The Swedish government has singled out the Sri Lankan Catholic activist for his work on behalf of the victims of enforced disappearances during the civil war and previous periods of political violence in Sri Lanka. Founder of Families of the Disappeared, he has been seeking truth and justice for more than 30 years despite intimidation and threats.

Members of the small Muslim group are being denied the right to celebrate the Feast of Sacrifice in Pakistan. A multi-actor movement that includes extremist organisations and public bodies is behind it. A Jamaat Ahmadiya representative spoke to AsiaNews about the “discriminatory treatment” they receive, “and violations of our fundamental rights”.

The Pope’s appeal regarding the war in Ukraine at the end of the general audience in St Peter’s Square: ‘Where missiles and drones fall, hope also falls’… In his catechesis, continuing his review of the Council’s documents, Leo XIV addressed the theme of liturgical reform. ‘The Church’s worship must be embodied in the cultural forms of every age. But it must always be the fruit of communal discernment: those who preside over the rites must respect the texts and the regulations’.

In May 1956, the hospital near the factory reported an “unknown illness” that was later found to be caused by mercury discharges from the Chisso Corporation. Decades later, the wound remains open in this Japanese city. PIME missionary Fr. Ferruccio Brambillasca, now the community’s parish priest, describes a society still marked by stigma and social divisions, while the memory of the tragedy risks being erased even from school textbooks.

Today’s headlines: Pope Leo XIV recalls the suffering of the people of Gaza and calls for reconstruction to begin; India’s Supreme Court upholds the legality of the voter list revision pushed by the BJP.; Hong Kong has surpassed Switzerland as the global capital of cross-border wealth; A Japanese airline announces a project to store cultural artifacts on the Moon. Georgia celebrates 1,700 years since the adoption of Christianity.

At the CAU Arch Summit 2026, architects, urban planners, and designers discussed the future of the urban environment, the role of technology, and the region’s cultural heritage. Star architect Bjarke Ingels: “This region preserves a centuries-old conception of space: the challenge for the new generation is not whether to modernize, but how to develop this heritage without destroying it.”