News

• 16 April 2005
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - “The new Pope is sure to be another Good Shepherd, close to those who suffer from war and poverty” Archbishop Henri Teissier of Algiers tells Fides Algiers (Fides Service) - “In Algeria we heard the news of the Pope’s death with profound sorrow, but also with hope and trust in the Holy Spirit that the new Pope too will be a Good Shepherd for the Church and above ...
• 16 April 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Out of danger, vicar general of Patna diocese attacked by common criminal not Hindu fundamentalist Patna (Fides Service) - Out of danger Fr Mathhew Uzhuthal,vicar general of Patna diocese , stabbed on 11 April at his parish offices. “Fr Matthew miraculously survived after being wounded in the neck and the chest. “ ...
• 16 April 2005
  EUROPE/GERMANY - Pope John Paul II: His fatherhood knew no bounds…He valued each culture and knew how to raise them up. He benevolently denounced their errors and pointed out their dangers: Tribute from Schoenstatt Apostolic Movement Schöenstatt (Fides Service) - “In grateful memory” is the title of a tribute in which the Schoenstatt Apostolic Movement recalls the person and the pontificate of John Paul II, underlining aspects of his person and ...
• 16 April 2005
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Mongolian Catholics pray intensely on the eve of the Conclave - “People see us as the Pope’s community”: Apostolic Prefect of Ulan Bator tells Fides Ulan Bator (Fides Service) - The small Catholic community in Mongolia, only 300, are praying intensely for the Conclave and the election of the next Pope, while thanking God for the pontificate of John Paul II, Mgr Wence ...
• 16 April 2005
  SOUTH KOREA - National day for people with a disability: Church calls on Catholics to practice charity Seoul (Fides Service) - On April 20 the Church in Korea marks national Day for People with a Disability. For the occasion Bishop Lucas Kim Woon-hoe auxiliary of Seoul released a message ha “Love creates perfection”. ...
• 16 April 2005
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Diocesan directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies USA mark 40th anniversary of Vatican II decree on the Church’s missionary activity and renew their commitment to proclaim the Gospel Philadelphia (Fides Service) - "Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Decree Ad Gentes, this ‘family on mission’ renews its commitment to carry the Good News of Jesus to all nations": this was the theme of the annu ...
• 15 April 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic priest vicar general of Patna archdiocese in critical condition after being beaten and stabbed Patna (Fides Service) - The Vicar General of the archdiocese of Patna in the north eastern Indian state of Bihar, Rev. Matthew Uzhuthal, is in critical health conditions after being brutally beaten and stabbed. He was at ...
• 15 April 2005
  AMERICA/PERÚ - On Monday 18 April as the conclave opens in the Vatican, Peruvian Catholics in Lima will start uninterrupted prayers to ask God to enlighten and assist the college of Cardinals called to elect the successor of Pope John Paul II Lima (Fides Service) - Aware of the power of prayer and in view of the great responsibility of the College of Cardinals, on Monday 18 April as the conclave opens with Mass in St Peter’s in Rome, Catholics in Lima the c ...
• 15 April 2005
  AFRICA/KENYA - Diocese of Marsabit mourns missionaries who devoted their lives to helping the poorest of the poor Nairobi (Fides Service)- Marsabit diocese in northern Kenya is mourning two beloved missionaries, according to CISA Catholic news agency in Nairobi. Italian Father Attilio Ravasi, a Consolata missionary, who died on 13 ...
• 15 April 2005
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Marburg virus spreads: 203 dead. Italian ‘Doctors with Africa’ CUAMM part of co-ordination nucleus at Uige hospital Padua (Fides Service) - The outbreak of the Marburg virus is worse than ever, the number of cases registered so far in April is much higher than in the whole of March. The haemorrhagic fever caused by Marburg is similar ...
• 15 April 2005
  AFRICA/CÔTE D'IVOIRE - New dilatory manoeuvres in Côte d'Ivoire. “It is time for the international community to exercise pressure on Ivorian political leaders” Fides sources say Abidjan (Fides Service)- Everything has been postponed until tomorrow Saturday 16 April. Representatives of the government and the New Forces rebels meeting yesterday 14 April, in Bouake, in the north of Côte d'Ivoire f ...
• 15 April 2005
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Formation and dialogue for Catholics and Muslim students in the southern Philippines in an area of conflict Zamboanga (Fides Service) - April is a month of intense activity of formation at Harmony Village, just outside Zamboanga City, in the extreme south of the island of Mindanao, southern Philippines. Harmony Village is th ...
• 15 April 2005
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - New year, an opportunity to forget the past, stop fighting and forgive! Sinhalese new year prompts common call for peace from civil and religious leaders Colombo (Fides Service) - Civil and religious organisations in Sri Lanka voiced the wish that New Year’s Day April 13, (Sinhalese new year), would mark the start of an era of peace and reconciliation. In Sri Lanka ther ...
• 15 April 2005
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “I return to the United States to share with Catholics there the enduring, sustaining faith of these people": report from national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies after extensive visit to tsunami affected areas New York (Fides Service) - “I return to the United States to share with Catholics there the enduring, sustaining faith of these people, and how I have been uplifted by that faith - and to encourage them to continue to ...
• 15 April 2005
  ASIA/LEBANON - Religious leaders and youth march for peace: “Love, never again civil war” Beirut (Fides Service) - Peace march in Beirut in memory of civil war victims: on 13 April Christian and Muslim leaders and hundreds of young Lebanese stage a peaceful march through the capital to the national monument w ...