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In a recent report, Amnesty International said a rising number of Chinese companies are profiting from the trade of the so-called “tools of torture,” which include electric shock-stun batons, metal-spiked batons and weighted leg cuffs. The London-based group says 130 mostly state-owned Chinese companies now produce and trade the equipment. That is up from just 28 a decade ago.
Is Japan a spiritual-oriented or materialistic society? The answer is definitively spiritual, according to the most recent national livelihood survey by the Cabinet Office. The highest percentage of Japanese ever – 64% – said they are now placing priority on “spiritual fulfillment” rather than “material richness.”
A new translation of the Bible into modern Persian, which was recently launched in London, marks a significant moment for Christianity in Iran.
China has pledged to take firm action on climate change at the U.N. Climate Change Summit in New York and said it will ensure its carbon dioxide emissions peak as early as possible. Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli said in a speech that China will “make greater effort to more effectively address climate change.” He said China will announce post-2020 actions on climate change “as soon as we can” and that these would include “marked progress in reducing carbon intensity” and “the peaking of total carbon dioxide emissions as early as possible.”
“Contrary to ideologies that claim families are falling apart in Senegal, the family is commonly conceived according to Christian and Muslim models.” This was the frank statement made by Senegal’s bishops at the 38th National Assembly held in Popenguine between 15 and 19 September. Two hundred priests, out of the 400 present in the whole country, met for their biennial assembly, to address the situation on African families.
Let the light of faith within us shine, the oil of ompassion pour out, and the fragrance of Christ, who is the reason of our hope, spread far and wide – for others.
