossing in one direction only.
