ASIA/PAKISTAN - Attacks on churches in Lahore: still no guilty
Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - At what stage are the investigations into the attacks that a year ago marred two Christian churches in Lahore? On the first anniversary of the explosion in front of the Catholic church of St. Joh ...
ASIA/MYANMAR - Still too many children recruited by armed forces
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) - In 2012, Burma had agreed with the United Nations not to recruit minors among the militias. However, according to the local media, the Armed Forces of the Country did not respect the agreement. T ...
ASIA/IRAQ - Burning of Christian books in Mosul
Mosul (Agenzia Fides) - The jihadists of the Islamic State (Daesh) have released via the internet a short video documenting the burning of Christian books in the area of Mosul. The images show a militant jihadist who thr ...
14 March 2016
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - New Mission of PIME in the suburbs
Manila (Agenzia Fides) - St. Therese of the Child Jesus, a holy missionary, is the Patroness of the new Mission launched by the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) in the Philippines. The chosen location is ...
ASIA/MYANMAR - A Christian nominated as vice presidential candidate
Yangon (Agenzia Fides) – Lawyer Henry Van Thio, a 57-year-old ethnic Chin minority from the Pentecostal Church, has been nominated as a vice presidential candidate. Chosen by Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Demo ...