News

• 26 April 2005
  AFRICA/UGANDA - A missionary in northern Uganda tells the tragic tale of girl soldiers Gulu (Fides Service)- “Every day we live the tragedy of little girls abducted by rebels” said Comboni missionary Fr Tarcisio Pazzaglia in northern Uganda where the rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army Uganda are no ...
• 25 April 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - “Benedict XVI is God’s gift to the Church and we must support him with our prayers so that with God’s help he will be the great Pope we expect him to be” said Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Archbishop Lima Rome (Fides Service) - “The election of His Holiness Benedict XVI was a swift and marvellous convergence of intentions, a choice obviously guided by God. This choice was accompanied by prayers of Catholics of the world ...
• 25 April 2005
  VATICAN - Missionary world and the opening of the pontificate of Benedict XVI Vatican City (Fides Service) - On the occasion of the opening of the pontificate of Benedict XVI Fides has published statements from Cardinals from all over the missionary world. After statements with regard to Africa an ...
• 25 April 2005
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - "With Benedict XVI to guide her the Church of the third millennium will find the right path to face the challenge of re-evangelisation" Cardinal George Pell, archbishop of Sydney told Fides Rome (Fides Service) - "I am very happy that the College of Cardinals elected Benedict XVI. I believe this was the working of the Holy Spirit of which we were the instruments. I am convinced the Church will be safe under ...
• 25 April 2005
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI presides solemn Mass to mark the beginning of his ministry Vatican City (Fides Service) - On Sunday 24 April at 10am in St Peter’s Square Pope Benedict XVI presided a solemn celebration of Mass which marked the beginning of his ministry as Successor of St Peter. Some 155 cardi ...
• 25 April 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - “Respect civilians” says human rights organisation to UN peacekeepers in Bunia, main town in Ituri Bunia (Fides Service)- Justice-Plus, a civil society organisation based in Bunia, has called on UN peace keepers in the region to “avoid killing civilians”. Bunia is the main town in Ituri in north east of Democratic ...
• 25 April 2005
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI inaugurates his ministry as Successor of Peter: “The world is saved by the Crucified One, not by those who crucify. The world is redeemed by the patience of God. It is destroyed by the impatience of man.” Vatican City (Fides Service) - “The shepherd must be inspired by Christ’s holy zeal: for him it is not a matter of indifference that so many people are living in the desert. And there are so many kinds of desert. The ...
• 25 April 2005
  VATICAN - “The world is saved by the Crucified One, not by those who crucify. The world is redeemed by the patience of God. It is destroyed by the impatience of man” Missionary world comments Pope Benedict XVI inauguration Mass homily Vatican City (Fides Service) - Fides will soon publish testimonials from the missionary world with regard to the homily given by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday 24 April, during the Mass to inaugurate his minist ...
• 25 April 2005
  VATICAN - Message to the Holy Father Benedict XVI from the Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe. Vatican City (Fides) - Here is the official message addressed to Pope Benedict XVI by Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples . MOST HOLY FATHER "Blessed is he who co ...
• 25 April 2005
  AMERICA/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - “The election of the new Pontiff is a moment of great hope for all the members of the Church and for all who, while not members, appreciate the Church’s work” Cardinal Nicolas de Jesús López Rodríguez, Archbishop of Santo Domingo told Fides. Rome (Fides Service) - “Widespread expectation for the election of the new Pope was the result of the long a brilliant pontificate of John Paul II, a man of great acts which remain in the hearts of the whole world. Fo ...
• 25 April 2005
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “When Benedict XVI was elected I immediately and with joy accepted it as the will of God certain that he was the man God willed to be Pope” said Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Brazil. Rome (Fides Service) - “The election of a Pope is an act of faith, not a political act. Therefore whoever is elected is the Vicar of Christ, since we know in faith that Christ Jesus in person leads his Church and He th ...
• 25 April 2005
  AFRICA/TOGO - Uncertainty about the results of presidential elections in Togo; Opposition denounces fraud Lome (Fides Service)- In Togo where presidential elections were held yesterday the situation is very tense. “The Opposition has accused the government of fraud” Fides was told by local Church sources which ask to rem ...
• 25 April 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - “Accelerate disarmament of militia in Ituri, north east Democratic Congo and identify the perpetrators of atrocities against civilians and take them to court”: says a local humanitarian organisation Bunia (Fides Service)- A firm call to accelerate the process of disarmament and demobilisation of militia in Ituri, north east Democratic Congo was been launched to the government and the international community by Justi ...
• 25 April 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Human life is sacred because from the start it involves the creative hand of God and is always a special relationship with the Creator, its only end”: Spanish Bishops’ statement Madrid (Fides Service) - "Human life a precious gift of God" is the title of a document issued by the sub-commission for the Family and Life of the Spanish Bishops’ Conference on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of ...
• 25 April 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “This law which equals homosexual unions to marriage is a tremendous aberration against marriage, a grave injustice and deception. It will lead only to the fall and end of society " President of Spanish Institute for Family Policy told Fides Madrid (Fides Service) - “Since it came to power the present Spanish government has failed to keep its promises, such as supporting the family and appointing an observer for the family. What is more it is sustaining re ...