News

• 27 February 2006
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Italian Project Negombo, new centre for children and young people affected by the 2004 tsunami Colombo (Fides Service) - A new centre for children and young people affected by the 2004 tsunami disaster was recently opened in Dungalpitiya not far from Colombo, promoted by Italy’s Civil Protection unit, the Italia ...
• 27 February 2006
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The local Church calls for prudence and calm while the state of emergency continues Manila (Fides Service) - A call for “prudence, sobriety, patience and watchfulness” has been launched by the chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference Archbishop Angelo Lagdameo in the Philippines where there is ...
• 27 February 2006
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - “We call on the people to have hope and to work to the best of their ability to build a better homeland rich in peace, harmony and solidarity” say Catholic Bishops in plenary assembly San Jose (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops of Costa Rica have urged the people to help build a better country every effort. In a statement issued at the end of the 91st plenary assembly held 20 - 23 February in San ...
• 24 February 2006
  March 2006 Holy Father’s missionary prayer intention: “For Catholics in the world: may they grow in mission awareness and offer support and collaboration to missionary work Comment by Cardinale Giacomo Biffi, emeritus Archbishop of Bologna Italy Bologna (Fides Service) - The Catholic Church, from the point of view of organisation is the most decentralised reality in the world. Every diocese, indeed every parish, has its own amply autonomous life, administrative ...
• 24 February 2006
  VATICAN - Cardinal Sepe in Darfur among Christian refugees: “My presence in this refugee camp is to show the Church’s solidarity with you as she continues to preach the Gospel of truth, love, justice and peace, while urging all the people of good will to intervene not only in offering you hospitality, a listening ear, assistance and protection, but also in appealing to States and the international community to take decisive action in order to stop this awful situation” Nyala (Fides Service) - On the last lap of his pastoral visit to Sudan Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples visited refugees in Darfur. To these people in this tragic si ...
• 24 February 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics mobilised to help mudslide victims on Philippines Island of Leyte Rome (Fides Service) - On hearing the news of the tragic mudslide in the Philippines last week in the village of Guinsaugon on the island of Leyte, Catholics in China were quick to offer help and prayers. At masses in Ca ...
• 24 February 2006
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Evangelisation on line in Brazil: starting March 1st new Catholic portal will offer ethic and Christian viewpoint of national and world events Brasilia (Fides Service) - On March 1 there will be the official launching of a new Catholic portal www.portalcatolico.org.br for evangelisation on line in Brazil. Directed by Rev. Oswaldo Gerolin Filho the new portal ...
• 24 February 2006
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “The best curb for violence is authentic democracy and rule of law” says Archbishop Onaiyekan, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria Abuja (Fides Service) - From Abuja the capital of Nigeria where over 130 people have been killed in five days of riots the Catholic Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan says “it is incorrect to speak of a conflict of ...
• 24 February 2006
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - In Algeria there is still an emergency for Sahrawi refugee suffering consequences of serious flood Algiers (Fides Service) - Two Italian and Portuguese cargo aircraft transported some 20 tons of tents to the western Algerian region of Tindouf as part of operations to supply emergency homes in three camps for more than ...
• 24 February 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Approved Law on Assisted Human Reproduction meets with protests: “the unborn child is reduced to matter for experimentation and goods at the mercy of pharmaceutical economic interests and ambitions in certain scientific circles” Madrid (Fides Service) - A new recently approved Law on Assisted Human Reproduction has met with protest from various sides. The law is denounced for going against Natural Law, allowing the ‘production’ of human pers ...
• 24 February 2006
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - “I would die for Liberia” says Philippine missionary sister in love with the country and the people Monrovia (Fides Service) - “I would die for Liberia and its people, they have a wonderful way of greeting strangers. A handshake and a click of the fingers mean you are welcome! A series of hellos with a smile made the ...
• 24 February 2006
  AMERICA/EL SALVADOR - National directors of Pontifical Mission Societies in Central America countries: presentation of project for Central American ad gentes Mission Centre and call for every country to have its own National Mission Council San Salvador (Fides Service) - From 13 to 16 February national directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies and pastoral delegates from six central American countries Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador ...
• 23 February 2006
  German publisher Herder presents new theological commentary on the Documents of the Second Vatican Council: historical elaboration and reception Vatican City (Fides Service) - On 7 December 2005 the German publishing house Herder released the fifth and final volume of its Herder’s Theological Commentary on Vatican II “Herders Theologischer Kommentar zum Zweit ...
• 23 February 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - First issue of new quarterly publication “L’Animatore Missionario” focuses on Day for the Commemoration of Martyred Missionaries promoted by Youth Movement of the Italian Pontifical Mission Societies Rome (Fides Service) - The Pontifical Mission Societies in Italy have published the first issue of a new quarterly publication the Missionary Animator “L’Animatore missionario” for people who produce at the local, ...
• 23 February 2006
  EUROPE/FRANCE - Process opened for beatification of Louis Joseph Marie Querbes founder of the Clerics of Saint Viator present in 16 different countries Lyons (Fides Service) - Today 23 February the diocese of Lyons in France opens the first session to investigate the life, heroic virtues and saintliness of Fr Louis Joseph Marie Querbes who founded in the earthly 19th ce ...