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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.
India's top court calls for improved compensation for rape victims ‎
India's Supreme Court has directed all the country's states to formulate a uniform policy to provide compensation to victims of rape and other forms of sexual assault, saying such aid was crucial for a survivor's rehabilitation. Conservative and patriarchal attitudes in India mean victims of sexual assault are often shunned by their families and communities and blamed for the violence perpetrated against them, say activists and lawyers. Many are ostracised from their homes and cannot afford the legal fees to fight for justice in an under-resourced judicial system where verdicts can still take years to reach.
Moskwa: powszechny Sobór Prawosławia odbędzie się na Krecie
Na spotkaniu zwierzchników światowego prawosławia odbywającym się w Chambesi pod Genewą podjęto decyzję, że Powszechny Sobór Prawosławia rozpocznie się, jak wcześniej planowano 19 czerwca, czyli w uroczystość Trójcy Przenajświętszej, obchodzoną zgodnie z kalendarzem juliańskim. Zgodnie z sugestią patriarchy moskiewskiego Cyryla zamieniono jednak jego miejsce ze Stambułu na grecką wyspę Kretę znajdującą się w jurysdykcji Patriarchatu Konstantynopola.
