News

• 5 September 2005
  AFRICA - 32,000 people infected, 500 dead, cholera epidemic continues to spread in many countries of Africa Rome (Fides Service) - A serious cholera epidemic continues to afflict a number of west African countries where 32,000 people have been infected and 500 have died. Nigeria’s announcement of the epidemic brings the num ...
• 5 September 2005
  VATICAN “Achieving full communion among Christians must be a goal for all who profess faith in the Church, one, holy, catholic and apostolic” Pope Benedict says in a message to 9th Inter-Christian Symposium Castel Gandolfo (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI sent a message addressed to Cardinal Walter Kasper, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity on the occasion of the 9th Sympos ...
• 5 September 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - The scourge of sexual violence at the centre of a meeting organised by the Justice and Peace Commission of the Bishops’ Conference of Democratic Congo Kinshasa (Fides Service)- Every year in the Democratic Republic of Congo RDC mainly in western regions tens of thousands of women are raped by members of the many different troops fighting in the area: regular army of RD ...
• 5 September 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - “Marriage source of life, foundation of the family”: slogan for Pro Life Day and National Family Week opened yesterday Lima (Fides Service) - In the face of the many difficulties and dangers encountered by families today which threaten their stability and their nature, aware that it is not easy for married couples to escape negative infl ...
• 5 September 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Summer oratories schools of faith and places of evangelisation of children Beijing (Fides Service) - Summer oratories organised regularly by many dioceses in China always bring abundant fruits of evangelisation among children. Enriched by a month of work and service at the oratory children retu ...
• 5 September 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - 21st chapter of the Sisters of the Precious Blood of Christ gives priority to deepening awareness of the spirituality of the Cross and service to the poor Hong Kong (Fides Service) - The 21st general chapter the Sisters of the Precious Blood of Jesus reaffirmed that deep awareness of the spiritualityof the Cross in the mission to serve poor and marginalised people is a pro ...
• 2 September 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Mission brings fresh air to our communities, it fosters the lay ministry and develops the resource of youth”: Week of Missionary Formation and Spirituality addresses Letter to Parish Priests Assisi (Fides Service) - A “Letter to our Parish Priests” was issued at the end of the National Week of Missionary Formation and Spirituality held in Assisi 26 to 31 August organised by the Italian national office fo ...
• 2 September 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - 1st “East Asian Meeting on Women” confirms important role of women in the life of the Church and the life of society Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - The first “East Asian Meeting on Women” organised by the Commission for the Laity of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences FABC was held from 15 to 19 August Hong Kong. Kong Ko B ...
• 2 September 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Fu Ren University starts new courses for catechists who teach the faith to children Tai Pei (Fides Service) - From Septmeber 2005 to May 2006 Fu Ren Catholic University in Taiwan will offer a new series of courses in the Catholic faith in three grades, beginners, middle and higher for teachers of religi ...
• 2 September 2005
  OCEANIA/ISOLE SALOMONE - Marianist Missionaries contribute to formation for 200 young Solomons evangelisers Honiara (Fides Service) - A formation seminar for young catechists and evangelisers was organised recently by the Marianist Missionaries in Honiara, Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Some 200 enthusiastic young peopl ...
• 2 September 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - In the north of the India 400 die of Japanese encephalitis lethal in 25% of cases, permanent neuropshchiatric consequences in 30% of cases Rome (Fides Service) - The death of 21 more people in an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis over the past few days brings to 400 the total number of deaths due to this disease in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh ...
• 2 September 2005
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Catholic Church mobilises to provide food, facilities, medical services for Gulf Coast people displaced by huricane Katrina Rome (Fides Service) - Following the devastating Hurricane Katrina Catholic Church facilities throughout the United States, and especially in Louisiana, Mississippi and East Texas, are responding to emergency and long-te ...
• 2 September 2005
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - First Latin American University Parliament closes today: 200 students from 29 different colleges spend three days reflecting on 10 major challenges for Latin America Buenos Aires (Fides Service) - The first Latin American University Parliament organised 31 August - 2 September in Buenos Aires by the Catholic University of Argentina UCA as part of its ‘Programme to evangelise cultur ...
• 2 September 2005
  AFRICA/KENYA - New constitution: Catholic Bishops call for people to be properly informed and then to vote in the referendum Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- “The Catholic Bishops issued a statement urging the people to vote in the referendum for or against the new Constitution” Italian Consolata missionary Fr Eugenio Ferrari, director of the Pont ...
• 2 September 2005
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - “Hope in Sierra Leone passes by way of education” says Xaverian Father Luigi Brioni as a small Catholic university in Makeni prepares to open Makeni (Fides Service)- “Our aim is to give the country new hope through education” said Fr Luigi Brioni, Xaverian Provincial Superior in Sierra Leone with regard to a small Catholic university Fatima Institute which ...