News
12 September 2005
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Latin America: 222 million people living in poverty. Chronic hunger in Gutemala ever more serious and tragic
Rome (Fides Service) - In the occasion of the “Latin American Conference on Chronic Hunger and Millennium Goals” to be held in Guatemala, a group of experts will disucss plans to fight the scourge of poverty.
The g ...
12 September 2005
VATICAN - The Pope’s Angelus reflection : “The Eucharist is a mystery of death and glory, like the Cross which was not accidentali but rather the passage for Christ to enter his glory and reconcile all humanity”. Special mention of victims of terrorism everywhere in the world.
Castel Gandolfo (Fides Service) - “Next Wednesday 14 September, we celebrate the feast of the Exhaltation of the Cross. In this Year dedicated to the Eucharist this recurrence acquires special significance and invites ...
12 September 2005
ASIA/AZERBAIJAN - Cardinal Sepe praises Catholics in Azerbaijan for keeping the faith “despite long decades of violent persecution” and “for building constructive interreligious dialogue, peaceful co-existence among Muslims, orthodox Christians, Jews and Catholics”
Baku (Agenzia Fides) - “The totalitarian ideology of Communism, now in the past, tried with every imaginable and possibile means to remove every sign of the presence of God from these lands and to eradicate and uproot ...
12 September 2005
ASIA/AZERBAIJAN - The laying of the foundation stone for a new church in Baku “is a dream come true for the local Catholic community” said Cardinal Sepe who also blessed building site for a new Home for the Poor to be entrusted to Mother Teresa’s Sisters
Baku (Fides Service) - In the afternoon on Sunday 11 September in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, presided a ceremony for the laying o ...
12 September 2005
ASIA/INDIA - New hope for peace and development in Kashmir as leaders of India and Pakistan prepare to talk
Jammu (Fides Service) - “The situation is quite calm and we are pleased and hopeful at the news that India and Pakistan will soon meet again for talks. We are sure this means relations between the counries are really i ...
12 September 2005
ASIA/CHINA - Seminarians give up Summer vacation to teach children in need
Beijing (Fides Service) - Beijing’s Catholic Seminary is situated in an outlying industrial district where most of the workers commute from rural areas or other towns to the capital. For these working families life is ...
12 September 2005
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Hobart archdiocese Tasmania opens new Catholic Diocesan Centre: “Preaching the Gospel is still our main task”
Hobart (Fides Service) - The Catholic diocese of Hobart in Tasmania, Australia, has a new Centre which houses the Church’s administration and pastoral offices as well as the Catholic Development Fund, the Catholic Educ ...
12 September 2005
AMERICA/URUGUAY - “Jesus Bread of Life to Share”: National Youth Day 4,500 young people accompanied by their bishops reflect on Sharing the Faith
Melo (Fides Service) - “Bread of Life to Share” was the theme of National Youth Day held recently in Uruguay, not long after the memorable World Youth Day event in August in Germany, presided by Pope Benedict XVI Obl ...
12 September 2005
AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Alarm for massive return of Congolese refugees from Tanzania and Zambia. Caritas Uvira offers help
Uvira (Fides Service )- A return en masse of refugees from Tanzania and Zambia to Uvira in eastern Democratic Congo is causing serious problems. Local Caritas said the people started arriving in July. Transit centres in ...
12 September 2005
EUROPE/ITALY - TB still not defeated: every year 3 million die. Rising number of cases in Italy, also among minors
Rome (Fides Service) - According to the World Health Organisation the most widespread disease in the world is tuberculosis. Every year 8 million new cases and 3 million deaths are registered. TB is the main cause of deat ...
12 September 2005
ASIA/INDONESIA - “Local Church works to defeat terrorism in the Moluccas”, says Fr Carl Bohm in Amboina diocese
Ambon (Fides Service) - “Catholics in Moluccas are committed to promoting harmony and reconciliation and making sure terrorism is defeated”, Fr Carl Bohm, in Amboina diocese told Fides.
“Life in Ambon - said Fr. ...
12 September 2005
EUROPE/BELGIUM - Pro-family demonstration in Brussels: “Different cultures, faiths and political tendencies united to defend a common value: the family. Family Movements ever more international”
Brussels (Fides Service) - “To speak of the family is to speak of life, handing on of values, stability, future” said Lola Velarde vice president of the Euroepan network of the Institute for Family Policy (IPF) which ...
12 September 2005
AFRICA/NIGER - At least 3 million people in Niger still suffering from serious food shortage. Local Catholic community and Caritas in front line to provide aid and rebuild farming system
Niamey (Fides Service)- In Niger 2.7 million people are in danger of dying of hunger in an ongoing serious food crisis due to prolonged drought. In a detailed report Caritas Niger says that despite recent rainfall at lea ...
10 September 2005
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI sends president of Pontifical Council "Cor unum" to New Orleans with a message of solidarity and material aid for hurricane victims
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI has charged Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum with a message of solidarity and material help for the people affect ...
10 September 2005
AFRICA/BURUNDI - New major inter-diocesan Seminary in Buta appointment of Rector
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 22 August 2005 gave his approval for the establishment of the Major Inter-diocesan Seminary of Bu ...
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