News

• 19 November 2005
  AFRICA/BOTSWANA - Oblates Missionaries of Mary Immaculate work with local Church to prepare young Catholics for marriage foundation stone of society Gaborone (Fides Service)- The increase in broken marriages and divorces in Botswana is a cause of concern for the local community Oblates Missionaries of Mary Immaculate OMI. According to OMI Information bulletin the mis ...
• 19 November 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Lay formation programme in Seoul: bear witness in Korean society to Gospel values and form Basic Church communities Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Trinity leadership Programme to train lay Catholics to be leaders of Basic Church Communities aBCC and agents of new evangelisation, is a new undertaking with which Seoul archdiocese intends to ha ...
• 18 November 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Over 2,000 Catholics in Hei Long Jiang take part in ordination of 5 new local priests with joy and hope Hei Long Jiang (Fides Service) - There was great rejoicing among Catholics in Hei Long Jiang province in north east mainland China where 5 new priests were recently ordained. Some 2,000 Catholics took part in the solemn ...
• 18 November 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “The freshness of the Word: the living and abiding Word of God”: 2005 Bible Week message Seoul (Fides Service) - “The freshness of the Word: the living and abiding Word of God” was the title of a message issued by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference for the annual Bible Week in South Korea, held at the e ...
• 18 November 2005
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Local Church collaborates with foreign partners to launch programme for better education Ouagadougou (Fides Service)- The local Church in Burkina Faso and a Swiss association have launched a joint programme to improve education in the African country. According to Swiss news agency APIC, Oeuvre Suisse d'Entr ...
• 18 November 2005
  ASIA/VIETNAM - Salesian Day of Christian witness and socialisation in Vietnam Hanoi (Fides Service) - Every Salesian community in Vietnam, priests, sisters and lay members, volunteers, friends, benefactors and school pupils celebrates an annual Salesian Day with a special theme and initiatives to ...
• 18 November 2005
  AFRICA - Don Orione family celebrates ordination of first local born priests in Kenya and Madagascar Rome (Fides Service)- Saturday and Sunday, 19 and 20 November, the Orinini Family founded by Saint Luigi Orione will rejoice for the ordination of two of its members deacon Peter Wambulwa Wakoba, and deacon Désiré Rand ...
• 18 November 2005
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Mahinda Rajapakse is the country’s new president: national reconciliation and recovery of economy Colombo (Fides Service) - Mahinda Rajapakse was the winner in Sri Lanka’s presidential election on 17 November. He overtook his adversary Ranil Wikremesinghe by a small margin, 50.33% compared to 48.4%, obtaining 180,0 ...
• 18 November 2005
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “It is time for candidates to show they want power not for personal or group ambitions and interests but to protect life in its different stages and govern the country with ethic and moral values”: Statement by Catholic Bishops of Bolivia La Paz (Fides Service) - ‘Walking with hope towards the elections’ is the title of a statement issued by the Catholic Bishops of Bolivia gathered for a plenary assembly as the Season of Advent draws near with regard ...
• 18 November 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - Respect life from the moment of conception and promote respect for life from the moment of conception, stop all forms of abortion and manipulation of human life, pass laws to guarantee the stability of the marriage bond: pro-life movements appeal to world leaders and governments Lima (Fides Service) - “America launches a challenge: let’s globalise the culture of life” was the theme of an International Pro-Life Congress held in Lima 10 to 13 November. In a final Lima Declaration over 5,00 ...
• 18 November 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - “Political transition in Democratic Congo has become a headache for everyone” says Archbishop Monsengwo Pasinya president of the Catholic Bishops Conference who reaffirms the importance of a process of electoral education Kinshasa (Fides Service)- The president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Democratic Congo said political transition in his country has become a headache for everyone. Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya of Kisan ...
• 18 November 2005
  EUROPA/ITALY - First international conference “Relationships in Law: is there a place for fraternity?” promoted by Communion and Law Association of the Focolari starts today with more than 600 participants from 35 countries Castelgandolfo (Fides Service) - From 18-20 November at Maropoli Centre in Castelgandolfo there will be the 1st international conference “Relationships in Law: is there a place for fraternity?” promoted by the “Co ...
• 18 November 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - 40th anniversary of ELIS Centre: beating unemployment with good quality formation Rome (Fides Service) - On Sunday 20 November in Rome in Via Sandro Sandri the Prelate of Opus Dei, Bishop Javier Echevarría will celebrate a Mass for the 40th anniversary of ELIS Centre (Education, Work, Instruction, S ...
• 17 November 2005
  VATICAN - “With this new Master’s Degree in Management of Development we accept the challenge to make Africa the continent of hope moving from a concept of mere assistance to one of education, valorising the gifts and resources of young Africans ” says Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe Vatican City (Fides Service) - “This project aimed at offering these young men an opportunity to follow a special spiritual, human and cultural itinerary so they may be put at the service of their respective countries ...
• 17 November 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese priests and nuns from Beijing make ecumenical journey in northern Europe Beijing (Fides Service) - Ever more frequently Chinese priests and nuns travel abroad to meet other members of the universal Church. Recently two Beijing priests and a Sister visited three cities in northern Europe: Hels ...