The announcement was made on July 3 by Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez Photo: Religión digital

Towards the Dalai Lama’s succession: Chinese communist government interference to decide a “reincarnation”

On the eve of his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama announced that the Gaden Phodrang Trust will recognise his next reincarnation. Religious tradition will thus be respected while China will be excluded from any role. However, Beijing immediately responded by claiming control over the process. This heralds a future with two Dalai Lamas and a major legitimacy crisis that could turn into a wider geopolitical confrontation.

8,583 Women Were Accompanied and Consoled by the Adoratrices, Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and Charity

As the Sisters explain, beyond the numbers, there is a face cared for, and each process initiated with a woman is also a story of dignity, justice, and hope. All of this is carried out around their charism of Adoration and Liberation. This is the Adorers’ Social Work, together with the Foundations and Associations that are part of this great international network, has offered spaces of welcome, training, and advocacy to women in contexts of prostitution, trafficking, violence, social exclusion, gender-based violence, homelessness, or addiction.