News
28 October 2006
VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI appoints Cardinal Ivan Dias member of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Christian Unity
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, as a member of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion o ...
28 October 2006
AFRICA/TANZANIA - Special study seminar reflects on the Catholic Church’s mission in east Africa
Arusha (Agenzia Fides) - More than 125 philosophy seminarians and religious representing ten different congregations attended a special two day seminar 26-27 October at Senior Spiritan Seminary, Arusha, Tanzania. Accordi ...
28 October 2006
ASIA/CAMBODIA - Ecumenical visit where the Catholic faith first arrived 450 years ago
Kompong Cham (Agenzia Fides) - Many in Cambodia including the public authorities, regard Christianity as a foreign religion imported by the French when the country was a French Protectorate from 1863 to 1953, or the Unit ...
28 October 2006
AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Resignation and succession of the Archbishop of Lusaka
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, on 28 October 2006 accepted the resignation of the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Lusaka, Zambia, presented by Archbishop Medardo Joseph Mazomb ...
28 October 2006
AFRICA/COTE D’IVOIRE - New Rector for the Inter-diocesan Seminar for Theology of Abidjan
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 1 September 2006, appointed as Rector of the Inter-diocesan Seminar for Theology in Abidjan, Cote d’I ...
28 October 2006
AMERICA/PERU - Solemnity of Señor de los Milagros: Bishops urge Peruvian Catholic emigrants to treasure and maintain their Catholic faith and identity
Lima (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the Solemnity of Cristo Negro, El Señor de los Milagros, one the national Catholic feasts most loved by the people of Peru, the Catholic Bishops of Peru addressed a special mess ...
28 October 2006
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Amidst rising hopes although violence continues government and Tamil separatist rebels resume talks
Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Hopes rise in Sri Lanka as the government and the Tamil separatists start a new two day session of talks 28 and 29 October in Geneva with the mediation of a delegation from Norway.
The first ai ...
28 October 2006
OCEANIA/ SOLOMON ISLANDS - Catholic Media Education produces “little film directors”
Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - Around 35 people gathered at SIBC Conference Hall, on 21st October, 2006 for the 2006 Media Education Presentation for School students. Teachers, facilitators, animators and special guests join ...
27 October 2006
ASIA/TURKEY - Turkish edition of the summary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church in view of Pope Benedict’s visit next month
Roma (Agenzia Fides) - "I Believe" is the title of a Turkish edition of the summary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church prepared by the aid agency of Pontifical right, Aid to the Church in Need, on the occasion of th ...
27 October 2006
VATICAN - TOWARDS THE PRIESTHOOD, Mgr Massimo Camisasca - “Remaining in the presence of Christ, vicars of Christ”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - There exists one chief aspect of the life of those whom Christ has chosen for the vocation of priests, an aspect overlooked by the majority. The priestly vocation fills life with responsibi ...
27 October 2006
EUROPE/BELGIUM - "Brussels, All Saints 2006": 4th Congress on Evangelisation reflects on faith and modern culture to render the Church visible and close to all
Brussels (Agenzia Fides) - From 28th October to 5 November Brussels will host a Congress on Evangelisation. The aim is “to render the Church visible and close to all” Cardinal Godfried Danneels Catholic Archbishop o ...
27 October 2006
AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - Catholics commemorate Archbishop Munzihirwa of Bukavu, murdered ten years ago. Two candidates in second round of elections for Presidency on Sunday
Bukavu (Agenzia Fides) - On 29 October the Catholic Church in Congo, particularly the archdiocese of Bukavu will commemorate Archbishop Munzihirwa of Bukavu shot dead in an ambush ten years ago. Cristophe Munzihirwa Mwen ...
27 October 2006
AFRICA/MAURITIUS - Between 300 and 400 cases of suicide a year: alarm in Mauritius. A nun says: “People no longer entrust themselves to God. Life is routine, work centred”
Port Louis (Agenzia Fides)- In Mauritius in the Indian Ocean there is alarm for the number of cases of suicide, between 300 and 400 a year, according to a local Catholic weekly La Vie Catholique. Considering that every c ...
27 October 2006
ASIA/INDIA - Catholic Schools in Andra Pradesh form Harmony Clubs for inter-religious dialogue and prayer
Hyderabad (Agenzia Fides) - To build harmony among young Indians of different religious and to promote peace and encourage dialogue and mutual respect, the Commission for Ecumenism and Dialogue of the Catholic Bishops’ ...
27 October 2006
ASIA/JAPAN - Missionary vitality of the Church in Japan: 361 Japanese Catholic missionaries ad gentes all over the world
Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - According to the Japanese Missionaries Association the Church in Japan has 361 missionaries ad gentes, priests, religious and lay persons who are helping to spread the Good News in many parts of t ...
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