News

• 29 April 2005
  AMERICA - Vaccination Week in the Americas intends to vaccinate 44 million people of all ages Rome (Fides Service) - With the participation of the Pan American Health Organisation OPS and the governments of United States, Mexico and Canada the annual Vaccination Week has started in all countries from Canada to Ch ...
• 28 April 2005
  AFRICA/BENIN - New National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples has appointed 7 January 2005 National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Benin for a fiv ...
• 28 April 2005
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - New Rector of Good Shepherd inter-diocesan Seminary in Mount Hagen Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples has appointed 25 February 2005, Rector of Good Shepherd Seminary in the archdiocese of Mount Hagen ( ...
• 28 April 2005
  EUROPE - In preparation for World Youth Day 3,000 young people from 20 countries will take part in an Ignatian experience to promote greater awareness of God’s presence in daily life Cologne (Fides Service) - The Society of Jesus is organising an Ignation Experience for young people in preparation for World Youth Day 15-21 August in Cologne, Germany to help them increase their awareness of God’s pr ...
• 28 April 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 1st Inter Institutional Mission Congress: 250 men and women from 70 different institutes reflect on missionary Ad Gentes in consecrated life and in the life of ecclesial communities São Paulo (Fides Service) - About 250 men and women Religious from 25 different countries, members of 70 different missionary institutes and working in Brazil took part in the 1st Inter Institutional Missionary Congress ...
• 28 April 2005
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - “We urge the people and all social and political forces to unite efforts to promote the good of the country. Congress must correct its attitudes and actions and think only of the common good”: Bishops launch concerned appeal Quito (Fides Service) - The Church in Ecuador, attentive to the phenomena which strike the people has on various occasions called attention to growing malcontent among the people with the country in an economic, social a ...
• 28 April 2005
  EUROPE - Malaria is connected with poverty: greater assistance must be given to African countries where every day malaria kills about 3,000 children Rome (Fides Service) - Numerous organisations have called on the European Parliament to show greater commitment to fight malaria which every day strikes 3,000 children in Africa. More than any other disease this parasiti ...
• 28 April 2005
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Church in Sri Lanka concern for proposed ‘anti-conversion’ bill discussed in parliament Colombo (Fides Service) - Christians in Sri Lanka, including the local Catholic community are seriously concerned that parliament may approve an anti-conversion bill being discussed at present. If approved the bill, woul ...
• 28 April 2005
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - “the citizen should have in mind in his/her personal choice is the common good of the nation before any other motivation” say Bishops of Ethiopia in view of elections on 15 May Addis Ababa (Fides Service)- Freedom of conscience, respect for life, freedom of religion and respect for human rights were among the ethical values underlined by the Catholic Bishops of Ethiopia in a message in view of ...
• 28 April 2005
  AFRICA/TOGO - People of Togo call for firm intervention by international community Lome (Fides Service)- “Police road blocks and barricades erected by the young protesters are still in place” said local sources in Lome, capital Togo, on the brink of civil war after the announcement that Faure Gnas ...
• 28 April 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Catholic University confers honorary doctorate on two Divine Word Missionaries Taipei (Fides Service) - Two Divine Word Missionaries who have served for 50 years in Taiwan and have taught for more than 20 years at the Catholic Fu Ren University have been rewarded for their dedication. Fr. Heinz Hes ...
• 28 April 2005
  OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - Catholic community in the pacific celebrates St Peter Chanel first martyr and patron of the Church in Oceania Wellington (Fides Service) - Today 28 April, the feast of St Peter Chanel, is a great day for the Church in New Zealand and all over the pacific. St Peter Chanel, a Marist, was martyred here and he is considered one of t ...
• 28 April 2005
  AMERICA/CHILE - Bishops of Chile, recall prophetic voice of Pope John Paul II, express concern for persistent poverty, social gap, while the demand for equity and globalisation of solidarity “still await responses” Santiago de Chile (Fides Service) - At the end of their 89th assembly in Punta de Tralca 18 - 22 April the Catholic Bishops of Chile issued a statement “We have seen the Lord”, taking inspiration from the Gospel nar ...
• 28 April 2005
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - 400 years at the service of education and formation Santo Thomas Catholic University Manila (Fides Service) - The ‘Pontifical Royal Catholic University of the Philippines’ in Manila, one of the most famous colleges in the country, offers besides excellent education, also formation in Christian values ...
• 28 April 2005
  AFRICA/CÔTE D'IVOIRE - President holds out hand to main Opposition leader: turning point in the crisis but not over yet Abidjan (Fides Service)- “This is another important step towards solving the crisis” said Fides sources with regard to the decision of Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo to allow main Opposition leader Alessandre Ouatt ...