News

• 14 June 2005
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “The Catholic identity of Cultural Centres and young people in public life”, Salta 2nd meeting of Head of Catholic Cultural Centres in the Southern Cone Salta (Fides Service) -The Second Meeting of Heads of Catholic Cultural Centres in the Southern Cone opened today in Salta (Argentina) 14-16 June. The program covers two principal themes: preferential concern for young ...
• 14 June 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Malaria, AIDS and Ebola: meeting with Ugandan expert and Piero and Lucille Corti Foundation at St. Mary’s Hospital di Lacor Rome (Fides Service) - A major world expert in Ebola head of Health Management Information System at St. Mary’s Hospital, Lacor Northern Uganda funded by the Piero and Lucille Corti Foundation, Dr Zabulon Yoti, gave a ...
• 14 June 2005
  EUROPE/AUSTRIA - “Silent majority wins: a sign of growing awareness of the need protect life” Fr. Leo Maasburg national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Austria told Fides Vienna (Fides Service) - “In this vote the victory went to the silent majority “ Fr Leo Maasburg, national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Austria, missio Austria, told Fides commenting Italy’s unsu ...
• 14 June 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - More than 1,000 NGOs from 25 different countries support June 18 demonstration in Madrid in favour of real matrimony and the family Madrid (Fides Service) - According to the Spanish Institute for Family Policies already more than 1,000 NGOs from 25 different countries have said they will take part in the demonstration in Madrid on June 18 at 6pm orga ...
• 14 June 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Double standards: path denied to June 18 Pro-Family demonstration granted to Gay Pride parade Madrid (Fides Service) - Five days before the demonstration which, with the slogan “The Family is Important”, has called Spanish Catholics into the streets on 18 June to protest against the government’s anti-famil ...
• 14 June 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Results of referendum in Italy encourage Catholics in Korea and everywhere to continue the fight to protect the life of the unborn child Kwangju (Fides Service) - “The result of Italy’s referendum on fertility treatment is valid for the whole world, also here in Korea, as a point of reference for Catholics everywhere. We are happy that the Italian law ...
• 14 June 2005
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Tsunami affected families gradually return to normality: Australian religious institutes and Caritas continue to help Banda Aceh (Fides Service) - The living conditions of people affected by the tragic tsunami on 26 December 2005 are gradually improving thanks also to efforts of Catholic agencies and bodies. Caritas Australia, working i ...
• 14 June 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Tai Yuan diocese hold first Eucharistic Congress and celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral Tai Yuan (Fides Service) - Recently the diocese of Tai Yuan main town in Shan Xi province of mainland China held its first Eucharistic Congress in the parish of Bei Gu Nian. According to the bulletin Faith published in H ...
• 13 June 2005
  VATICAN - The Pope reminds parents that they are “called to help their children discover the value and importance of responding to Christ who convokes the entire Christian family to Sunday Mass” and announces a special October 15 Meeting of Catechesis for children who made their First Holy Communion during this year Vatican City (Fides Service) - In this eighth month of the special Year of the Eucharist once again Pope Benedict XVI underlined the importance of Sunday, the Lord’s Day and duty of parents to educate their children in ...
• 13 June 2005
  EUROPE/GERMANY - “Italy’s non vote in the referendum on fertility treatment law is an example for the rest of the countries in Europe” Dr Norbert Martin, Professor of Sociology and member of the Pontifical Council for the Family tells Fides Koblenz (Fides Service) - “I am delighted with Italy’s non vote in the referendum on fertility treatment law” Dr. Norbert Martin, Professor of Sociology at the University of Koblenz, Germany, and member of the Pont ...
• 13 June 2005
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Vox returns to give voice to solidarity in the Holy Land Jerusalem (Fides Service) - It is a voice which speaks of Christian solidarity and recently it has once again begun to make itself heard. Vox, a monthly publication issued by Caritas Holy Land in collaboration with other ...
• 13 June 2005
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Blessing of foundation stone for new Catholic University in Sydney ready by end of 2006 Sydney (Fides Service) - It was Cardinal George Pell who on 9 June blessed the foundation stone for a new Catholic University which will be built in Sydney. University of Notre-Dame St Benedict Campus will contribute con ...
• 13 June 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “The maturity of the laity is becoming a realty. Their reaction is more than ever urgent and necessary today” said Eduardo Hertfelder, President of the Spanish Institute for Family Policies commenting the large non-vote in Italy’s referendum to relax fertility treatment laws Madrid (Fides Service) - “The large number of non votes in this referendum in Italy following encouragement and efforts from secular groups and the Catholic Church in Italy meant that the required 50% was not reached ...
• 13 June 2005
  AFRICA/CÔTE D'IVOIRE - St. Thérèse Salesian mission makes another pressing appeal: urgent aid needed in the Duékoué area for over 15,000 civilians who have lost everything Duekoue (Fides Service) - Since the beginning of June in the area of Duekoue, diocese of Man, there have been clashes between Dioula and Guere people in which at least 69 people have been killed and thousands forced to a ...
• 13 June 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Bishop John Tong, Auxiliary of Hong Kong, presides opening of new parish for Korean Catholic immigrants Hong Kong (Fides Service) - Hong Kong diocese has given the local Korean Catholic community its own parish chapel. Kong Ko Bao diocesan bulletin reported that the new church which will serve as a parish for Catholic immi ...