Overturning a previous ruling that prohibited retroactive environmental permits, the Supreme Court has opened the door to projects already underway without prior permits, weakening legal protection of territories and the precautionary principle. Environmental movements are concerned at a time when India is announcing ambitious plans for the manufacturing industry.
The agreement between Damascus and Kurdish militias is not enough to stem the violence in the country. 21-year-old Eliah Simon Tekla shot dead in his car parked in front of his home. Since Assad's fall, over 70 Christians have been killed for their faith. Christian minister: ‘I see people's suffering... and I feel responsible for their pain’.
Speaking at the fifth national assembly in Kyzylorda, the president presented the fundamental parameters of constitutional changes to free the country from the clans that have dominated it for over thirty years. He insisted on the need to prioritise administrative discipline, with technological acceleration at its service.
Leo XIV spoke during today’s Angelus about the Milano Cortina Olympic Games, and urged governments to “promote sincere and effective dialogue”. He joined Cuban bishops calling on leaders to “avoid violence”. On the Beatitudes, he said, “God gives this hope primarily to those whom the world dismisses as hopeless.”
The director of the Catholic Research Centre in Kuala Lumpur offers an initial assessment for Asia of the path Pope Francis set for dioceses worldwide, which continues with Leo XIV. Awareness is growing, albeit at different speeds depending on the context. Now the challenge is to translate the vitality of our Churches in Asia into a way of truly “walking together”.
Among the athletes who will compete on the Olympic slopes in a few days are two young people who grew up in the United States and Italy, but who maintained a special tie to their tropical roots. Proulx, 17, will be the first woman to compete in a Winter Olympics under the Philippine flag. “I guess we are pioneers,” she said, hopeful that her fellow countrymen and women will learn more about these sports.
