News

• 8 July 2005
  ASIA/LEBANON - “East West dialogue is the only way to eliminate the causes of terrorism” Catholic priest in Lebanon tells Fides Beirut (Fides Service)- “The only way to stop terrorism is to eliminate the causes” said Maronite Catholic priest Fr. Maroun Abouzeid parish priest of Notre-Dame de Maamarieh near Sidone, southern Lebanon. “Europe ...
• 8 July 2005
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI expresses deep grief for the victims of terrorist attacks in central London Vatican City (Fides Service) - Pope Bendedict XVI sent Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor a message of condolence for the people of Great Britain following the bomb explosions in central London yesterday. Here is the text ...
• 8 July 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Muslims and Christians join in prayer for the victims of London bomb blasts: Fides spoke with the Catholic Bishop of Multan Multan (Fides Service) - “This is a tragedy for humanity. This morning in Multan we prayed for the dead and the injured and their families and I offered mass for them. Christian and Muslims here are still shaker by the ...
• 8 July 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Don Orione parishes all over the world pray for the innocent victims of violence in London Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “Our immediate reaction when we heard of the tragedy which had struck the people of Britain was to contact our London centre. The ordinary people who collaborate with our Don Orione Centre in Lon ...
• 8 July 2005
  ASIA/IRAQ - “Europe should refuse to accept people who preach violence” said Fr. Nizar Semaan in Mosul commenting the London terrorist attacks Baghdad (Fides Service)- “This is the result of a mistaken interpretation of freedom and democracy: Europe cannot let terrorists enter in the name of freedom and then expect to be imune from attacks” a Catholic pries ...
• 8 July 2005
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - The Pope creates new diocese of Awgu and appoints its first Bishop Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 8 July 2005 created the diocese of Awgu (Nigeria) with territory taken from the diocese of Enugu, making it suffragan of the metropolitan See of Onitsh ...
• 8 July 2005
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - The Pope appoints new auxiliary Bishop of Kerema Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on 8 July 2005 appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the diocese of Kerema (Papua New Guinea) Rev. P. Rochus Tatamai, M.S.C., chaplain at Sacred Heart Basilica in ...
• 8 July 2005
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “These acts are bad for Islam, they make it ever more associated with terrorism in the eyes of the international public”, missionary Fr D’Ambra told Fides with regard to terrorist attacks on London Manila (Fides Service) - “We deplore and condemn all terrorism and violence. Acts like this only damage Muslims living in western countries increasing suspicion and diffidence in their regard. However care must be take ...
• 8 July 2005
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - “The terrorist attacks on London could dash Africa’s hopes of being the centre of world attention” the Southern African Bishops’ Conference Communications director told Fides Pretoria (Fides Service)- “The terrorist attacks on London could dash Africa’s hopes of being the centre of world attention” Fr Efrem Tresoldi, head of Communications for the SACBC Southern African Bishops Conferen ...
• 7 July 2005
  AFRICA/EGPYT - London terrorist attacks: “Tension in Middle East has rocketed, this is terrorism trying to widen the gulf between west and east” Comboni missionary tells Fides Cairo (Fides Service)- “Although prudence is the case since no one has claimed responsibility for the bomb blasts, I think the present situation in the Middle East is not foreign to what happened this morning in London ...
• 7 July 2005
  VATICAN - “The Eucharist: source and summit of the life and mission of the Church” Working paper for 11th Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October presented today Vatican City (Fides Service) - Today at the Holy See Press Office the Instrumentum laboris for the 11th General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops to be held in the Vatican 2-23 October next, on the theme ‘The Euchariast ...
• 7 July 2005
  EUROPE/BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA - The challenge of a new cultural dialogue in the context of globalisation: International Meeting of Catholic Cultural Centres in the Mediterranean and Balkan regions Rome (Fides Service) - Representatives of at least 25 countries of Europe, Africa and Asia have gathered in Sarajevo for an International Meeting of Catholic Cultural Centres in the Mediterranean and Balkan regions which ...
• 7 July 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa start 23rd general chapter in Rome Rome (Fides Service)- Today, July 7, the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa also known as White Sisters, start their 23rd general chapter in Rome Until 30th July some 42 chapter members from 15 different countrie ...
• 7 July 2005
  AMERICA/CHILE - Next Sunday “Sending Day” for more than 1,000 young pilgrims from Santiago who will travel to Germany for World Youth Day Santiago de Cile (Fides Service) - On Sunday 10 July Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz, Archbishop of Santiago, President of the Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences (CELAM) will preside a special Mass for ...
• 7 July 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - “Growing signs of frustration and discouragement and spreading sense of instability and insecurity”: Catholic Bishops of Peru voice concern for climate of violence and prolonged strikes Lima (Fides Service) - “Faced with growing violence and prolonged strikes in many parts of our country, road blocks, attacks on public and private installations which increase the sense of instability and insecurity fo ...