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Hong Kong and the obsession with national security

In a place where 1,832 people are already in prison on political grounds, the new law implementing Article 23 only “cloak[s] injustice with a veil of institutional legitimacy,” wrote a few months ago Chow Hang-tung, jailed for remembering the dead in Tiananmen Square. The real answer is not to forget this China behind bars, in Hong Kong and in the People’s Republic.

Professional Survey Shows Increase of Faith in the United States in Jesus’ Resurrection

The survey also revealed a strong adherence to belief in Jesus Christ’s physical Resurrection, with a margin of 68% to 13% of those surveyed. Moreover, the religious affiliations of the participants were explored, highlighting that Christianity, Protestantism and Catholicism, each attracted 21% of those surveyed, whereas Evangelical Christianity was chosen by 12%. Atheists constituted 6% and 16% opted for “none of the above.”

Pope Francis asks the whole Church to pray for women in April: no to discrimination against them

In The Pope Video for April, Pope Francis lifts up his prayer “that the dignity and worth of women be recognized in every culture, and for an end to the discrimination they face in various parts of the world.” In his monthly intention, Pope Francis asks that governments be committed “to eliminate discriminatory laws everywhere and to work toward guaranteeing women’s human rights.”