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The duty and high privilege of witnessing to Christ is for every believer without distinction. Let the diversity of roles in the Church not be discriminatory but complementary for a more credible witnessing.
In North Korea, state-controlled local elections saw a 99.97% voter turnout on Sunday, July 19, state media reported. New representatives, put forward by the ruling party, were elected.
Continuing the Vatican’s full-court environmental press, Pope Francis, recently, called for radical change in the mining industry, demanding greater respect both for nature and for the human rights of workers. The mining industry, he said, is “called upon to adopt a behavior inspired by the fact that we constitute a single human family.”
Schools are at the heart of the problem but, at the same time, they are the key to defeating terrorism and religious extremism in Pakistan. Many are adamant about this: experts, educators, bishops, civil society organizations, politicians and scholars alike. “For as long as the jihad begins in the classroom and religious hatred is fostered through state school textbooks, it will not be easy to imagine this country as one that exudes tolerance, a peace-building country that strives for harmony,” Professor James Paul Anjum explained to Vatican Insider. Mr. Anjum is a Christian and president of the Pakistan Minorities Teachers’ Association (PMTA).
There is nothing wrong in dreaming, so say those who rose from humble beginnings and climbed their way to success. This is especially true for Jessa Balote, who danced her way out of poverty. From the slums of Tondo, Manila, the 17-year-old painstakingly earned her place in the international spotlight as a professional and competitive ballerina.
