News
5 November 2004
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - Fear of large scale offensive to follow up yesterday’s bombing on towns in rebel hands; homes and mission sacked
Abidjan (Fides Service)- “Here in Bouake there is calm before the tempest. Any moment we expect the army to start a vast offensive” a local source in Bouke told Fides. Yesterday Bouke, the largest city held by Ivory ...
5 November 2004
EUROPE/ITALY - “Theology East and West in the 20th Century” meeting at the International Centre of the movement Communion and Liberation to present a basic Christian theology in a series of “100 Theological Works of the 20th Century” in Russian
Rome (Fides Service) - Metropolita Filaret (Vachromeev), Esarch of Belo-Russia (Minsk) and President of the Theological Commission of the Synod of the Russian Orthodox Patriarchate of Moscow and Prof. Adriano dell’Asta ...
3 November 2004
VATICAN - The Pope’s reflection on All Saints Day: “The pilgrim Church on earth lifts her eyes to heaven and exults as she joins the choir of those whom God has associated with his glory”. Special prayer for victims of terrorism and for peace in the world
Vatican City (Fides Service) - At midday on All Saints Day, November 1st, from his window overlooking St Peter’s Square, Pope John Paul II, prayed the Angelus prayer with the people gathered for the occasion and reflec ...
3 November 2004
VATICAN - “The Holy See has always been in favour of promoting a Europe united on the basis of the common values which are part of its history” the Pope said at the Angelus. “To take into account the Christian roots of the Continent means to make use of a spiritual heritage which is fundamental for the future development of the Union”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Before praying the Angelus on Sunday 31 October with people gathered in St Peter’s Square, Pope John Paul II voiced his satisfaction for the signing of the European Constitution on Friday ...
3 November 2004
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - National Meeting for Indigenous Pastoral to identify guidelines for pastoral care of Indigenous Peoples in Colombia victims of violation of rights and seriously threatened by armed conflict
Bogota (Fides Service) - To help more than 800,000 Indigenous in Colombia living in dramatic situations mainly because of armed conflict, the Church in Colombia organised a National Meeting for the Pastoral Care of Indig ...
3 November 2004
VATICAN - The Pope’s weekly teaching at the general audience: the hymn of the redeemed: “The centre of praise is Christ and his historic work of redemption. He is able to decipher the meaning of history ”
Vatican City (Fides) - During the general audience this morning Wednesday November 3, Pope John Paul II focussed his teaching on the canticle, “The hymn of the redeemed” (cfr Revelation 4,11; 5,9.10.12; Vespers Tuesd ...
3 November 2004
AMERICA/BRAZIL - National Youth Day focuses on “Public polices for youth”
Brasilia (Fides Service) - On Sunday 31 October the Church in Brazil celebrated National Youth Day on the theme “public policies for youth”. The Day which has a missionary character and is celebrated all over the nat ...
3 November 2004
AFRICA/KENYA - Kenyans celebrates victory of black US Senator of Kenyan origin
Nairobi (Fides Service) - The Kenyan family of Barack Obama - the only black person to be elected to the US Senate in 2004 - are celebrating his victory in the state of Illinois. The son of a Kenyan father and American m ...
3 November 2004
AFRICA/UGANDA - Catholic cleric arrested in northern Uganda: “I had a brief meeting with Reverend Ojiam and found him calm and confident” the Archbishop of Gulu told Fides
Kitgum (Fides Service)- “I had a brief meeting with Rev. Ojiam and found him calm and confident that his position will be soon cleared” Archbishop John Baptist Odama of Gulu (northern Uganda), told Fides with regard ...
3 November 2004
EUROPE/ITALY - Paideia Co-operative (Opus Dei), organises 4th consecutive annual “Caring for Others” course for high school girls in Milan in collaboration with the RUI Foundation.
Rome (Fides Service) - Caring for others is a typical element of womanhood through which women render family, professional and social life more worthy of the person. In view of this Paideia Co-operative (Opus Dei), orga ...
30 October 2004
EUROPE/SPAIN - A yearlong missionary itinerary for youth in preparation for 20th World Youth Day in Cologne
Madrid (Fides Service) - To help young people be more aware of their missionary duty and in preparation for the 20th World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany in August 2005, in collaboration with the Spanish Bishops’ Commis ...
30 October 2004
AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Now imminent the 2nd American Meeting of Young Missionaries and the 3rd Latin American Meeting of Lay Missionaries
Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - From 10 to 14 November in Caracas the 2nd American Meeting of Young Missionaries and the 3rd Latin American Meeting of Lay Missionaries will “define, animate and promote the identity of young ...
30 October 2004
AFRICA/IVORY COAST - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies confirmed
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 24 September 2004 confirmed as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Ivory Coa ...
30 October 2004
EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - World Health Day 2005 focus on health of mother and child
Rome (Fides Service) - For the next World Health Day celebrated every year on April 7 the World Health Organisation WHO has chosen the theme “The health of mother and child”. In developing countries WHO recalls that ...
30 October 2004
EUROPE/ITALY - St John of God Brothers national conference on research and humanisation of technology: 400 operators will reflect on life quality, bio-medical technology, behaviour problems
Rome (Fides Service) - The Italian St John of God Brothers Association for Bio-medical and Health Research will hold its 6th National Congress from 4 to 6 November at St Giuseppe Hospital Milan. Some 400 operators from 1 ...
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