ASIA/INDIA - Protestant Pastor killed in Jharkhand
Bhopal (Agenzia Fides) - A Protestant Pastor was killed in the state of Jharkhand, eastern India.
As reported to Fides by the Evangelical Fellowship network of India, Chamu Hasda Purty, 54, of the Independent Pentecosta ...
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Over 1400 cases of blasphemy in a year
Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - In 2014, 1,400 cases of blasphemy were registered in Pakistan: it is a peak, compared with the trend of recent years, which reveals a very worrying situation. This was reported by senior lawyer ...
EUROPE/SERBIA - Rigid temperatures and difficult conditions for refugees
Presevo (Agenzia Fides) - According to data collected by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), at the end of September the number of people emigrated between Turkey and Greece reached 7,000 a day. The rough ...
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Food crisis: there are no basic social services
Harare (Agenzia Fides) - In Zimbabwe there is a new food emergency. The UN estimates that more than 1.5 million Zimbabweans, 16% of the population, need urgent help. The southern regions are in particular at risk, where ...
AFRICA/MALAWI - Appointment of the Bishop of Zomba
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On 15 October 2015 the Holy Father appointed Rev. Fr. George Desmond Tambala, O.C.D., General Definitor of the PP. Discalced Carmelites as Bishop of the diocese of Zomba (Malawi).
Rev. Fr. ...