News

• 1 December 2004
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Typhoon Winnie hits northern Philippines: many killed and missing after flash floods and landslides Manila (Fides Service) - The death toll caused by typhoon Winnie in northern Philippines continues to rise. Local authorities in Luzon, say that flash floods and landslides left at least 447 persons dead and over 300 mo ...
• 1 December 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Once again… 36 Tribal Christian converts are sent away from their village New Delhi (Fides Service) - There is no end to anti-minority discrimination and violence in India. A report from Jagdalpur diocese in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, said that recently the people of the village ...
• 1 December 2004
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Official sources raise concern for infiltration of Islamic extremist in Angola’s diamond market “It is strange that twice in the past few days people have spoken of Muslims in Angola operating with terrorist intents” sources in Angola told Fides Luanda (Fides Service)- “It is strange that twice in the past few days people have spoken of Muslims in Angola operating with terrorist intents” a local source in northern Angola told Fides commenting recent concern ...
• 1 December 2004
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Idumbe parish in the heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo, marks 70th anniversary Kinshasa ( Fides Service) - Christ the King parish in Idumbe, at the heart of Democratic Congo about 200 kilometres from Kole, celebrated its 70th anniversary on November 21 with a Mass presided by the Episcopal Vicar of ...
• 1 December 2004
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Sudan: never ending emergency. United Nations launches appeal for 1.5 billion dollars to fund humanitarian programmes in 2005 Rome (Fides Service)- The United Nations Organisation has called on the international community to raise 1.5 billion dollars for urgently needed humanitarian intervention in Sudan. The appeal was issued by the Office of ...
• 1 December 2004
  DECEMBER 1 WORLD AIDS DAY EUROPE/ITALY - 110-130,000 Italians infected, only “good” news: no paediatric cases registered 30 June 2004 in Emilia Romagna, but 3 in Italy Rome (Fides Service) - The grip of AIDS on Italy is ever stronger. Less people die but more are infected. Every two hours another person become HIV+. One out of 2 realises it only when the disease is serious. There are m ...
• 30 November 2004
  On Friday 3 December the pontifical University of Holy Cross will host presentation of a video: "Giovanni Paolo II. Testimone dell'invisibile" ‘John Paul II Witness to the Invisible’ Rome (Fides Service) - “John Paul II, Witness to the Invisible” is the title of a video in Italian which will be presented at an event hosted by the Chaplaincy of the Pontifical Holy Cross University in Rome. The pre ...
• 30 November 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - “No to the death penalty”: Cities all over the world join Sant’Egidio Day against the Death Penalty Rome (Fides Service) - “it all started in 2002, when we lit up the Colosseum to increase awareness on the problem of the death penalty all over the world” Stefania Tallei, head of the Sant’Egidio Community’s Anti ...
• 30 November 2004
  ASIA/TURKEY - Catholics and Orthodox give warm welcome to relics of St John Chrysostom and St Gregory Nanzianzen arrived from Rome - Jesuit House returned to Syro-Catholic community Istanbul (Fides Service) - An ecumenical assembly, including civil authorities and many Catholic Bishops gathered yesterday in the St George’s Orthodox Cathedral to welcome the relics of St Gregory Nazianzen and St Joh ...
• 30 November 2004
  SPECIAL REPORT FOR 1 DECEMBER, WORLD AIDS DAY - In one year in the world 39.4 million new cases and 3.1 deaths Rome (Fides Service) - In 2004 the number of cases of AIDS registered was 39.4 million (37.2 adults and 2.2 million children under 15) and 17.6 million of the adults infected were women. In Sub-Saharan Africa the total ...
• 30 November 2004
  VATICAN - Papal Message to International Congress on Consecrated Life: consecrated persons “are called to offer humanity disoriented, disheartened and without memory, credible witness of Christian hope” Vatican City (Fides Service) - Pope John Paul II addressed a special message to participants at an International Congress on Consecrated Life in Rome 22 to 27 November. The Message was read at the end of the Congress by ...
• 30 November 2004
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Threats and rumours of war: no end to tragedy in East Democratic Congo Bukavu (Fides Service)-“Threats travel over the air. All these poor people want is peace and all they get are threats. And sad to sad intimidation is having its effect” local sources in the eastern Congo town of Buka ...
• 30 November 2004
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Catholic Bishops of Korea and Japan committed to regular meetings to re-read painful episodes of history in the light of truth and reconciliation Seoul (Fides Service) - Recently Catholic Bishops of Japan and Korea met in Cheju, South Korea for their traditional annual meeting to exchange ideas and experience in an atmosphere of friendship. A total of thirty one ...
• 30 November 2004
  VATICAN - Street children, now 100 million, are one the most worrying problems of our century which concerns also the Church: 1st International Meeting for Pastoral Care of Street Children issues closing statement Vatican City (Fides Service) - In a final statement issued by participants at the 1st International Meeting on Pastoral Care for Street Children participants stressed the need to increase awareness with regard to the gra ...
• 30 November 2004
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Government makes conciliatory gesture: suspension of reward money for capture of rebel LRA leader. South Ugandan Bishops visit northern regions to show solidarity with people exhausted by more than 18 years of war Gulu (Fides Service)- “We know it will take time but now we are sure peace will come” a missionary in Gulu, main town in Gulu district of northern Uganda, told Fides with regard to the government’s suspension of re ...