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22 May 2004
VATICAN - “Africa: a extraordinary resource of good for humanity” says Cardinal Martino at the end of a Conference on Africa and globalisation promoted by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
Vatican City (Fides Service)- “The many seedbeds of violence in Africa, AIDS and other pandemics, tragedies like poverty and injustices still weigh on the future of the continent producing negative effects which preven ...
22 May 2004
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Torture: American society in a moral dilemma
Rome (Fides Service) - On May 17, John Bolton, US under-secretary of State for control of arms and international security, gave a press conference to US and Italian journalists at the American Embassy in Rome. Fides was ...
22 May 2004
AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - “Obscure powers exploit ethnic frustration to steal regional resources” Cardinal Etsou Archbishop of Kinshasa affirms in a statement on wars in Africa’s Great Lakes region.
Kinshasa (Fides Service)- “Since the rising of the sun of independence, post colonial Africa has become a vast theatre characterised by unspeakable violence which continues to sow death and desolation”. This was affi ...
22 May 2004
ASIA/PAKISTAN - Despite pressure from Muslim fundamentalists local Church continues legal action after murder of 19 year old Catholic boy Anjum Javed, Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha, President of Catholic Bishops’ Conference told Fides
Lahore (Fides Service) - Continue legal action, withstand pressure by fundamentalists, sustain the family of the murdered boy and pray: these are the lines of action adopted by the Church in Pakistan with regard to the s ...
21 May 2004
EUROPE/AUSTRIA - Austrian Shrine of Mariazell spiritual heart of central Europe: about 50.000 to 80.000 Catholics expected to walk on Pilgrimage of Peoples marking the end of “Katholikentag Mitteleuropeo”
Mariazell (Fides Service) - About 50.000 to 80.000 Catholics are expected to take part in the Pilgrimage of Peoples to Mariazell one of Austria’s most venerated Marian Shines for celebrations to mark the end of “Kath ...
21 May 2004
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “Transformed by the Cross we proclaim Jesus”: Catechesis in preparation for national Missionary Childhood Day
Bogota (Fides Service) - “The Cross of Jesus turned our poverty into wealth, our littleness into greatness, our self-giving into salvation”: this statement comes from a booklet ““Transformed by the Cross we procl ...
21 May 2004
ASIA/CHINA - Mother of Mercy Hospital offers a week of free medical check up and treatment to women: a way of transmitting the Blessed Virgin Mary’s spirit of mercy, love and service for all people
WenShui (Fides Service) - The Catholic Mother of Mercy Hospital in the village of Xin Li, district of Wen Shui, in the province of Shan Xi, has a staff of 30 directed by Father Ren Min.
Recently for a whole week the off ...
21 May 2004
VATICAN - “A new forum for proclaiming the Gospel”: interview with Father Claudio Pighin, author of “Pastorale della Comunicazione” Pastoral of Communication published recently
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Pastoral of communications, formation of priests, religious and laity involved in the media workers and the need to guarantee correct use of the means of communications from a point of view ...
21 May 2004
EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - “Blood, a gift of Life”: is the title of a campaign to mark the first Blood Donors Day in Johannesburg, where donors provide 100% of the blood necessary to the country’s hospitals
Rome (Fides Service) - On June 14 the first Blood Donors Day will be launched in the South African city of Johannesburg, with a campaign, “Blood, a gift of Life”.
The organisers say the Day is to thank blood donors ...
21 May 2004
VATICAN - “Africa is not adrift”: message of conference on development in Africa organised by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace
Rome (Fides Service)- “Africa is not adrift” this is the message launched by a Conference on “The economic and social development of Africa in the era of globalisation”, organised by the Pontifical Council for J ...
21 May 2004
ASIA/INDONESIA - President Megawati visits Ambon amidst tension and fear - Political, social and religious leaders strive to prevent another conflict
Ambon (Fides Service) - Tension is high in Ambon, capital of the Indonesian archipelago of Moluccas. Local sources told Fides there are barricades in several streets and people are still afraid to leave the house. The ci ...
21 May 2004
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Eliminate corruption from public life: a task for the new president of the Philippines: the Church is a “watchman ” for morality in the country’s social and political life
Manila (Fides Service) - Political and social debate is lively in the Philippines pending the official announcement on 10 June of results of presidential elections held on May 10 Outgoing President Gloria Macapagal Arroy ...
21 May 2004
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Dialogue and unity with Buddhists, no to “immoral” conversions: Catholic Bishops pay a visit to Sri Lanka’s leading Buddhists
Colombo (Fides Service) - Maintain good relations with Buddhists; offer them the Holy See’s annual message of good wishes on their feast of Vesak; reaffirm that the Catholic Church has nothing to do with so called “i ...
19 May 2004
AFRICA - Death of Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum, for 38 years Archbishop of Dakar in Senegal
Rome (Fides Service) - Cardinal Hyacinthe Thiandoum, emeritus Archbishop of Dakar in Senegal, died yesterday evening at a clinic in the southern French city of Marseilles. The Cardinal was born at Poponguine, Dakar, on 2 ...
19 May 2004
VATICAN - The Pope’s weekly teaching: “Blessed the man whose guilt is removed and whose sins are forgiven!”: a call to live with our eyes set on heaven putting first the "things of heaven".
Vatican City (Fides Service) - A comment on Psalm 31 (“Gratitude for the forgiveness of sins” - Vespers Thursday week 1) was the subject of Pope John Paul II’s teaching at the General audience today 19 may in St Pe ...
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