This initiative addresses the dual concerns of public safety and environmental protection, resonating with communities across Asia that face similar challenges during festive periods.
The Holy Father named Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan, S.J., bishop of Hong Kong, China, for the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and Cardinal Sebastian Francis, bishop of Penang, Malaysia, for Promoting Integral Human Development.
Pope Francis has published an Apostolic Exhortation building on his 2015 encyclical. “We’re not reacting enough,” he says, “we’re close to breaking point,” according to Vatican News.
Despite facing rejection, Jesus does not allow Himself “to be imprisoned by disappointment,” but instead looks to the Father, remaining “serene even in the storm,” the Pope said.
“Artificial intelligence and wisdom of the heart: for a fully human communication” is the theme chosen by Pope Francis for the 58th World Communication Day, which will be observed in 2024, according to Vatican News.
"We believe in God who loves us, and love is never a noun; it is a verb: dynamic, active. Everyone is loved by God, so everyone is 'beloved' and, hence, loving. We need to share this good news with everyone. That is our mission,” said Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Ha Chi-shing.
“That is why we ask, in common prayer, to learn again to be silent: to listen to the voice of the Father, the call of Jesus and the groaning of the Spirit,” Pope Francis said.
The report explored religious and ethnic identity and attitudes towards other religions; and different patterns of religious belief and practice across religious communities and countries.
Archbishop Alencherry said, “He revolutionized Indian agricultural production by developing high-yield varieties of wheat and rice, integrating chemical-biological technology.”
Commission for Migrants in collaboration with the Delhi Catholic Archdiocese Migrants Commission celebrated the 109th World Day of Migrants and Refugees and spiritual gathering in Sacred Heart Cathedral, New Delhi, India on September 24, 2023.
