News

• 1 April 2005
  ASIA/KOREA - The Pope accepts resignation of Bishop of Daejon and succession of Coadjutor Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II on 4 March 2005 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Daejon (Korea) presented by Bishop Joseph Kyeong Kap-ryong who is ...
• 1 April 2005
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - Children at Peten Orphanage offer prayers and little sacrifices for the health of the Pope Petén (Fides Service) - Poor and abandoned children in Guatemala are praying for the Pope, the Dominican Sisters of St Sixtus told Fides. The Sisters run an orphanage at Petén, affected by an earthquake which robbed m ...
• 1 April 2005
  EUROPE/SCOTLAND - “The world continues to be inspired by Pope John Paul II as he manages to bear daily testament to the gift of life, from its first beginnings until its natural end,” says Cardinal Keith O’Brian, president of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland Edinburgh (Fides Service) - Commenting this morning on the Pope's worsening health, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, President of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland said; "It is with increasing concern that I have followed news ...
• 1 April 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - Manchai, where people are extremely poor, the Pope is dearly loved and everyone is praying hard for him at this difficult moment Lima (Fides Service) - Manchai is one of the poorest districts of Lima. People fled here to this arid outer district of the capital to escape terrorism in the interior and find safety. Living conditions are precarious bu ...
• 1 April 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Christians and non Christians in China welcome the government’s message of sympathy to the Holy See and open concern for the health of Pope John Paul II Beijing (Fides Service) - Fides sources in Beijing say people welcomed the fact that the Chinese government has openly expressed concern for the health of Pope John Paul II and expressed best wishes for a speedy recovery ...
• 1 April 2005
  The Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples publishes the following appointments of Bishops made by Pope John Paul II on March 4 and March 19, appointments which demonstrate than his ...
• 1 April 2005
  ASIA/IRAQ - Despite daily difficulties, Iraqi Catholics close to the Pope in prayer, says Chaldean Patriarch of Baghdad Emmanuel Delly Baghdad (Fides Service) - All Iraqi Christians are close to the Pope with prayers. The Chaldean Patriarch of Baghdad Emmanuel Delly gave this statement to Fides: “We are deeply saddened by the news with regard to the ...
• 1 April 2005
  ASIA/IRAQ - Chaldean Bishop of Mosul: “First Holy Communion children pray for the Pope”: Bishop Paulos Faraj Rahoo speaks with Fides Mosul (Fides Service) - Also in and around Mosul, in northern Iraq, anxious Catholics are praying for the Pope. Chaldean Catholic Bishop Paulos Faraj Rahho told Fides about the situation: “Yesterday I presided Mass fo ...
• 1 April 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Hindus pray for the Pope and express affection and solidarity with anguished Catholics New Delhi (Fides Service) - Catholics in India are deeply concerned for the condition of the Pope. In New Delhi Catholics gathered in the cathedral for a special Mass celebrated by Archbishop Vincent Concessao, who celeb ...
• 1 April 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese web sites present Dossier on the Pope and words of gratitude from men and women in the street Beijing (Fides Service) - Many popular Chinese Catholic web sites give constant updates on the health of the Pope. For example “Sina” http://news.sina.com.cn/z/jiaohbw/index.shtml provides extensive information on Po ...
• 31 March 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Every child, every human being has the right to adequate medical care, a healthy diet and a dignified existence Rome (Fides Service) - The World Health Organisation has identified the main killers of children. New estimates demonstrate that in the world 73 per cent of deaths of children under 5 (about 10 million every year) are du ...
• 31 March 2005
  ASIA/JAPAN - New Rector appointed for Inter-diocesan Seminary in Fukuoka Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples appointed on 25 March 2005 rector of the Inter-diocesan Seminary of Fukuoka diocese (Japan), entrust ...
• 31 March 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - There are 19.850 Jesuits in the world: numbers of priests and brothers continue to decline Rome (Fides Service) - The Curia of the Society of Jesus sent Fides a report on the numbers and presence of its members in the world. On January 1 2005 there were 19,850 Jesuits and of these 13.966 are priests (-182 comp ...
• 31 March 2005
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - The Tasmanian Catholic, a new Catholic periodical Hobart (Fides Service) -It was born on Easter Sunday in the Catholic community on the island of Tasmania, “The Tasmanian Catholic”, takes the place of the “The Standard” Catholic newspaper. The new four-monthly ...
• 31 March 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Easter Pastoral Letter from Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong: “Let his joy surprise us once more !” Hong Kong (Fides Service) - “Let his joy surprise us once more !” was the title of an Easter Pastoral Letter issued by Bishop Zen of Hong Kong. In the letter, published in the diocesan bulletin Kong Ko Bao Bishop Zen ...