Hundreds of religious leaders gathered by the Sangha have issued a ten-point statement and launched a petition on which they are collecting signatures from the faithful. They claim that the current government is pursuing a de facto separation between state and religion despite the role reserved for it by the Constitution. They have called for protection for temples, statues and religious teaching, but also for action against those who denigrate the Buddhist faith on social networks.

A 65-year-old man claimed to have met Adam and Muhammad several times. He ‘taught’ that prayer and fasting are not mandatory if one ‘is tired’. The man was arrested during a raid in Rawang along with three followers. Experts say claims of prophetic authority or alternative spiritual insights emerge in times of social uncertainty.

Following agreements on border demarcation between the two countries, the first intergovernmental council held in Bishkek outlined new objectives for commercial and economic cooperation. Joint tourism projects and centres for combating drug trafficking and crime are also on the horizon.

Pope Leo XIV calls for a “ceasefire without delay” after the Angelus, while earlier this morning he was in the Roman parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a “neighbourhood presidium” near Termini station, a place of “contradictions”: “So much potential for good and rampant violence”. On Lent: “Let us make room for silence”.

A journey marked by spiritual and social activities to deepen understanding and unity between spouses and their relationship with their children. The example of a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu experienced by the families of Marriage Encounter in the parish of Puttalam.

Pope Leo XIV met the religious in an audience, together with the Sisters of Our Lady of the Apostles, on the occasion of the anniversaries of the two missionary congregations. He recalled the history of the Oblates, founded in 1816 by Saint Eugene de Mazenod in the post‑Revolutionary French context. He highlighted their presence in Europe, Africa, and Asia, which began in 1847 with their arrival in Ceylon. He also emphasized the gift of a “charismatic family and growing interculturality.”