News

• 11 May 2005
  EUROPE/GREECE - “Christians should not remain silent in front of the contemporary tendencies of some modern secularised states that try to impose on their people standards and values which are foreign to them, they should not give up witnessing to the values of the Gospel ” the highest authority of the Orthodox Church of Greece His Beatitude Christodoulos said at the 13th WCC Conference on World Mission and Evangelism Athens (Fides Service) - The highest authority of the Orthodox Church of Greece His Beatitude Christodoulos Archbishop of Athens and all Greece in his address to more than 700 participants and the Conference on World Mis ...
• 11 May 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Is Congo’s copper behind return of the Katanga Gendarmes? Lubumbashi (Fides Service)- “The events need still to be deciphered but from what has been said this was in actual fact an insurrection to overturn the nation’s political situation by detaching Katanga from the rest ...
• 11 May 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - 84 trees planted in Gujarat in memory of Pope John Paul II tireless promoter of peace and harmony among religions Gandhinagar (Fides Service) - To pay tribute to the late Pope John Paul II, a religious leader dedicated to promoting peace in the world and dialogue among religions, Gujarat state - in the past in the news for Hindu ext ...
• 11 May 2005
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - At National Mission Congress closing ceremony Maya k´iche catechists receive papal award for their work of evangelisation among their people Quetzaltenango (Fides Service) - At the end of a solemn Mass to close the 2nd National Mission Congress in Guatemala held at the Mario Camposeco sports ground in Quezaltenago on Sunday 8 May with the participation of som ...
• 11 May 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - It is necessary to make people realise that “we are all missionaries” children especially, who are “the missionaries of tomorrow” says national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Spain Madrid (Fides Service) - While the annual general assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies is being held in Lyon, France, we publish an interview with the national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Spa ...
• 11 May 2005
  ASIA/YEMEN - Polio epidemic spreading: World Health Organisation sends 6 million doses of vaccine for Yemen’s children Rome (Fides Service) - The epidemic of poliomyelitis which has already affected 41 children in Yemen is spreading and the World Health Organisation has sent six million doses of vaccine to immunise the country’s childr ...
• 11 May 2005
  ASIA/JAPAN - Eliminate tension, promote reconciliation in the light of truth: young Japanese and Koreans meet to build peace and understanding between the two nations Tokyo (Fides Service) - After the horrors of war which led to hatred and enmity between Japan and Korea, young people from both sides are determined to build peace and good relations between their countries. For some ye ...
• 11 May 2005
  AFRICA/TOGO - Tension reigns under apparent calm. New details on militia groups and their ‘death squads’ Lome (Fides Service)- “The situation is relatively tranquil but under the ashes their is still the fire of repression and revolt” said local sources in Lomé, capital of Togo, living a serious crisis since the electi ...
• 10 May 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Meningitis is still mortal for 10% of those affected in the world. Rising number of cases in New Delhi. India lacks 70% of the vaccine necessary to fight the outbreak. Rome (Fides Service) - With 33 new confirmed cases of meningitis in 48 hours fear of an epidemic grows in the capital of India, New Delhi. In and around the city 174 people have been admitted to hospital. Of these 43 hav ...
• 10 May 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - Child and adolescent abuse: solidarity campaign Compartir 2005 starts on 11 May to help thousands of child victims of violence Lima (Fides Service) - The Church in Peru is particularly concerned for children and adolescents victims of abuse and varying degrees of violence. Figures issued by the National Family Welfare Institute with regard to vi ...
• 10 May 2005
  EUROPE/GREECE - With the arrival by sea of a 4 mt high cross of olive wood sent from Jerusalem the 13th Conference on World Mission and Evangelism organised by the World Council of Churches opens in Athens today Athens (Fides Service) - From 9 al 16 May the 13th Conference on World Mission and Evangelism, the 1st in the 21st century, organised by the World Council of Churches WCC will take place at the Agios Andrea Recreational ...
• 10 May 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - ‘War and Peace: the role of the media to build understanding among nations’ theme of 5th International Communications Seminar 16 to 18 May in Brasilia Brasilia (Fides Service) - The power of the media is one of those most concerning questions in our modern society particularly with regard to the media’s influence on cultural formation. The Catholic Church is aware t ...
• 10 May 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Number of street children in Islamabad doubles Rome (Fides Service) - According to the Azad Foundation and NGO which works with street children, the number of abandoned youth living in the streets of Islamabad the capital of Pakistan had doubled to reach a total of ...
• 10 May 2005
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Young Catholics in the Philippines look to John Paul II as a point of reference and example of holiness Manila (Fides Service) - Pope John Paul II left a very important legacy for the young people of the third millennium. It was he who invented World Youth Days and with these events he built a special relationship with th ...
• 10 May 2005
  ASIA/EAST TIMOR - Government and Catholic Church reach agreement for religious instruction in schools Dili (Fides Service) - After more than two weeks of peaceful protests involving thousands of people the government of East Timor and the local Catholic Church have reached an agreement on the question of religious instru ...