News

• 11 July 2005
  AMERICA/CANADA - The Pope appoints new Coadjutor Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Benedict XVI on 11 July 2005 appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas (Canada) Rev. P. Sylvain Lavoie, O.M.I., until now parish priest and Provincial. Consultor. T ...
• 11 July 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Guidelines for the organisation and coordination of Missionary Youth Groups in Brazil: conclusions of 1st Meeting for Representatives of Missionary Youth Groups Brasilia (Fides Service) - To arrange articulated organisation of Missionary Youth Groups in Brazil recently the National office of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Brazil held a 1st Meeting for Representatives of Mis ...
• 11 July 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - “To break the natural law is not a cry of freedom, it is an irresponsible attack on human nature and on society and children in particular and the very future of society” Bishops of Peru defend the family Lima (Fides Service ) - In a statement “The Bishops of Peru defend the Family” issued on 7 July, the Catholic Bishops of Peru expressed solidarity with the Bishops of Spain and they defend the institution of the fami ...
• 11 July 2005
  AFRICA/COTE D’ IVOIRE - Calendar set for disarmament of rebels and government troops in view of new unified national armed force Abidjan (Fides Service)- In Cote D’ Ivoire army and rebel leaders have agreed on a calendar for disarmament, an important step on the path towards presidential elections scheduled for 30 October. According to the agree ...
• 11 July 2005
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - In a statement on the political and social crisis in the country the Catholic Bishops of the Philippines call for transparency, justice and prayers Manila (Fides Service) - Rejection of violent solutions; call for serious discernment, based on criteria of transparency and justice; prayer that the common good may prevail in politics. The requests were contained in a ...
• 11 July 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Hong Kong diocesan Justice and Peace Commission on-line radio programme tackles questions of Faith and politics Hong Kong (Fides Service) - ‘The voice of the Justice and Peace Commission’ is a new on-line radio programme promoted by the Hong Kong diocesean Commission for Justice and Peace. According to the diocesan bulletin Ko ...
• 11 July 2005
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Australian Christians unite in ecumenical prayers for victims of London terrorist attacks Sydney (Fides Service) - The different Churches and communities in Australia urged all Christians to pray for the victims of the July 7 terrorist attacks on London and many met for ecumencial rpayer services and special ...
• 9 July 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - “I am deeply saddened and deplore these acts which dispose of human life as an object to destroy for political or ideological reasons”, said Cardinal Juan Cipriani Primate of Peru commenting the July 7 terrorist attacks on London Vatican City (Fides Service) - Appalled by the latest acts of violence on innocent civilians which provoke grief, fear, indignation and many queries, Fides spoke with Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Archbishop of Lim ...
• 9 July 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Believers of different faiths form Civil Alliance to promote respect for life and the family Seoul (Fides Service) - Believers of different faiths in Korea have united to form a Civil Alliance to protect life from natural beginning to end, protect the family and encourage couples to have more children, and to gu ...
• 9 July 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Missionaries of Charity pray for the victims of the terrorist attacks on London: at the burial place of Mother Teresa Indians and visitors of all faiths pray for Londoners New Delhi (Fides Service) - The July 7 bomb attacks in London caused deep shock and grief among the Missionaries of Charity at the general house in Calcutta who gathered immediately to pray in silence at the tomb of Bles ...
• 9 July 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - The Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church will be of great help with pastoral activity and catechesis a Chinese priest told Fides Beijing (Fides Service) - The new Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, made public on June 28 in Rome, has been welcomed by Catholics in mainland China. A priest told Fides the new publication will be of g ...
• 9 July 2005
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies confirmed Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples on 13 June 2005 confirmed Rev. Manuel Duraes BarbosaCSSp National Director of the Pontifical Mission S ...
• 9 July 2005
  ASIA/BANGLADESH - The Pope accepts resignation of Archbishop of Dhaka and appoints successor Vatican City(Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI on 9 July 2005 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Dhaka (Bangladesh) presented by Archbishop Michael Rozario in conf ...
• 9 July 2005
  AFRICA/KENYA - “Don't blame only the West for Africa's poverty” said Fr Eugenio Ferrari, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Kenya commenting the G8 meeting, terrorism and poverty Nairobi (Fides Service)- “Even just the threat of an attack can damage the economy of a poor country like Kenya. In the end terrorism always strikes the ordinary citizens even those it does not actually kill” Italian ...
• 9 July 2005
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Former Southern Sudan rebel leader sworn in as vice President of Sudan Khartoum (Fides Service)- Today 9 July in Khartoum former rebel leader John Garang was sworn in as vice President of Sudan. After the ceremony the President Omar al Bashir signed the country’s new Constitution as estab ...