Mengfei Pastoral in Nanchang, Jiangxi develops the characteristic asparagus industry. The integration of agriculture and tourism helps villagers increase income and lights up hopes for rural revitalization. #振兴里的江西# #RevitalizingJiangxi# #赣出新精彩#

"The well-being of the individual and of human and Christian society is intimately linked with the healthy condition of that community produced by marriage and family” (Gaudium et spes, 47). The Church is well aware of this, as shown by the pastoral concern of the Popes who have succeeded one another since the last Council, right up to the two Synodal Assemblies convened by Pope Francis, which were addressed again in recent days by the Heads of the Eastern Catholic Churches and the Presidents of the Bishops' Conferences. #GeneralAudience#

THE DIPLOMAT SEASON 4 IS OUT ON NETFLIX. Political warfare, broken trust, power struggles and dangerous decisions. Kate and Hal Wyler are back, and the stakes have never been higher. With Kate trying to contain the political fallout and Hal’s alliance with President Grace Penn threatening to destabilise both their marriage and the country, Season 4 promises another gripping round of political intrigue, ambition and revenge. Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, Allison Janney and Bradley Whitford are back. If you love politics, power plays and diplomacy, please watch this series. It is packed with the kind of political intrigue, strategic manoeuvring and behind the scenes power struggles that make it so fascinating. Power. Politics. Betrayal. Revenge. Just the kind of drama we signed up for. #TheDiplomat# #TheDiplomatSeason4# #Netflix# #pastoralistchildspeaks#

“The Love that moves the sun and the other stars” still impels us to hope. Love moves us, urges us onward, awakens us from lethargy, inspires new vocations, and calls us to take risks. In love, there is never coercion or indoctrination; never seduction, deception, or recruitment. Love exists only in freedom, genuine encounter, and the generous gift of self. #PastoralVisit# #Rimini#

Evil cannot be overcome with evil. On earth as in heaven, love is the law of life and the way of redemption, the way of the crucified Messiah. In opposition to the false realism that rearms minds, words, and nations, Catholic culture must today offer the realism of mercy, according to which there can be no enemies. Everyone, even our adversaries, is a brother or sister to be looked in the eye and encountered in truth. #PastoralVisit# #Rimini#

There is no true civil liberty without personal freedom—that is, without respect for and the promotion of the dignity of the human person, of which freedom is an essential component. Ultimately, this freedom is given and guaranteed by God, whose voice resounds in the conscience of every human being. #PastoralVisit# #SanMarino#

Chinese Pastors Sentenced for Hosting Weddings and Home Worship Three leaders of Maizhong Reformed Church in Fuyang, Anhui Province, were sentenced on August 10 to prison terms of up to one year and seven months for “organizing illegal gatherings.” Zhang Sensen received one year and seven months, Chang Shun one year and six months, and Ma Shutao one year and four months. Prosecutors cited home worship, weddings, and religious instruction after authorities shut the independent congregation in 2023. Families condemned the verdicts, noting the men were punished for ordinary pastoral work. Wives reported threats against them and their children during interrogations. ChinaAid President Bob Fu called the sentences part of a broader campaign treating unregistered Christian worship as criminal under Xi Jinping’s Sinicization policy. ChinaAid demands their immediate release. Stand with China’s persecuted believers—share this story, pray for Zhang, Chang, and Ma, and urge governments to hold Beijing accountable. Read Now #ChinaHouseChurchPersecution# #FreeMaizhongLeaders# #ReligiousFreedomChina# #AnhuiChurchCrackdown# #DefendChristianFaith# We are praying for you and your families: @MZ2025629 @pnwng188585 @lmi975123390297

Nansha Through Global Eyes | Advancing Technology, Preserved Intangible Heritage 19 international youth from 13 different countries and regions, including Russia, Uzbekistan, the United States, France, and Brazil, have embarked on an in-depth exploration tour in Nansha, experiencing its cutting-edge innovation, intangible cultural heritage, and rural-pastoral ecology. #Nansha# #Guangzhou# #Tech# #student#