... la hiperespecialización que caracteriza a toda la investigación científica contemporánea ya ha mostrado claramente sus límites...»

 Nov.21.– “La pandemia (de COVID-19) ha revelado nítidamente cómo la interconectividad global, que es parte de toda experiencia humana se ha hecho particularmente visible en el sector de la sanidad […]; que la salud del acaudalado e híper-tecnológico Occidente depende de las influencias provenientes de todo el planeta”; y que “incluso ahora, cuando ya presenciamos los primeros frutos de descubrimientos científicos excepcionales e inimaginables hasta hace poco, aún debemos luchar para contener la propagación del coronavirus”.

Estas reflexiones forman parte del discurso inaugural del Arzobispo Vincenzo Paglia, presidente de la Pontificia Academia para la Vida del Vaticano. Esta intervención medular la presentó el 15 de octubre pasado en Punta Cana, República Dominicana, ante una audiencia conformada por alrededor de 500 médicos reunidos durante el simposio anual de SOMOS Community Care, que les ofrece créditos curriculares de educación continua a los participantes.

Aleppo, Nov. 17 (DP.net).– Under the boot of a cruel dictator, persecuted by Islamic extremists and terrorists bent on eradicating every vestige of Christianity in Syria, the Franciscan missionaries stoically and heroically persist in their charitable mission in such an inhospitable environment. Nevertheless, they are not limited to extending a brotherly hand to Christians but also to Muslims and to those dispossessed of any other religion who have fallen into utter misery as a result of the war and terrorism.

Over the last four years, over 250,000 people have lost their lives in Syria. The drama of this war-torn country plays out on the evening news in front of our eyes: families try to escape from the war, from the bombs, from terror… But, the poorest among them cannot get away. Franciscan friars who live in the Syrian missions remain close to those who are left behind, to live in the ruins of their cities, in the midst of this unending war. These friars have stayed behind and continue to serve the refugees.

They are currently…

• Providing ongoing emergency funds to the people in Syria and Iraq
• Supporting 29 parishes, 4 homes for orphans and 3 academic institutions
• Operating 16 schools for more than 10,000 pre-K through grade 12 students
• Relocating and providing homes to Christian families
• Rehabilitating destroyed homes for Christians families
• Supporting more than 100 men preparing to be priests or brothers
• Assisting Syrian and Iraqi refugee families in Jordan and Lebanon by helping to pay for rent, food, heat, schooling and transportation.

Oct.27 (DP.net).– China's reckless environmental policies are fueling a humanitarian crisis in Tibet and a climate catastrophe worldwide. Tibetans have been devoted stewards of their unique environment for centuries. Their experience protecting grasslands, rivers, forests and mountains would be a great help in saving Tibet's environment and contribute to the World's efforts to contain the ravages of climate change.

However, the Chinese Communist Party excludes Tibetans from environmental policy decisions. Even worse, Tibetans who speak out against the damming and diversion of rivers or rampant logging and mining are constantly being silenced and sentenced to long prison terms. Indeed, this China's destructive environmental policies imperil people far beyond Tibet.

It is a fact that six of the world's major rivers originate in Tibet. Nearly 2 billion people across Asia depend on Tibet's rivers for their water and irrigation. However, massive dams already in place –and dozens more set for construction– enable the Chinese government to turn life-sustaining water into a weapon against people in Tibet and throughout the region.

EL DECRETO-LEY No. 35 DE LAS TELECOMUNICACIONES, LAS
TECNOLOGÍAS DE LA INFORMACIÓN Y LA COMUNICACIÓN Y EL USO DEL ESPECTRO RADIOELÉCTRICO, en Gaceta Oficial de la República desde este martes 17 de agosto, es una normativa que va contra la libertad de expresión que encuentra en Internet una vía eficaz para potencializar su alcance con base a las características propias de la red.

La libertad de expresión en Internet facilita el desarrollo, el buen gobierno y la implementación de garantías democráticas.

Se criminaliza en ese Decreto Ley la libertad de expresión, estableciendo sanciones y penas administrativas, independientemente a que se pueden considerar las personas penalmente responsables, cuando violen algunas de las regulaciones que constituyen acciones de censura previa.

No hay equívocos, el sistema político de la isla ataca una vez más el derecho a la libertad de expresión, viola su propia Constitución que garantiza en el artículo 54 ese derecho y se mofa del artículo 19 de la Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos.