AsiaNews’s editor-in-chief issues his Easter greetings, with a special look at the suffering of Myanmar and Hong Kong. “Death, sadness, and despair are not the defining words of human existence. We, heirs to the mission begun by Mary Magdalene, believe this with all our strength.”
The local government formally granted university status to the Caritas Institute of Higher Education, which has 2,500 students, a goal sought by the local diocese. It has been accredited for social sciences, business administration, and communications. The name is a reference to Saint Francis Xavier as well as Saint Francis of Assisi.
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The bishop of Beijing expressed this hope at the end of the trip to Hong Kong. The delegation from mainland China also visited the seminary and the Holy Spirit Study Centre and participated in a theological conference on the Synod.