News
14 July 2005
AMERICA/PERU - 4th edition of Days for International Charity and Voluntary Work in Lima will reflect on the bonds between the Eucharist and Charity in the life of the faithful
Lima (Fides Service) - With the fundamental theme of Eucharist and Charity in this Year of the Eucharist on 18 and 19 July in Lima there will be 4th edition of Days for International Charity and Voluntary Work organised ...
14 July 2005
ASIA/HONG KONG - Catholic papers and books useful for hospital pastoral care
Hong Kong (Fides Service) - The Hong Kong diocese Kong Ko Bao says that Sr. Antonietta d’Onofrio,coordinator of the pastoral department at the Northern District Catholic Hospital in Hong Kong finds Catholics newpapers ...
14 July 2005
ASIA/INDONESIA - Government and Aceh rebel separatists start peace talks
Helsinki (Fides Service) - Representatives of the Indonesian government and separatist rebels from the province of Aceh, Sumatra are meeting in Helsinki, Finland to establish a set of shared principles on which to elabor ...
14 July 2005
ASIA/MONGOLIA - “Come and see” new springtime of faith: the Church in Mongolia calls local young people and adults
Ulanbator (Fides Service) - The little Church in Mongolia is growing fast. When the first Missionaries arrived in 1992 following the dark years of communist atheism, there were no Catholics in the country and they starte ...
14 July 2005
AFRICA/KENYA - Marsabit massacres: Catholic Bishops condemn these babaric acts in the strongest terms
Nairobi (Fides Service) - In a press statement dated 13 July issued after massacres at Turbi(Marsabit district) the Catholic Bishops of Kenya “condemn the barbaric acts of violence in the strongest terms” expressing ...
14 July 2005
EUROPE/ITALY - Make religious communities places of hospitality and listening, interpret situations with a spirit of the Gospel, undertake new commitments to help exploited women: objectives and prospects for new general government of the Consolata Missionary Sisters
Rome (Fides Service) - The point of departure for the 9th general chapter of the Consolata Missionary sisters held in São Paulo in Brasile in May (see Fides 24/5/2005) was to define the characteristics of “the Consecr ...
14 July 2005
AFRICA/KENYA - Retaliation after massacres in Turbi north west Kenya. 10 people killed and missionary driver inured in Catholic Mission Land Rover ambush
Nairobi (Fides Service)- Following massacres in Turbi north west Kenya (see Fides 13 July 2005) there has been an act of retaliation on the part of the tribe whose members were massacred. At least 10 Gabra were killed w ...
14 July 2005
World Food Programme triples aid for Niger where more and more people face serious food shortage
Rome (Fides Service)- The United Nations World Food Programme WFP has launched a plan to almost triple the number of people receiving food aid in Niger with emergency programmes bringing the number of those assisted to m ...
14 July 2005
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Formation for laity and families urgently needed to bear witness to Gospel values in Korean society
Seoul (Fides Service) - The new millennium puts new challenges to the family which is the cradle of life and must be protected from attacks by a materialist and rationalist culture which wants to manipolate it and subjec ...
13 July 2005
LATIN AMERICA - In Latin America 55 million children suffer from malnutrtion. A country’s economic and social development depends on the food security of its people
Rome (Fides Service) - According to the regional director of the United Nations World Food Programme WFP for Latin America and the Caribbean, the development of countries in this area depends on the diet of the people.
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13 July 2005
EUROPE/GREAT BRITAIN - This time last week: National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies reflects on July 7 terrorist attacks on London: “Even though at that time we didn’t quite know what we felt, for us it was vital to know that at that time Jesus was there - suffering with all his people”
London (Fides Service) - It was a dreadful day for the country and for London especially. After the elation of winning the Olympic bid and the high hopes for the G8 meeting particularly after the huge protest march for ...
13 July 2005
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - At Adwa first new Catholic church to be opened in 450 years
Adwa (Fides Service)- The first Catholic church to be built in Adwa, Ethiopia in 450 years was opened recently. At the end of June the Salesians had the joy of blessing a church dedicated to Mary Auxiliatrix built as a r ...
13 July 2005
AMERICA/CHILE - National Days in Santiago focus on “Eucharist and Masses with Children”, to improve Masses for children in the light of Church teaching and experience
Santiago de Chile (Fides Service) - Eucharist and Masses with Children is the theme of this year’s National Days in Chile organised by the Office for Pastoral Care for Children and the Bishops’ Commission for Liturgy ...
13 July 2005
ASIA/IRAQ - “It is possible to guarantee security while respecting both the freedom of individuals and the principles of democracy” Fr Nizar Semaan tells Fides
Baghdad (Fides Service) - “It is possible guarantee security while respecting both the freedom of individuals and the principles of democracy” said Fr. Nizar Semaan, in Mosul northern Iraq, commenting discussion in E ...
13 July 2005
ASIA/JAPAN - Catholic schools at the service of evangelisation in Japan
Tokyo (Fides Service) -Catholic schools are a channel for evangelising in Japan. This emerged after a meeting of 190 Catholic educators who gathered in Tokyo for the 18th general meeting of the Commission for Catholic Sc ...
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