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Indian church leaders denounce government yielding to Jat quotas
Church leaders in India have termed as a "gross injustice" the Indian government's decision to grant quotas to an influential agricultural caste group in northern Haryana state. The government's nod Sunday to granting the Jat community quota in educational institutions and government jobs under the category of backward class came after the members of the community went on a violent statewide protest, with loss of life, injury and damage to property and services. Backward class is a term used by the government to classify castes that are educationally and socially disadvantaged. However, they are politically influential in Haryana as they are the predominant caste group.
Jakarta Catholics join drive to protect environment
More than 1,000 Catholics from Jakarta Archdiocese took the streets of the Indonesian capital on Sunday to support the government's new push against plastic waste. The government on Sunday directed modern retailers to charge customers 200 rupiah (less than US$1) for each plastic bag, in a trial policy that aims to improving peoples’ awareness regarding protecting the environment by reducing the use of plastic bags. "In Jakarta, one problem related to environmental destruction is waste. We have a responsibility in this case," Father Alexius Andang Listya Binawan, told UCANEWS. The priest who coordinated the Catholic response to the country's National Waste Awareness Day, hoped they would be able to transmit their concerns to others. During the four-hour programmme, Catholics wearing headbands that read, "Brave to Care," walked the streets around the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle to collect waste.
The President of the Polish Bishops' Conference most dangerous foreign visit
Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki's visit to Damascus coincided with the impending terrorist attack that took the lives of more than 80 individuals. Even though the Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki flew out of Syria before the attack took place it was neverthelss the most dangerous, yet at the same time, the most important visit by the President of the Polish Bishops' Conference.
Der gefährlichste Besuch des Vorsitzenden der Bischofskonferenz
Während der Zeit, in der in Damaskus ein Terroranschlag geplant wurde, befand sich dort Erzbischof Stanisław Gądecki. Der Vorsitzende der Polnischen Bischofskonferenz reiste kurz vor dem Anschlag, bei dem über 80 Menschen ums Leben kamen und viele verletzt wurden, ab. Dies war einer der gefährlichsten und gleichzeitig auch wichtigsten Besuche des Vorsitzenden des Polnischen Episkopats.
La più pericolosa visita del presidente della Conferenza Episcopale Polacca
In contemporanea con i preparativi all'attentato terrorista a Damasco, con una visita nella città è stato monsignor Stanisław Gądecki. Il Presidente della Conferenza episcopale polacca ha fatto in tempo a lasciare la capitale siriana prima dell'attentato nel quale hanno perso la vita 80 persone e numerose altre hanno riportato delle ferite. Questo è stato uno dei più pericolosi ma anche i più importanti viaggi del Presidente dei vescovi polacchi.
