AFRICA/MAURITANIA - Almost half of Mauritanians live in dramatic poverty
Nuakchot (Agenzia Fides) - 44% of Mauritania's rural population lives in a situation of crippling poverty, particularly in rural regions. This is what the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Extreme Pov ...
VATICAN - The Pope's Message for World Mission Day 2016
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "Today, on the occasion of Pentecost, my Message for World Mission Day, which is celebrated every year in October is published. May the Holy Spirit give strength to all the missionaries ad ...
ASIA/IRAN - Pastor released, three faithful detained
Tehran (Agenzia Fides) - Iranian Protestant Pastor Nadarkhani, of the "Church of Iran," arrested in recent days in Rasht was released, while three other believers arrested on May 13 are still in custody. As NGO Catholic ...
ASIA/PAKISTAN - The mercy between Christianity and Islam
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - "The mercy in Christianity and Islam" is the title of a seminar organized in Lahore, on the occasion of the Jubilee Year, by the "Council for Interreligious Dialogue in Pakistan", coordinated by ...
ASIA/JORDAN - Construction of Our Lady of Mount Center starts in Anjara
Anjara (Agenzia Fides) - At the initiative of the Parish “The Visitation of Our Lady”, construction work of a multipurpose center has started in Anjara, Jordan. The project, named after Our Lady of Mount, will serve ...