A number of Christians remain missing in Marawi a month after the Philippine military liberated the city from terrorist gunmen following a five-month siege that killed more than a thousand people. The Humanitarian Emergency Action and Response Team of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao reported that as of last week at least 293 people on a Red Cross list remained unaccounted for, although it was not clear how many were Christians. The number of missing could be much higher, according to NGOs working in the region.

India’s poor deserve better than this
Concerns are being raised about whether the needs of poor and marginalized communities in India are receiving enough attention in current government policies. Observers say


