News
13 January 2006
ASIA/INDIA - Catholic nun wins national award for outstanding service of persons with a disability
New Delhi (Fides ) - The spirit of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta is still very much alive in India, particularly among Catholic women religious who offer dedicated humble service to the poorest of the poor, the sick, ...
13 January 2006
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - At Ouagadougou main prison Camillian Brothers guarantee spiritual assistance and medical care
Ouagadougou (Fides Service) - MACO, short for Maison of Arrest and Correction Ouagadougou, is the oldest prison in Burkina Faso and the one with the highest number of detainees (1,016 on 31 December 2005). Major criminal ...
13 January 2006
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Who should care for Zaire Armed Forces widows and children in precarious camp conditions 40 km from Kinshasa?
Kinshasa (Fides Service)- Cana camp at Kimpoko, 40 km from Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is ‘home’ for about 80 families, mostly widows and children of the old Armed Forces of Zaire, a countr ...
13 January 2006
ASIA/CHINA - New churches opened in China for growing Catholic communities
Xu Zhou (Fides Service) - Christmas 2005 in Xu Zhou diocese was a very happy one because two new churches were consecrated in time for celebrations for the feast of the Nativity , the church of Holy Cross of Glory and th ...
13 January 2006
AFRICA/LIBERIA - Happy and hopeful although conscious of difficulties ahead Liberia waits for new President to take office
Monrovia (Fides Service) - Aged 25 years, more than half of them lived as a refugee in another country: this is the identity kit of most Liberians about to celebrate the installation of the new president Ellen Johnson-Si ...
13 January 2006
AFRICA/NIGER - Caritas Niger busy elaborating strategic plan to assist drought stricken people
Niamey (Fides Service)- Now organised at the national, diocesan and parish level, Caritas Niger (Caritas Dévelopement Niger, CADEV-Niger) has decided to give itself a new strategic planning structure. CADEV-Niger, at pr ...
13 January 2006
ASIA/JAPAN - Lay ministry, more public witness, for a Church throbbing with life:
Osaka (Fides Service) - To bring back a Church that is throbbing with life and gives more public witness to Jesus Christ, the diocese of Osaka published a pamphlet prepared by the diocesan Lay Ministry Team giving a basi ...
13 January 2006
ASIA/EAST TIMOR - East Timor and Australia sign agreement on oil and gas revenues from disputed undersea fields: a step forward for impoverished island
Dili (Fides Service) - East Timor has at last signed a deal with Australia for revenues from disputed oil and gas fields in the Timor Sea. The pact signed in Sydney ensures a 50:50 revenue split from the Greater Sunrise ...
12 January 2006
EUROPE/FRANCE - Society of African Missions (SMA) celebrates 150th anniversary
Lyons (Agenzia Fides) - This year the Lyons Society for African Missions SMA is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its foundation. It was one of many missionary institutes started in the mid 19th century to evangelise ...
12 January 2006
EUROPE/ITALY - Alliance of Italian Hospitals: Bambino Gesu Children’s Hospital one of first to join project for integration and improvement of Italian hospitals and medical centres all over the world
Rome (Fides Service) - The 3rd Conference of Alliance of Italian Hospitals held recently in Naples at the Royal Palace in Caserta connected 33 of the best hospitals in Italy with 34 Italian hospitals in various other co ...
12 January 2006
ASIA/HONG KONG - Justice and Peace Commission organises Seminar to reflect on 40 years of implementation of Gaudium et Spes and new challenges
Hong Kong (Fides) - Forty years since the publication of one of the most important and well known documents issued by the Second Vatican Council, the Constitution Gaudium et Spes, the Justice and Peace Commission of Hong ...
12 January 2006
EUROPE/ITALY - January 31 Pontifical Salesian University inaugurates new Don Bosco Library 700.000 volumes for students and general public
Rome (Fides Service) - On the occasion of the feast of Saint John Bosco founder of the Salesians and root of a vast spiritual and educational service for young people, on 31 January a new Don Bosco Library will be inaugu ...
12 January 2006
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Casa do Moinho professional training School and Home for young girls with little economic means
Rome (Fides Service) - In the town of Cotía, a few kilometres from Sao Paulo, Brazil, Casa do Moinho School trains girls with scarce economic means to work in hotels, hospitals and other institutions.
The School was o ...
12 January 2006
ASIA/TURKEY - Excellent relations between Christians and Muslims in Turkey where Christians of various denominations prepare to celebrate Week of Prayer for Unity among all Christ’s Disciples
Istanbul (Fides Service) - Relations between the
Christian minority and the Muslim majority in Turkey flourish in a spirit of respect, trust and solidarity, said Fr George Marovich, spokesman for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Turkey . “Christmas was celebrate ...
12 January 2006
ASIA/INDIA - Jalandhar city in Punjab inaugurates Square of the Lord Jesus Christ: sign of good relations between Christian citizens and local civil authorities
Jalandhar (Fides Service) - At a time of tension and attacks on Christians in various parts of India, there are also positive initiatives which show that harmony among people of different religions is possible and is li ...
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