News

• 4 October 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - Church in Peru strives to promote devotion and adoration of the sacrament of the Eucharist : Eucharistic Congress in Huánuco, Eucharistic Youth Day in Callao, in Lima a series of conferences and a festival of liturgical hymns Perú (Agenzia Fides) - In the Year of the Eucharist the Church in Peru has organised various initiatives to foster deeper devotion and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. From 6 to 9 October at the auditorium of Immacul ...
• 4 October 2005
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - “The grace of the Call comes from God: he made me what I am”: testimonial from a Brother of the Congregation of Frères Missionnaires des Campagnes in Burkina Faso who recently made his solemn vows Ouadougou (Fides Service)- What is a religious vocation? Every priest and religious can reply on the basis of his or her own experience and encounter with the Lord. The experience is personal but also universal. Brother ...
• 4 October 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Emphatic disapproval of Spanish Bishops with regard to a proposed law which excludes parents and makes the state the sole educator of young generations Madrid (Fides Service) - The Standing Commission of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference has issued an emphatic statement with regard to a proposed Bill on education approved by the government on 22 July. The Bishops voice ...
• 4 October 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO Cry of grief from new Bishop of Manono south east Congo: “war has destroyed everything” Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- A cry of grief comes from Katanga, south east Democratic Congo. Bishop Vincent de Paul Kwanga, the new Bishop of Manono, launched the cry in a press statement. According to the local Catholic ...
• 4 October 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Announcing the Gospel over the air: Radio Veritas Asia Urdu section holds 7th National Conference. “Culture of forgiveness” theme of programmes for 2006 Lahore (Fides Service) - Radio Veritas Asia Urdu section is an essential channel of witness for Catholics in Pakistan and a precious means of spreading the Gospel over the air. Radio Veritas is a point of reference for t ...
• 4 October 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - 200 million carriers of hepatitis C virus in the world: a petition for a World Day and better prevention Rome (Fides Service) - On October 1st a delegation of the European Liver Patient Association presented the European Commissioner for health Markos Kyprianou with a petition to establish a a World Day for Hepatitis C. I ...
• 4 October 2005
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Maronite Catholics in Australia welcome relics of Maronite Saints for the first time Sydney (Fides Service) - In 2005 for the first time ever relics of three Maronite saints, Charbel, Rafqa and Nemetallah have been brought from Lebanon to visit the consistent and lively community of Maronite Catholics in ...
• 3 October 2005
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI opens Synod of Bishop on the Eucharist: “If we remain in Christ we too will bear fruit, we will produce not the vinegar of self-sufficiency, malcontent with God and his creation, but the good wine of joy in God and love for neighbour” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 2nd October in St Peter’s Basilica Pope Benedict XVI presided a solemn concelebration of the Eucharist with Synod Fathers from all over the world for the opening of the 11th ge ...
• 3 October 2005
  VATICAN - The Pope’s Angelus reflection: “The Eucharist is the propelling centre of all the Church’s evangelising activity … it has shaped illustrious missionary apostles , in every state of life” Vatican City (Fides Service) - Contemplation of the mystery of the Eucharist in the missionary dimension was the subject of Pope Benedict XVI’s midday reflection before the Angelus prayer on Sunday 2 October. The Holy ...
• 3 October 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Rediscovering a sense of “being Church” though deeper understanding of the Eucharistic Mystery, diocese of Divinópolis prepares for 1st Diocesan Eucharistic Congress Divinópolis (Fides Service) - In the context of the Year of the Eucharist the diocese of Divinópolis, Brazil is holding its first diocesan Eucharistic Congress 19 to 23 October on the theme “Eucharist: source of ecc ...
• 3 October 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - “The Church in the 20th century was like a ship moved by the Holy Spirit across tempestuous seas, to reach new land and despite a thousands difficulties, to plant the seed of Christ’s love”: Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe addresses Convention ‘The Holy Spirit in the history of the 20th century’ Lucca (Fides Service) - Rereading the signs of the Spirit in the last century, “we cannot fail to refer to that significant event which in a way summed up the history of the 20th century the Great Jubilee of the Year ...
• 3 October 2005
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI visits Bambino Gesu Children’s Hospital “outpost of the evangelising activity of the Christian community in this city of ours” Vatican City (Fides Service) - “Besides being an immediate and concrete work of the Holy See to help children who are ill, Bambino Gesu Hospital is also an outpost of the evangelising activity of the Christian communit ...
• 3 October 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Spanish anti-leprosy association sends specialists to Ghana to help check ‘leprosy’ type Buruli Ulcer disease fatal for children Valencia (Fides Service) -Fontilles anti-Leprosy Association based in the archdiocese of Madrid has decided to address the growing problem of Buruli Ulcer disease in Africa. A medical team has been sent to to Ghana to ve ...
• 3 October 2005
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Towards 5th General CELAM Conference: “This initial preparation is a first step in the process of revitalisation and conversion, fraternal communion and vigorous missionary reawakening” said Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa Bogota (Fides Service) -On 28 September in view of its 5th General Conference scheduled for 2007 CELAM, the Council Bishops’ Conferences of Latin America and the Caribbean, presented a Preparatory Document with the tit ...
• 3 October 2005
  AFRICA/NIGER - For many starving people Catholic Feeding Centres are the only source of hope x Niamey (Fides Service) - For some years the local Church in Niger has provided food for people in the poorest areas. In this present crisis in recent months this activity has intensified. For many people Catholic Feedi ...