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03/11/2011TIBET – CHINA Dalai Lama’s retirement, an “act of love for Tibet” by Nirmala Carvalho The leader of Tibetan Buddhism yesterday announced that he is retiring from political life. He is also launching a process of democratisation for the Tibetan Diaspora living in exile in India. For China, it is all a “trick”. The prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile explains that the Dalai Lama made the decision for all Tibetans. It is in an example “for China and the world.” Dharamsala (AsiaNews) – “I saw the Dalai Lama yesterday and found him relaxed and pleased. For a long time, he had been thinking about this announcement, about withdrawing from public life, and now he has been able...
03/11/2011INDIA Hindu leader behind Orissa pogrom, back in prison by Santosh Digal Manoj Pradhan appeared spontaneously before the special judge. Christian representatives satisfied. He has announced that it will appeal to obtain bail.
03/10/2011INDIA Catholic Bishop of Orissa: recent violence against Christians social, not religious, in nature by Nirmala Carvalho Evangelicals denounce new wave of attacks. Bishop Sarat warns: "No religious persecution. We need a continuos work to promote peaceful coexistence between Hindus and Christians."
03/08/2011INDIA Church in India serving women, including non-Christian women, says Card Toppo The president of the Bishops’ Conference says that the Church is a “model for progress, development and equal opportunities for women”. Female infanticide and foeticide are a tragedy that raises serious concerns.
03/08/2011INDIA Pandita Ramabai, Brahmin Christian Pioneer of women’s liberation in India by Nirmala Carvalho Born in the second half of the 1800 to a high ranking Hindu family, she became a pioneer of women's rights in her country. She converts to Christianity because in Jesus she discovers her "best Liberator."
03/07/2011INDIA In historic verdict, Indian Supreme Court says no to euthanasia by Nirmala Carvalho The judges reject author’s petition for active euthanasia for a nurse paralyzed since 1973. Doctors confirm: "she takes food in a normal manner and responds with facial expressions" and she also reacts “in an intermittent manner to commands, expressing sounds. " The verdict greeted with joy in the hospital: "It is a gift for Women's Day."
03/05/2011INDIA Bishop slams demolition of the first four crosses out of 729 by Nirmala Carvalho Municipal authorities order the razing of four crosses out of 729 deemed illegal in spite of the fact that Christian residents were told that demolition would not occur before they had the time to produce the necessary papers to prove that the structures met regulations. Mgr Gracias describes the action as “unjust and illegal”, and demands they be rebuilt. The chief minister phones the prelate to apologise for the deed.
03/04/2011VATICAN Towards the synod: the mission to proclaim the Gospel to today's world Lineamenta of the assembly of bishops to be held next year presented. A necessarily missionary church in the face of challenges posed by secularization, globalization, economic crisis, the decline of ideologies.
03/03/2011INDIA – PAKISTAN Shahbaz Bhatti, a “voice for the oppressed” and for minorities Two priests remember the brutally murdered Pakistani minister, a man who fought for religious freedom and human dignity in Pakistan.
03/03/2011ASIA Slowdown in Asia’s sea-cargo traffic Last year saw a rebound in container shipping, but it will not last this year. The US and Europe will buy less and less Asian manufactured goods. As experts urge, China, India and other emerging economies must boost domestic consumption.
03/03/2011INDIA Bishop of Karnataka: Christians want justice for the violence suffered by Nirmala Carvalho The Archbishop of Bangalore Bernard Moras, criticises the Somasekhara report, commissioned by the Government of Karnataka and entrusted to a single person. Christians demand that the Central Bureau of Investigation carry out a probe into the violence of two years ago, still unresolved. All churches are organizing marches and protests.
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Matteo Ricci e Giulio Aleni, due vite incrociate diGiulio Aleni / (a cura di) Gianni Criveller
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Missione Bengala 155 anni del Pime in India e Bangladesh EMI
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La Cina di Mao processa la Chiesa di Angelo S.Lazzarotto pp. 528
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