News
8 May 2004
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Special Mass for 20th anniversary of the canonisation of Korea’s 103 Catholic martyrs
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - To mark the 20th anniversary of the canonisation in Seoul by Pope John Paul II of Korea’s 103 Catholic Martyrs, a special Mass was celebrated on May 1 at Jeoldusan Shrine presided by Archbishop ...
8 May 2004
ASIA/TAIWAN - Cardinal Paul Shan encourages Taichung diocese to promote a spirit of evangelisation among parish communities
Taichung (Fides) -Cardinal Paul Shan, Bishop of Kaohsiung, recently illustrated a Pastoral Letter issued by the Bishops of Taiwan “Building up the Parish a community of faith, hope and love” to a group of 250 parish ...
8 May 2004
ASIA/HONG KONG - Members of the Canossian Third Order take part in annual retreat reflecting on “How to live the Canossian charisma”
Hongkong (Agenzia Fides) - More than 60 members of the Canossian Third Order took part in an annual retreat 24 and 25 April to reflect on the theme How to live the Canossian charisma”. One of the speakers was Sr. Li Mu ...
8 May 2004
ASIA/HONG KONG - Bishops’ Commission for Pastoral Care of Workers discusses problem of jobs for middle aged unemployed
Hong Kong (Fides Service) - On the occasion of the Feast of St Joseph the Worker, Labour Day May 1, this year, the Commission for Pastoral Care of Workers of Hong Kong’s Catholic Bishops Conference organised a Seminar ...
7 May 2004
AFRICA/BURUNDI - Burundi: parties and guerrilla movements. INFO
Rome (Fides Service)- As announced, to better understand the political situation in Burundi we offer detailed information on political parties and guerrilla movements in that country
Political Parties
UPRONA (Unio ...
7 May 2004
ASIA/INDIA - Rev. Victor Joachim Machado appointed rector of St Joseph’s Inter-diocesan Seminary in Mangalore
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, has appointed, 30 April 2004, Rector of St Joseph’s Inter-diocesan Seminary in Mangalore, India, R ...
7 May 2004
ASIA/INDIA
Rev. Rethinam Vincent Mathias appointed rector of Inter-diocesan Christ Hall Seminary in Madurai
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples has, 30 April 2004, appointed rector of Inter-diocesan Christ Hall Seminary in the archdiocese of Mad ...
7 May 2004
ASIA/INDIA - Rev. Alphonse Devasahayam appointed Rector of St Paul Apostle Inter-diocesan Seminary at Tiruchirapalli
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples has, 30 April 2004, appointed Rector of St Paul Apostle Inter-diocesan Seminary in the diocese of Tir ...
7 May 2004
VATICAN - “We must help our sister Churches in difficult situations, who need to be sustained with prayer, sacrifice and material assistance” said Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe addressing the Annual General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies
Rome (Fides Service) - “The first and most important duty of a National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies is to increase missionary awareness among the people of God to help every Christian realise his or he ...
7 May 2004
AFRICA/ANGOLA - Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo unite efforts to attend to problem of foreigners expelled from Angola
Luanda (Fides Service)- The foreign ministers of Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo met on 5 May for a meeting of the Three-party Mechanism for Cooperation and Security, an institution set up by t ...
7 May 2004
AFRICA/SUDAN - United Nations and Human Rights Watch launches alarm for situation in Darfur, west Sudan
Rome (Fides Service)- The United Nations Organisation and US based Human Rights Watch, accuse the Sudanese government of serious violation of human rights civilians in Darfur western Sudan. In a report of the humanitaria ...
7 May 2004
AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Caritas Guinea Bissau marks 25th anniversary of service and assistance
Bissau (Fides Service)- Caritas Guinea Bissau recently marked the 25th anniversary of its founding. For the occasion a general meeting of parish Caritas offices in the dioceses of Bissau and Bafatà was held at the major ...
7 May 2004
AMERICA/UNITED STATES - According to the fifth annual State of the World’s Mothers report issued by Save the Children one million babies and 70,000 adolescent mothers die every year in developing countries
Rome (Fides Service) - Pregnancy and childbirth in adolescence are often the cause of death in developing countries. The fifth annual State of the World’s Mothers report issued by Save the Children, a leading U.S.-base ...
7 May 2004
OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - For 25 years on mission in the South Pacific: Salesians’ contribution to the evangelisation and education of the people of Papua
Port Moresby (Fides Service) - Thousands of young people instructed in scholastic and professional knowledge; native tribes and villages in the heart of the forest have heard and welcomed the Gospel of Jesus; great suppo ...
7 May 2004
ASIA/ NORTH KOREA - With its 2004-2005 Plan for Humanitarian aid in North Korea Caritas Hong Kong aims to help more than 500,000 children and offer wide range of social support
Hong Kong (Fides Service) - “The humanitarian emergency in North Korea is not over. Results obtained thanks to international aid are threatened by persisting economic difficulties”: this is the appeal launched by Car ...
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