Published yesterday, on the Solemnity of Christ the King, the text is the result of a synodal process involving bishops, young people, religious and laity. Inspired by the theme ‘Be courageous: I have conquered the world!’, it recalls Christ's victory, the origins of the Korean Church and the action of the Holy Spirit. It will accompany young people and the universal Church towards the 2027 meeting.

Ahead of the Pope's visit to Turkey, Monsignor Antuan Ilgıt, the first native to lead the Apostolic Vicariate of Anatolia, speaks: ‘I feel close to young people because of my life experience,’ he says. ‘Our Church? It is a seed for the world.’

Baku is one of the first candidates to form a decisive link in this new chain. US interest in the post-Soviet region has increased since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Washington wants to forge an anti-Chinese axis stretching from Israel to India. An economic, political and even military alliance to counterbalance the anti-Western axis of Moscow and Beijing.

From the steps of St Peter's Basilica, the pontiff greeted the faithful from Ukraine, telling them to “Bring home the embrace and prayer of this square”. The apostolic letter ‘In unitate fidei’ is published to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, before the papal trip to Turkey. “Christians have been called to walk in harmony,” Leo explained. He also said that he was “deeply saddened” by abductions in Nigeria and Cameroon.

This year marks the fortieth anniversary of the initiative by local Catholic communities dedicating the last Sunday of the liturgical year to the relationship between the faithful and Sacred Scripture. According to some statistics, 36 per cent of Catholics regularly read and meditate on the Bible (half the rate of Protestants). South Korean dioceses offer many online programmes, catering to young people as well as senior citizens.

With the Air Quality Index (AQI) exceeding 400 in several parts of the capital, the Delhi government has ordered the suspension of outdoor sports activities in schools until December. Various measures have been in place since mid-October due to worsening pollution, a problem that resurfaces in the autumn.