News

• 25 November 2004
  VATICAN - Pope John Paul II’s missionary intention for December 2004: "That the incarnation of Jesus Christ may be the authentic model for every attempt at inculturating the Gospel" Comment by Paul Cardinal Poupard President of the Pontifical Council for Culture Rome (Fides Service) - "The seed which is the Word of God sprouts from the good ground watered by divine dew. From this good ground the seed draws nourishing elements which it transforms and assimilates into itself. Fina ...
• 25 November 2004
  VATICAN - The Pope addresses Pontifical Council for the Laity: “The parish is the place par excellence for the proclamation of Christ and education in the faith. This is why it must renew itself to become "community of communities", capable of effective missionary activity” Vatican City (Fides Service) - This morning, addressing participants at the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Laity Pope John Paul II said: “Having closed the cycle of assemblies dedicated to the Sac ...
• 25 November 2004
  VATICAN - Assumption University Bangkok confers Honorary Degree of Doctor of Law on Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe. “Catholic schools are at the service of the whole of society to form young people to be responsible and honest citizens”. Vatican City (Fides Service) - During his pastoral visit to countries in South East Asia, yesterday 24 November, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples Crescenzio Sepe, vi ...
• 25 November 2004
  ASIA/TURKEY - Celebrations for the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s visit: former President gives main address Ankara (Fides Service) - Former President Suleyman Demirel, the 9th president in the history of the Republic of Turkey, gave the main speech at a ceremony today 25th November to commemorate Pope John Paul II’s visit to ...
• 25 November 2004
  AFRICA/MADAGASCAR - Long wave of a cyclone in March now has Madagascar in grip of hunger. Exasperation triggers bomb explosion as protest. Antananarivo (Fides)- “People are literally starving and in this situation acts of violence in protest can be an extreme and violent sign of widespread desperation” said Father Leonardo, head of the Salesian House in ...
• 25 November 2004
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Voices of hope mixed with fear of war in Bukavu Bukavu (Fides Service) -“People in Bukavu knew about the visit by a United Nations delegation and they were interested. But unfortunately, because the delegation was delayed and only stayed a few hours the delegates, t ...
• 25 November 2004
  AFRICA/SUDAN - All that was feared has happened: when domestic tension override international interests. Another of Africa’s cease fire agreements violated Khartoum (Fides Service)- “Only a firm intervention by the international community can stop the war in Darfur” Bishop Macram Max Gassis, of El Obeid (Sudan), told Fides commenting the violation of the cease fire in ...
• 25 November 2004
  AFRICA/KENYA - Nyahururu diocese mourns Vicar General Nairobi (Fides Service)- The diocese of Nyahururu is mourning its Vicar General, Rev. Daniel Kariuki. Here is the statement issued by the diocese: “Our diocese of Nyahururu is again in mourning. Father Daniel Kariuki, ...
• 25 November 2004
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Federation of Asian Bishops Conference discusses< Communicating through inter-religious dialogue Bali (Fides Service) - About 30 bishops and 40 priests and lay persons, Delegates of Bishops Commissions for social communications and Commissions for inter-religious dialogue from all over Asia, are meeting in Bali, Ind ...
• 25 November 2004
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Central America present Bishops with “Memories of CAM 2” and examine Central American Mission ad Gentes Plan: developments and goals reached San Jose de Costa Rica (Fides Service) - This morning the National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Central American countries, members of the Central American Mission Commission, will address an assembly ...
• 25 November 2004
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Love, Hope and Faith in Family Health Care: International Federation of Catholic Doctors holds 13th Congress Taipei (Fides Service) - The 13th Congress of the International Federation of Catholic Doctors is starting its 13th Congress today, 26 - 27 November to reflect on the theme, Love, Hope and Faith in Family Health Care to ...
• 25 November 2004
  Charity Concert in aid of Senegal on the Tiber Island organised by the St John of God Hospitaller Brothers Vatican City (Fides Service) - An evening event devoted to solidarity has been organised for Friday 26 November on the Tiber Island at the St John of God Hospital by the Order’s press office on the occasion of the 25th ...
• 24 November 2004
  VATICAN - “Reduction of the price of the anti-viral drugs needed to treat HIV/AIDS patients; intensification of information campaigns in order to avoid mother/child transmission of the virus; greater attention for most vulnerable social groups.” Message for World AIDS Day from the President of the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Health workers and the Sick Vatican City (Fides Service) - December 1 is World AIDS day. A recent study showed that women are physically more liable to become infected than men. This year the United Nations Organisation programme for AIDS UNAIDS d ...
• 24 November 2004
  VATICAN - The Pope’s teaching at the general audience: “With his divine "fullness", but also through shedding his blood on the Cross, Christ "reconciles" and "restores" all things in heaven and on earth…recreating the original harmony, willed by God in accordance with his loving plan of life.” Vatican City (Fides Service) - The great Christological hymn from the Letter to the Colossians (cfr Col 1,3.12-20), which extols “the glorious figure of Christ, heart of the liturgy and centre of the entire life of the ...
• 24 November 2004
  ASIA/IRAQ - “Here in Iraq things are improving for religious minorities. Everyone looks forward with optimism to the elections and a future of peace” a Chaldean monk told Fides Mosul (Fides Service) - After recent episodes of anti-Christian violence in the capital Baghdad and in the third largest city Mosul, the situation for religious minorities appears to be improving a Chaldean monk in Mosul ...