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India’s Church voices support for Kandhamal Christians
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) has pledged the commitment and closeness of the Catholic Church of India to the Christians of the eastern state of Odisha who continue to suffer after facing untold violence over 7 years ago. Cardinal Baselios Cleemis, Archbishop Trivandrum, the president of the CBCI, the apex body of the Catholic Church in India, expressed this in a message to Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar whose jurisdiction covers Kandhamal district, which in 2008 witnessed perhaps the worst anti-Christian violence in the history of India. “I join in praying and thanking God for the blessings showered upon the Kandhamal Christian community. I want to assure my commitment and the unwavering support of the CBCI to the suffering brethren in Kandhamal,” Cardinal Cleemis wrote in his letter.
COMECE: La legislazione dell'Unione Europea non prevede il diritto all'aborto
Né la legislazione dell'Unione europea né la Convenzione europea dei diritti dell'uomo prevedono il diritto all'aborto, si legge in una lettera del Comitato permanente della Commissione Episcopali della Comunità europea (COMECE) al Presidente del Parlamento europeo, David Maria Sassoli, sulla risoluzione del Parlamento europeo del 26 novembre 2020.
India's church leaders criticize order to fly flag at universities
Indian church leaders have criticized the federal government's decision to require India's flag be displayed at universities to instill a sense of nationalism among students, saying the government misunderstands the issue. The federal ministry of human resource and development Feb. 18 asked the vice chancellors of 39 central universities to "prominently and proudly" display the flag at their respective campuses. The decision has come amid the backdrop of alleged anti-India slogans raised by students at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi, forcing the government to press sedition charges against those accused.
Papież wśród rdzennych plemion Meksyku
Dzisiejszy dzień Ojciec Święty spędził wśród meksykańskich Indian w stanie Chiapas. W San Cristóbal de Las Casas odprawił Mszę dla ponad 150 tys. wiernych. Chiapas to na mapie Meksyku miejsce wyjątkowe. Tam bowiem żyje największe skupisko meksykańskich Indian. W liczącej ok. 120 mln populacji tego kraju jest ich dziś 15 mln. Wielu zachowało swe tradycje i odrębny język. Chiapas to jeden ze stanów o najbogatszych zasobach naturalnych, zarazem jednak jego mieszkańcy należą do najbiedniejszych w kraju i najbardziej odrzuconych.
Ukraine: political turmoil adds to ongoing eastern crisis
(Vatican Radio) Germany and France have urged Ukraine to overcome political turmoil and move ahead with reforms needed to revive the economy and carry out the Minsk peace agreement amid reports of new deadly clashes in the east. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault came to Kiev at a time when the country faces its biggest political crisis since the ouster of the pro-Russian president after bloody protests in 2014.
