For the first time, the feast day, among the most important religious events in the Philippines, was a national holiday. In his homily, the Archbishop of Manila emphasised the relationship between life and hope, with Jesus ‘reversing’ the perspective. For Catholics, the Nazarene is the ‘expression and witness of faith’.
Originally from Tamil Nadu, he died suddenly at the age of 76. He wrote enriching texts on topics such as the relationship between faith and justice, inculturation, interreligious dialogue. Known throughout the world, he had been called by Pope Francis as an expert to the Synod, collaborating in drafting the Instrumentum Laboris. He also paid great attention to China.
Asel Tasmaganbetova, daughter of Imangali, the secretary of the Csto Eurasian alliance and one of the country's most prominent politicians, has launched a line of cosmetics that she advertises as an expression of the ‘authentic Kazakh spirit’.
The latest case concerns Umm al-Hiran, razed to the ground to build Dror, a new Jewish Orthodox town. Some of the land was offered at ridiculously low prices to members of Garin Torani's Zionist religious group. Peace Now warns that with the Netanyahu-Smotrich-Ben Gvir government, authorisations for new homes in the settlements are breaking new records every week.
China has long targeted the region for hydroelectric projects to meet its energy needs. Protests have not stopped dam construction, despite a study stressing the risks of an increase in landslides and flash floods. Meanwhile, the death toll from the earthquake has risen to 126, while freezing temperatures make rescue difficult.
Jagjit Singh Dallewal, 70, began his protest in late November. Despite being in critical conditions, he refused medical treatment yesterday. Indian farmers in Punjab and Haryana have been asking for action for nearly two years without any response from the central government.
