News

• 27 July 2005
  The Holy Father’s intention for August 2005: “For students from mission Churches studying in Rome: may their studies in the Eternal City be a time of spiritual enrichment Comment by Archbishop Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk Seoul, Korea Vatican City (Fides Service) - It gives us great joy to see many priests, seminarians, religious and lay faithful from various mission countries engaged in studies in Rome. These young people have chosen “the good port ...
• 27 July 2005
  AFRICA/D.CONGO - The Pope accepts resignation of Bishop of Inongo and appoints Successor Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 27 July 2005 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Inongo (Democratic Republic of Congo), presented by Bishop Léon Le ...
• 27 July 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - “The greatest challenge has been to work for the poor and those who are far from the Church” said Bishop Miguel Irizar of Callao who received a national award for 45 years of pastoral ministry and social commitment in Peru Callao (Fides Service) - On Monday 25 July, the 35th anniversary of his ordination as Bishop, Spanish born Bishop Miguel Irizar of Callao was presented with the national medal of honour and the rank of Knight Commander, ...
• 27 July 2005
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - 11th Meeting for Rectors of Catholic and Christian Universities 14 - 16 September in Bogota: To deepen understanding of discipleship as a specific contribution of Catholic Universities to the 5th General Conference of the Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences Bogota (Fides Service) - Organised by the Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences, CELAM, through the Family, Life and Culture Department in collaboration with the Pontifical Xaverian University, the 11th Meetin ...
• 27 July 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Europe can hold aloft its titles and heraldry, its laws and arts but to little effect if it ignores its bi-millennial origin, its twenty centuries of history and forgets the builder: the Christian” said Bishop Jesús Sanz Montes of Huesca and Jaca commenting last Sunday’s call to Europe by Pope Benedict XVI Huesca (Fides Service) - Commenting Pope Benedict’s Angelus address last Sunday when he relaunched the call to Europe made by John Paul II in 1982: “Europe be what you are, never betray your Christian roots”, Bisho ...
• 27 July 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - “How can we comunicate our faith to people of other nations and cultures unless we share it with those nearest to us?” A reflection on “Steps in Christian mission” in the latest book by Mgr. Massimo Camisasca Rome (Fides Service) - The apostles had the courage to go to India, Africa and other distant lands facing countless dangers and difficulties. Many centuries later numerous Christian missionaries still live the same movin ...
• 27 July 2005
  AFRICA/KENYA - Annual diocesan Holy Childhood Meeting: over eight thousand children take part in open air Mass celebrated in front of Muranga Muranga (Fides Service) - On Sunday 24 July over 8,000 children from 34 parishes accompanied by Holy Childhood leaders took part in a special Mass for the annual diocesan Holy Childhood Day organised by the diocese of Mu ...
• 27 July 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Formation, evangelisation, self-support, pastoral care to meet needs of today: commitments of Bishop Anthony Li Du An of the diocese of Xi An Xi An (Fides Service) - The diocese of Xi An Shaan Xi mainland China is an very active community. This is due mainly to the elderly Bishop Anthony Li Du An, aged 79, known for the unswerving faith and profound intelligen ...
• 27 July 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Catholic media and press with its own stand at Hong Kong Book Show Hong Kong (Fides Service) - “Fuel for the Heart” was the title of a Catholic stand at the recent Book Show in Hong Kong 20-25 July. The stand was opened and blessed by Mgr Dominic Chang, Vicar general of Hong Kong di ...
• 27 July 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Over 30,000 young people dedicated to prayer and mission: Jesus Youth International charismatic movement in Kerala Kochi (Fides Service) - Jesus Youth International JYI, a Catholic charismatic movement started in Kerala to serve the mission of the Church and carry Jesus Christ to all young people is involving an increasing number of ...
• 26 July 2005
  AFRICA/EGYPT - “As the Pope always warned: violence leads to more violence. Once again the majority of the people will be helpless victims of an aggression with which they cannot identify”: Fr Eugenio Elías, IVE, missionary in Egypt told Fides Cairo (Fides Service) - “Everyone agrees that terrorism is evil. However it would be senseless to ignore the fact the some find ways to justify it. The Pope always warned that violence leads to more violence " said Fr ...
• 26 July 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - The family has far greater validity than mere juridical recognition. Today we are all responsible for the future of the future says Vice president of the Spanish Family Forum Benigno Blanco Madrid (Fides Service) - Benigno Blanco Jurist and vice president of the Spanish Family Forum FEF illustrates the situation in Spain with regard to the serious threats to marriage and the family posed by the approval of ...
• 26 July 2005
  AFRICA/KENYA - Chapter of Mill Hill Missionaries reflects on diminution of missionaries, vocations and formation and elects new leadership Nairobi (Agenzia Fides) - The Chapter of St Joseph’s Missionary Society (also known as Mill Hill Missionaries) took place from 22 June to the 22 July and was held for the first time in Nairobi, Kenya. The main themes/i ...
• 26 July 2005
  AFRICA/D.CONGO - Dramatic increase in refugee families making their own way home to south Kivu Rome (Fides Service) - Since the end of the school year in refugee camps in west Tanzania growing numbers of Congolese refugees are making their own way home to the south Kivu region of Democratic Congo without the assis ...
• 26 July 2005
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “For a Church with and Indigenous face and the heart”: in November 1st National Meeting for Indigenous priests, religious and lay leaders to help them play a leading role in the Church’s attention for their people Bogota (Fides Service) - “For a Church with an Indigenous face and the heart” is the theme of the 1st National Meeting for Indigenous Catholic priests, religious and lay leaders which will be held in Bogota 22 - 25 N ...