Caritas Philippines condemned the mass cutting of decades-old trees along Quirino Avenue in Manila, describing it as an “act of ecological violence” and calling on authorities to immediately halt the activity.
Sawant said, “Our inquiry has not progressed to a First Information Report (FIR), but based on our visit to the school, and reviewing the evidence, it is evident that Ried was the target of discrimination because he is a Christian.
Bishop Savarimuthu Arockiaraj of Tiruchirappalli Diocese, said, "We need to be meek and merciful to the suffering people of Manipur and it is our responsibility."
