News

• 13 January 2005
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Where was God on the day the tsunami struck? Was the disaster a punishment from God? Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney, makes his point in the philosophical debate which followed the tragedy in South East Asia Sydney (Fides Service) - Why did the tsunami happen? Why does God allow such devastation? Why is there so much suffering in the world? These are some of the questions to which Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney o ...
• 13 January 2005
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Reflection and study on contents and methods of the Catholic Church’s evangelisation process: South Horn Missiology Courses organised by Juan Pablo II Centre in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires (Fides Service) - From 31 January to 19 February the annual South Horn Missiology Course will be held at the Juan Pablo II Missiology Centre in Buenos Aires. The courses, started in 1982, are organised by P ...
• 13 January 2005
  Sportsmen, pressmen, religious, political and cultural personalities will discuss ‘Sport, School of Life’ on 20 January at the Pontifical Lateran University Rome (Fides Service) - To mark the closing of the European Year of Education a debate will be held on ‘Sport for Youth as a place of Values: Investing in Humanity’ on 20 January at the Paolo VI Hall, Pontifical Later ...
• 13 January 2005
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “The presence and commitment of Christians is urgent and vital in Venezuela today. Every Christian must strive to be ‘good news’ for others Caracas (Fides Service) - Pastoral plans for 2005, Year of the Eucharist and Year of Vocations, and the situation in Venezuela today in the light of the Gospel and Church teaching were discussed by the Catholic Bishops� ...
• 13 January 2005
  VATICAN - Vaccinations now available for all: Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital opens Immunisation Centre for children suffering from allergies, epilepsy, diabetes and immune deficiency Vatican City (Fides Service) - Vaccination activity in Italy and the rest of the world has allowed the eradication of smallpox and control of diphtheria, tetanus, polio, whooping cough and other infectious pathologies. N ...
• 13 January 2005
  AFRICA/KENYA - 19 killed in clashes: tribal strife or something more? Nairobi (Fides Service)- 19 people were killed and many injured in recent tribal clashes in the semi-desert province of north east Kenya. Some of the injured were transported by air to Nairobi for treatment at the Kenya ...
• 13 January 2005
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Now peace has come 750,000 children in southern Sudan need schooling, say Italian volunteers Rome (Fides Service)- “Now peace has been made what is needed is education!” Italian development volunteers members of AVSI association of volunteers for international development operating in Sudan said after the re ...
• 13 January 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Caritas India continues major commitment to assist tsunami victims in Tamil Nadu, Andra Pradesh, Kerala - Catholic volunteers first to reach some remote districts New Delhi (Fides Service) - Caritas India continues major commitment to assist tsunami victims in Tamil Nadu, Andra Pradesh, Kerala. Caritas is working closely with local state organisations in Channai, Pondicherry, Kott ...
• 13 January 2005
  ASIA/THAILAND - Camillian healthcare team help 300 Morgan fisherfolk forced to abandon their village as the tsunami approached Bangkok (Fides Service) - Camillian healthcare team leaves Bangkok to assist 300 Morgan people who fled their fishing village Bang Sak when the tsunami struck. The Morgans are extremely poor and primitive fisherfolk wi ...
• 13 January 2005
  ASIA - International Organisation for Migration assists 500,000 tsunami refugees in Indonesia and 300,000 in Sri Lanka Jakarta (Fides Service) - The International Organisation for Migration IOM is working alongside missionaries, local Churches and Catholic NGOs to help tsunami victims in south east Asia. IOM a non-confessional organisati ...
• 13 January 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Diocesan Justice and Peace commission seminar calls on media to giver more attention to the weaker members of society Hong Kong (Fides Service ) - The justice and Peace commission of Hong Kong diocese recently organised a seminar for scholars, experts and members of various associations to discuss the range and type of questions highlig ...
• 13 January 2005
  ASIA/THAILAND - This report received by Fides is a testimony of concrete help offered by local religious free of prejudice or discrimination to all tsunami victims; it will discredit opinions that Christian missionaries have other aims than that solidarity with people whatever their religion Bangkok (Fides Service) - Father Paul Cherdchai Lertjitlekha, Vice Provincial of the Camillian Fathers Thailand sent this report on aid to victims of the 26 tsunami: “Dear confreres and friends I am sure you have had ...
• 12 January 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Open your eyes to mission”: Sunday 23 January Missionary Childhood Day in Spain aims to open the eyes of children to see the needs of their brothers and sisters all over the world Madrid (Fides Service) - "We rely on our children" says National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Spain Bishop Francisco Pérez in an interview on the occasion of Missionary Childhood Day in Spain 23 Janua ...
• 12 January 2005
  VATICAN - The Pope’s teaching at the general Audience: Martyrs are associated with Christ’s victory over sin and death because “they have chosen the way of the cross rather than give in to evil and offering themselves to the Father united in the death of Christ with to witness of self giving and courage” Vatican City (Fides Service) - Resuming his teaching on the Psalms and Canticles, this morning during his weekly audience Pope John Paul II reflected on the Canticle taken from the Book of Revelation: "The Judgement of ...
• 12 January 2005
  VATICAN - Friday 14 January the Pope will preside a funeral Mass for Cardinal Jan Pieter Schotte in St Peter’s Basilica Vatican City (Fides Service) - On Friday 14 January at 11 am in St Peter’s Basilica Pope John Paul II will preside the funeral Mass for Cardinal Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M., former Secretary General of the Synod of Bi ...