News

• 1 September 2005
  VATICAN - «Sacred Scripture in the life of the Church»: International Congress on 40th anniversary of the promulgation of «Dei Verbum» Constitution by Vatican II Vatican City (Fides Service) - Over 400 participants from 98 different countries including about a hundred cardinals and bishops, will gather in Rome 14 to 18 September at the Aurelia Convention Centre for an Internation ...
• 1 September 2005
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Aceh draws new hope with peace agreement: it is necessary for all to play a part to write a new page in Sumatra’s history Banda Aceh (Fides Service) -The travailed Indonesian region of Aceh in the north of the island of Sumatra looks to the future with new hope after the peace agreement signed between separatist rebels and the government on ...
• 1 September 2005
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Catholics in a tiny village in the heart of Myanmar rejoice for consecration of a new church Yangoon (Fides Service) - Catholics in the village of Namahkaw-Man Pan in the diocese of Lashio at the heart of Myanmar have a new church complex in which to pray, celebrate the Sacraments and come together for meetings ...
• 1 September 2005
  AFRICA/COTE D’IVOIRE - Tension mounts in Cote d’Ivoire after rebels reject South African mediation Abidjan (Fides Service)- “We live in an atmosphere of tension and daily rumours of violence and a possibile coup” said local church sources in Abidjan, economic capital of Cote d’Ivoire with regard to a series of i ...
• 31 August 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Local Church launches new plan and guidelines to fight AIDS Nuova Delhi (Fides Service) - The Catholic Church in India is launching a new plan to fight HIV/AIDS. Cardinal Telesphore Toppo, President of the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India CBCI will preside the launchin ...
• 31 August 2005
  VATICAN - “A sound society is the result certainly of commitment from all its members, but it needs the blessing and help of God who, unfortunately, is instead often excluded or ignored”: the Pope’s teaching at the general audience Vatican City (Fides Service) - Psalm 126, “Without the Lord, all our efforts will ultimately fail”(vespers Wednesday week 3), was the subject of the teaching given by Pope Benedict XVI during the weekly Wednesday aud ...
• 31 August 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Africa Mission: Cooperation and Development Movement commemorates founder Rev. Vittorio Pastori, ‘commuter of charity’ between Italy and Africa Piacenza (Fides Service) - Friday 2 September will be the 11th anniversary of the death of Rev. Vittorio Pastori, known in Italy as “Don Vittorione”, who founded the Africa Mission - Cooperation and Development Movem ...
• 31 August 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Carry Christ to the young people of Asia: on the eve of the centenary of the Salesian’s arrival in China Sisters Announcers of the Lord join the great Salesian family Hong Kong (Fides Service) - Educate children and young people to the values of the Gospel, give them instruction and faith in Christ: this is the charisma of the Sisters Announcers of the Lord who work in and around Hong ...
• 31 August 2005
  ASIA/ INDONESIA - Anti Polio vaccination given to 24 million children under five Rome (Fides Service) - Although the number of new cases registered is in decline, polyomyelitis, which the World Health Organisation promised by means of a vast vaccination campaign to eradicate by the year 2000, still r ...
• 31 August 2005
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - This high number of female ministers in Burundi’s new executive is a tribute to the part played by Burundi’s women in the peace process Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides)- Less Ministries and more women Ministers are the novelties of Burundi’s new government according to a local Church source in the capital Bujumbura where yesterday 30 August President Pierre N ...
• 31 August 2005
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - 6th Meeting of Portuguese Speaking Bishops’ Conferences in Mozambique 6 - 9 September to boost cooperation and evangelisation Maputo (Fides Service)- From 6 to 9 September in Maputo capital of Mozambique the Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Portugese speaking countries will hold their 6th CPLP Assembly. “These meetings, the first of which w ...
• 31 August 2005
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Local Catholic Church more than ever committed to reconciliation and peace Colombo (Fides Service) - “Despite considerable progress in the last three years, Sri Lanka still stands at the crossroads. The interruption of peace talks and recent clashes among the Tamil rebels themselves threaten ...
• 31 August 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Celebrating 50 years of service the Society of Jesus institutes new Jesuit Province of Korea Seoul (Fides Service) - The Prepositor general of the Society of Jesus, Fr Peter-Hans Kolvenbach is in South Korea to take part in celebrations to mark the 50th year of Jesuit service in that country. On the occasion Fr. ...
• 31 August 2005
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “World Youth Day in Sydney 2008: a great opportunità for growth and evangelisation for the Church in Australia”, said retired Archbishop of Sydney Cardinal Edward Clancy Sydney (Fides Service) - “World Youth Day’s injection of spiritual values could break the spirial of self-indulgence that is responsible for the cycle of suicide and alcohol that kills a signficant number of young A ...
• 30 August 2005
  AFRICA/TANZANIA - Resignation of Bishop of Tunduru-Masasi and succession Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 25 August 2005 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Tunduru-Masasi (Tanzania), presented by Bishop Magnus Mwalunyungu ...