News

• 30 October 2004
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies confirmed Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 24 September 2004 confirmed as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Ivory Coa ...
• 30 October 2004
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - World Health Day 2005 focus on health of mother and child Rome (Fides Service) - For the next World Health Day celebrated every year on April 7 the World Health Organisation WHO has chosen the theme “The health of mother and child”. In developing countries WHO recalls that ...
• 30 October 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - St John of God Brothers national conference on research and humanisation of technology: 400 operators will reflect on life quality, bio-medical technology, behaviour problems Rome (Fides Service) - The Italian St John of God Brothers Association for Bio-medical and Health Research will hold its 6th National Congress from 4 to 6 November at St Giuseppe Hospital Milan. Some 400 operators from 1 ...
• 30 October 2004
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Clashes in Somalia in disputed region between Somaliland and Puntland Rome (Fides Service) - From 9 to 15 people are said to have died in violent clashes yesterday 29 October in northern Somalia, in Las Anod, in the disputed Sool region which lies between Somaliland and Puntland. Somalilan ...
• 30 October 2004
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - “Explosion of tension deriving from years of violence and frustration” missionary in Monrovia told Fides Monrovia (Fides Service)- “We seem to have gone back at least a year to the atmosphere of violence and anarchy which pervaded Liberia for years” Father Mauro Armanino, regional superior of the Society for African Mis ...
• 30 October 2004
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Indonesian law courts tackle question of Islamic fundamentalism: tricky situation for new government Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - “We will see from the outcome of the trial of extremist leader Abu Bakar how Indonesia’s new democracy intends to deal with the presence of Muslim fundamentalist groups. This is an important ...
• 30 October 2004
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - Caritas aid to North Korea: detailed report from Kathi Zellweger, head of international cooperation Caritas Hong Kong Hong Kong (Fides Service) - “Caritas has been supporting the North Korean people since Autumn 1995, initially with humanitarian aid only, but some time ago a gradual shift to rehabilitation and more long-term developme ...
• 30 October 2004
  ASIA/TAIWAN - New church opened, thanks to generosity of local Catholics Taipei (Fides Service) - On 23 October Bishop Joseph Wang of Tai Chung diocese had the joy of consecrating a new church in Da Li. “The new church was built thanks to the generosity of local Catholics”, parish priest ...
• 29 October 2004
  AFRICA/RWANDA - New Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, appointed on 24 September 2004, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Rwanda for ...
• 29 October 2004
  AMERICA/CUBA - Holy Childhood animators meet in Cuba: after starting twelve years ago on the island, Holy Childhood has today 2,000 little members Havana (Fides Service) - The Pontifical Mission Society for Holy Childhood in Cuba is marking the 12th anniversary of the beginning of its mission among the boys and girls of Cuba. The small group of one catechist and fo ...
• 29 October 2004
  ASIA/CHINA - China has the second highest number of HIV+ people in Asia. Family Planning Ministry warns that the country could have 10 million HIV carriers in 2010 Rome (Fides Service) - China could have as many as 10 million carriers of HIV virus which spread AIDS by the year 2010 unless serious measures are taken. The alarm was sounded by the Chinese Family Planning Ministry duri ...
• 29 October 2004
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Dengue: the country’s major enemy is unfairness Rome (Fides Service) - “Unfairness in the field of health is unjust and immoral” the Argentinean Minister of Health said at the beginning of a regional meeting to prevent and control Dengue fever. Among those prese ...
• 29 October 2004
  VATICAN - The Pope addresses participants at the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace plenary: “In our day characterised by globalisation of the social question, the Church urges everyone to recognise and affirm the centrality of the human person in every ambit and manifestation of sociality” Vatican City (Fides ) - Addressing participants at the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace received in audience this morning in the Vatican, Pope John Paul II said: “Social teaching is an � ...
• 29 October 2004
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - “Eucharist is an excellent means for re-launching with boldness mission ad gentes” said Bishop Manuel Neto Quintas, President of the Portuguese Bishops’ Commission for Missions Lisbon (Fides Service) - In an article on “Eucharist and Mission two inseparable words” Bishop Manuel Neto Quintas, auxiliary Bishop of Faro and President of the Portuguese Bishops’ Commission for Missions said � ...
• 29 October 2004
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - Religious leaders tell political leaders: “Your sole aim must be to lead the nation to democracy!” Kinshasa (Fides Service) - In a joint appeal the religious leaders of Democratic Congo encouraged the country’s politicians to conclude the period of transition and lead the country to democracy. The memorandum was sig ...