News
24 November 2004
VATICAN - “Rediscovering the authentic image of the parish" theme of Pontifical Council for the Laity plenary assembly
Vatican City (Fides Service) - “Rediscovering the authentic image of the parish" is the theme of the 21st plenary assembly Pontifical Council for the Laity which opens today in the Vatican. The theme takes its inspirat ...
24 November 2004
ASIA/INDONESIA - Outbreak of Dengue: 14 dead and 60 admitted to hospital in Sumatra
Rome (Fides Service)- Fourteen people have died and about sixty have been admitted to hospital in Medan, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, in a violent outbreak of Dengue or break bone fever.
The hospitalised patient ...
24 November 2004
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Stop the political feud which is bloodying the country: essential condition for re-launching peace process
Colombo (Fides Service) - It is necessary to stop the long series of political homicides in order to give new impulse to peace talks in Sri Lanka, local Church sources told Fides.
Although the cease fire is respected, m ...
23 November 2004
AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - The Pope appoints new auxiliary Bishop of Bukavu
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, appointed, 22 November 2004, Auxiliary Bishop of Bukavu (Democratic Congo) Mgr. François Xavier Maroy, Vicar General of the same archdiocese assigning ...
23 November 2004
AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - The Pope appoints new Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, appointed on 22 November 2004 Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela (Democratic Congo) Father Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Cap., Vice-Provincial of his religious O ...
23 November 2004
VATICAN - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe addresses Seminarians in Yangon, Myanmar: “The vocation to the priesthood is the most wonderful ‘adventure’ God offers a man”
Vatican City (Fides Service) - In his homily addressed to Seminarians at St Joseph’s Major seminary in Yangon this morning, 23 November, during his pastoral visit to a number of countries in south east Asia, Cardinal ...
23 November 2004
ASIA/THAILAND - info:
Vatican City (Fides Service) - On the occasion of Cardinal Sepe’s pastoral visit to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, here is some information on Thailand.
Area 513,115 sq. km
Population: 63,500,000 (density ...
23 November 2004
AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - “I am grateful to the Pope for this act of confidence in me” the newly appointed Bishop of Bokungu-Ikela in Congo told Fides
Rome (Fides Service)-“I am deeply moved by my appointment as Bishop of the diocese of Bokungu-Ikela” Capuchin Father Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, O.F.M. Vice-Provincial of his religious Order in Democratic Congo told Fi ...
23 November 2004
AFRICA/SUDAN - Cease fire in Darfur violated. Government declares state of emergency
Khartoum (Fides Service)- Peace seems unattainable in Darfur, the martyred north western region of Sudan where a violent civil war has raged for many months. On Sunday 21 November fresh fighting caused some 30,000 people ...
23 November 2004
AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Some 5,000 participants expected for Missionary Feast in Guatemala City to mark first anniversary of CAM 2 and open local initiatives for the Year of the Eucharist
Guatemala City (Fides Service) - At least 5,000 people from parishes all over the archdiocese are expected to gather for a great Missionary Feast on Sunday 28 November in Guatemala City to encourage missionary vocations ...
23 November 2004
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Season of Advent and Christmas a good time to rediscover mission in the family: call from National Director Pontifical Mission Societies Australia
Sydney (Fides Service) - Christmas is a time for giving and “getting involved in charity can be a very rewarding experience for families, especially at Christmas” Father Terence Bell National Director of the Pontific ...
23 November 2004
AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - The figure of the priest, the Year of the Eucharist and Africa’s Year of the Bible, the fight against AIDS were some of the topics discussed by the Catholic Bishops of Madagascar during their recent plenary assembly
Antananarino (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops of Madagascar recently met in the capital Antananarino, for the annual assembly of the local Church Bishop Gustavo Bombin Espino of Tsiroanomandidy reported to Fides. T ...
23 November 2004
ASIA/CHINA - HanDan diocese welcomes 23 new Sisters of the Holy Spirit and the Mother of God: 1,500 attend celebration
Han Dan (Fides Service) - Recently in Han Dan diocese a local congregation of women Religious, Sisters of the Holy Spirit and the Mother of God, welcomed 23 new professed Sisters, celebrating the highest number of perpe ...
23 November 2004
ASIA/INDIA - Fight against AIDS, pastoral care for families, free schooling for poor children: Syro-Malabar Synod pinpoints commitments
Cochin (Fides Service) - To intensify efforts to fight AIDS, give more attention to family pastoral, continue to offer free schooling for poor children were three priority commitments pinpointed by the Syro Malabar Catho ...
23 November 2004
EUROPE/ITALY - Convention of European University Students and pilgrimage of Icon Maria Sedes Sapientiae just returned for Gt. Britain: preparations for 20th World Youth Day in Germany
Rome (Fides Service) - As every year Pope John Paul II will preside the annual December Mass for Rome’s university students in St Peter’s on 14 December. A full agenda of initiatives has been planned in preparation f ...
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