News

• 17 December 2004
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - New Papal Nuncio visits small Catholic community in Mongolia preparing to celebrate Christmas Ulan Bator (Fides Service) - Catholics, other Christians and non Christians gathered to offer a warm welcome to the new Papal Nuncio to Korea and Mongolia Archbishop Paul Tscherrig, who recently paid a visit to the small ...
• 17 December 2004
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - “I hope this will mean lasting peace: the people have had enough of war” Bishop of Ziguinchor comments on announced Casamance peace agreement Ziguinchor (Fides Service)- “I hope the agreement due to be signed on 30 December brings lasting peace to Casamance” said Bishop Maixent Coly of Ziguinchor, main city in this southern region of Senegal where the sece ...
• 17 December 2004
  AMERICA/NICARAGUA - “Only Christ illuminates minds and moves hearts to break down barriers of division” Catholic Bishops say in the Christmas Message Managua (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nicaragua has published its message for Christmas. In a “Message from the Bishops of Nicaragua on the occasion of Christmas”, dated 15 December, the Bis ...
• 17 December 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic community grows: three new churches opened in Mangalore diocese Mangalore (Fides Service) - Despite fear of attacks by Hindu extremists on Christians and Christian institutions, the Catholic community in the southern Indian state of Karnataka is growing: the opening of three new chur ...
• 17 December 2004
  Marcel Drlík - A DOCTOR FROM PARGUE AT THE HEART OF AFRICA - Ed. EMI Rome (Fides Service) - Marcel, a young doctor in Prague was 28 when he met Father Anastasius and learned that the Central African Republic was in dire need of medical doctors. After a six month course in tropical medicin ...
• 17 December 2004
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Cease fire in northern Uganda extended. A Missionary tells Fides: “it would be wonderful if the Infant Jesus were to bring peace so farmers can tend to their crops” Kitgum (Fides Service)- Cease fire agreement in northern Uganda extended. This was announced by a member of the Ugandan government who said the new cease fire agreement will end on 31 December. To facilitate negotiation ...
• 17 December 2004
  OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - In January Men and women Religious will attend first ever national Conference on the Consecrated Life Wellington (Fides Service) - Men and women Religious of New Zealand will gather in Kilbirnie in January for the first national Conference on the Consecrated Life. Some 300 delegates from different religious congregations ...
• 17 December 2004
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - “Members of parliament argue, the UN threatens sanctions, but what worries Ivorians is rising unemployment and crime ” local source told Fides Abidjan (Fides Service)- The Ivorian parliament is meeting today, 17 December, to discuss three Bills approved by a special commission with regard to the revision of article 35 of the Constitution concerning conditions f ...
• 16 December 2004
  AFRICA/ EQUATORIAL GUINEA - New rector appointed for inter-diocesan major seminary “La Purisima” in Bata Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, has appointed, 30 October 2004, Rector of the inter-diocesan major seminary “La Purisima” in Bat ...
• 16 December 2004
  AFRICA/ EQUATORIAL GUINEA - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies confirmed Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, has confirmed, 30 October 2004, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Equatorial ...
• 16 December 2004
  AMERICA/CHILE - With the slogan “In communion, with Christ we will rebuild Chile’s soul” more than 1,600 university students prepare to undertake a mission programme “Mision Pais” to be extended all over the country this year Santiago (Fides Service) - In January, from 6-16 more than 1,600 university students from Chile and other countries of Latin America will start a second edition of Mision Pais social programme of solidarity to be extend ...
• 16 December 2004
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - “Discouragement is widespread but all is not lost”: comment from Burundi following postponement of Constitutional revision Bujumbura (Fides Service)- “There is widespread discouragement with regard to the process of transition and this is a dangerous element, but it is important that the sides keep talking rather than having recourse to ar ...
• 16 December 2004
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - “Peace process in Southern Philippines must be resumed: dialogue leads rebels away from radical Islamic groups”: missionary’s analysis to Fides Manila (Fides Service) - “The peace process in Southern Philippines needs a boost. No one knows why the government and rebels of the Moro National Liberation Front do not resume negotiations” Father Eliseo Mercato OM ...
• 16 December 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Dalit Christians will denounce discrimination and demand recognition of social and civil rights New Delhi ( Fides Service) - In the coming weeks during four public sessions organised by the All India Catholic Union, AICU, Christian Dalits will speak of their difficulties and the situation of social discrimination ...
• 16 December 2004
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Another “creeping war” which has already put 35,000 people to flight: this is eastern Democratic Congo Bukavu (Fides Service)- “Another war is approaching, we can feel it. It will be the third here in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but unlike the others this war is hidden and creeping so as not to draw the attention ...