News
13 April 2005
OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - “The Pope’s legacy: impulse for mission in the third millennium” says national director of Pontifical Mission Societies in Australia
Sydney (Fides Service) - “The legacy of the late Pope John Paul II, a man who travelled to 126 countries during his papacy, will continue to inspire missionary work around the world” said Fr. Terry Bell, national di ...
13 April 2005
AFRICA/KENYA - Catholic Church joins initiatives to mark ‘week of action on trade justice’ to promote consideration of Africans’ rights to development
Nairobi (Fides Service)- Better trade conditions between rich and poor countries is the topic of the Association of Bishops’ Conferences of East Africa AMECEA being held 10-14 April in Nairobi, capital of Kenya. The m ...
13 April 2005
AFRICA/EGYPT - Christians of all confessions pray the new Pope will continue along the path of interreligious dialogue
Cairo (Fides Service) - “Christians of all confessions in Egypt pray and wait for the new Pope”, Chaldean Catholic Bishop in Cairo Mgr Youssef Sarraf told Fides.
The civil society it also attentive to the situation ...
12 April 2005
EUROPE/SPAIN - “His words touched hearts, his journeys brought the breath of hope wherever he went, his writings expressed his profound and faithful love for Christ and his Church": John Paul II, a tribute by National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Spain
Madrid (Fides Service) - “John Paul II was an extraordinary gift to the Church and to humanity " Archbishop Francisco Perez Gonzalez, national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Spain said in a tribute to ...
12 April 2005
AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - “Goodbye John Paul II, parish priest of the world: continue to intercede for Africa”. Tribute from Radio Maria in the heart of Africa
Bukavu (Fides Service)- “Goodbye John Paul II, parish priest of the world”, said Italian missionary Fr Luigi Lo Stocco, director of Radio Maria Malia wa Amani in Bukavu, in the east of Democratic Congo, in a tribute ...
12 April 2005
AMERICA/BRAZIL - John Paul II’s “special” gift to Holy Childhood Pontifical Mission Society
Brasilia (Fides Service) - In 2003, the year of 160th anniversary of the foundation of the Pontifical Society for Holy Childhood, the Holy Father John Paul II did not fail to send a special Message to Holy Childhood for ...
12 April 2005
Concert in aid of Corti Foundation and e St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Uganda, 20 April in Milan
Rome (Fides Service) - In Milan on 20 April at the Istituto dei Ciechi, via Vivaio at 9pm the Mnogaja Leta Quartet will give charity concert in aid of Foundation Piero and Lucille Corti onlus. The Foundation Corti, start ...
12 April 2005
AFRICA/BURUNDI - “Burundi recalls with love John Paul II’s visit in 1990” says parish priest of Bujumbura cathedral
Bujumbura (Fides Service)- “The Holy Father’s visit to Burundi in 1990 had a lasting impact on the country and on the life of the people”, Mgr. Jean-Louis Nahimana, vicar general of the archdiocese of Bujumbura and ...
12 April 2005
AFRICA/SENEGAL - Serious epidemic of cholera 5,700 cases, 61 mortal
Rome (Fides Service) - Over the past two weeks there have been 5,700 cases of cholera, 61 of them mortal mainly in the region of Diourbel, 140 km east of Dakar. Senegal’s health authorities say it is the worst epidemic ...
12 April 2005
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - New shadows in Côte d'Ivoire: government and rebels exchange reciprocal accusations
Bouake (Fides Service)- “Nothing new in Côte d'Ivoire: after signing yet another peace agreement with great press attention, the following day government and rebels accused one another of breaking the pact”. There i ...
12 April 2005
ASIA/INDIA - “The memory of Pope John Paul II will inspire India to work for a society which gives more attention to spiritual values”, says Bishop Thomas Dabre of Vasai
Mumbai (Fides Service) - “It is no wonder that in this predominant non-Christian country there was a tremendous interest in Pope John Paul II, extensive media coverage of the event and glowing tributes paid to the Bish ...
12 April 2005
ASIA/LEBANON - Pope’s holiness and popularity captures even Lebanon’s Arab media
Beirut (Fides Service) - Even Arab media and press in Lebanon continue to give ample space to the figure of John Paul II. This morning Al Anwar daily newspaper in Beirut had a large title “Pope John Paul II perhaps a S ...
12 April 2005
ASIA/HOLY LAND - New radio, Voice of Peace, unites Israelis and Palestinians
Jerusalem (Fides Service) - Peace takes to the air in the Holy Land. Two days ago a new radio station, the Voice of Peace, started broadcasting in Hebrew, Arabic and English with the objective of spreading a message of p ...
12 April 2005
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Oblate Missionaries in the Philippines say conflict in Mindanao must stop, families must be protected from destruction and evacuation
Cotabato (Fides Service) - As a Religious Congregation present for over 65 years in Mindanao, in Sulu and Tawi-Tawi, the Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate (OMI) express “surprise” for the new explosion of violen ...
12 April 2005
OCEANIA/ SAMOA - Not only school: Salesians in the Pacific Islands committed to evangelisation and formation of youth
Alafua (Fides Service) - In the remote Pacific Ocean islands young Catholics talk about God, study the Bible and discern their vocation in life, socialise and build authentic friendships. This happened recently in Samoa, ...
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