News
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 ...
13 July 2005
EUROPE/GERMANY - 2004 Aid to the Church in Need funds almost 6000 pastoral projects all over the world: "The first task of the Church is to spread the Word of God" says outgoing secretary general who worked with ACN Founder for over 40 years
Königstein (Agenzia Fides) - In 2004 Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) supported 5,900 pastoral projects in 137 countries according to a 2004 report sent to Fides. Donations sent to the International head offices in Köni ...
13 July 2005
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Prayer and reciprocal respect to bring Christians and Muslims closer in Pakistan and the rest of the world
Lahore (Fides Service) - “We must respect people whose faith is different from our own. We were created by God with differences and he appreciates differences which are always a resource” said Pakistani Muslim leader ...
13 July 2005
AMERICA/ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - A delegation of over 500 young people prepares to start pilgrimage to take part in 20th World Youth Day in Germany
Santo Domingo (Fides Service) - At least 500 young peopled aged 18 to 30 will form the official delegation which the Church in Dominican Republic is sending to the 20th World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany in August. The ...
13 July 2005
AFRICA/KENYA - “Who stands to gain from the massacre at Torbi?” asks a missionary commenting violence in north west Kenya where at least 500 armed men attacked and killed 100 innocent villagers
Nairobi (Fides Service)- “An unprecedented massacre which poses disquieting queries on why it was organised and by whom” said Fr Eugenio Ferrari, Consolata missionary and National Director of the Pontifical Mission S ...
12 July 2005
AFRICA/CAMEROON - New rector for Paul VI Propeadeutic Interdiocesan Seminary in Nkongsamba
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples on 20 May 2005, appointed Rector of the Paul VI Propaedeutic Interdiocesan Seminary at Nkongsamba (Ca ...
12 July 2005
AFRICA/UGANDA - Cholera: 900 cases, 24 people dead in Arua north west Uganda. Refugee camps worst hit
Rome (Fides Service) - An outbreak of cholera has been reported in north west Uganda particulary among the tens of thousands of people crammed in refugee camps in precarious sanitary conditions. In recent weeks 900 cases ...
12 July 2005
EUROPE/GERMANY - “Mission goes to WYD”: for the first time the Pontifical Mission Societies will be officially represented at World Youth Day celebrations to be held this year in Cologne: the Pope’s very own mission societies will be present with group of young PMS members from different countries
Rome (Fides Service) - At the now imminent celebrations for the 20th World Youth Day in August, which will take place this year in Cologne Germany, for the very first time the Pope’s own mission societies the Pontific ...
12 July 2005
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Administrative elections and voters’ rights: minority groups say “No” to discrimination on religious grounds
Lahore (Fides Service) - The Lahore Commission for Peace and Development which promotes respect for the rights of minority groups in Pakistan has criticised the government for allowing discrimination in the upcoming elec ...
12 July 2005
ASIA/INDIA - Christians decide to unite to produce a “Dictionary of Christianity in Southern Asia” to eradicate religious fundamentalism and restore traditional harmony
New Delhi (Fides Service) - Christians in India have united to produce a ‘Dictionary of Christianity in Southern Asia’ which they hope will help people today realise the role played by the Christian faith in the last ...
12 July 2005
OCEANIA/PAPUA NUOVA GUINEA - Listening and praying the Word of God: antidote for juvenile delinquency. Retreat in preparation for World Youth Day
Port Moresby (Fides Service) - During a recent Retreat to conclude a year of preparation in view of World Youth Day a group of young Catholics from Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea, reflected on God’s love for ...
12 July 2005
AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “New religious movements and the challenge they pose to mission” Seminar Workshop on “Ecumenism and Mission” 16 and 17 July in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires (Fides Service) - To study, understand and appreciate ecumenism the Pontifical Mission Societies in Argentina have organised a Seminar Workshop on Ecumenism and Mission to be held at the PMS national offices ...
12 July 2005
AMERICA/MEXICO - The serious challenges born of a mentality which is global, pragmatic and notoriously selfish, “call the Church and its Bishops to constantly revise their task of evangelisation”: statement from Mexican Bishops after 79th general assembly
Mexico City (Fides Service) - Although there has been progress thanks to efforts on all sides to strengthen democracy and guarantee relative economic stability and respect for personal freedom, etc., nevertheless “seri ...
12 July 2005
ASIA/CHINA - Precious contribution offered by the Prado Institute for the formation of priests and religious in China underlined during a recent visit by Superior General Rev. Robert Daviaud
Shi Jia Zhuang (Fides Service) - “I think we and the Church in China are building a relationship of reciprocal trust, understanding and acceptance and ever deeper esteem” said Rev. Robert Daviaud, Superior General of ...
12 July 2005
AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - South African ecumenical delegation in Zimbabwe to view conditions of people after the government’s ‘Restore Order’ operation
Harare (Fides Service)- “Cruel and inuman” were the adjectives used by the South African Council of Churches to describe the present conditions of thousands of people in Zimbabwe who lost their homes in the governmen ...
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