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18 October 2004
AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - President Kabila makes first visit to eastern Congo. Another step towards peace
Kinshasa (Fides Service)- Joseph Kabila President of Congo is visiting eastern Congo, a region held by antigovernment guerrillas for a long time. Yesterday 17 October the President went to the main town Kisangani where ...
18 October 2004
EUROPE/ITALY - Communion and Liberation movement pilgrimage to Loreto for its 50th anniversary. At Mass Cardinal Sepe encourages the pilgrims to “continue to announce the beauty and joy of encounter with the Redeemer of mankind”
Loreto (Fides Service) - On Saturday 16 October the church movement Communion and Liberation made a pilgrimage to Loreto on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its foundation. At least 45,000 members of CL from all ...
16 October 2004
ASIA/IRAQ - If the massacre continues what future for Iraq’s Christian community? Local community sends Fides “list of horror” with names of local Christians killed by Islamic fanatics
Baghdad (Fides Service) - The most recent victim was a little Chaldean Christian girl brutally murdered by a group of Islamic terrorists in Baghdad. The group kidnapped the child and demanded ransom money for her release ...
15 October 2004
AFRICA/CAMEROON - Bishop of Edea appointed
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, 15 October 20004 appointed Bishop Jean-Bosco Ntep, Bishop of Edea (Cameroon) until now Mgr Ntep was Bishop of di Eseka (Cameroon). (S.L.) (Agenzia ...
15 October 2004
AFRICA/CAMEROON - Bishop of Eseka appointed
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has, 15 October 2004, ha appointed Bishop of Eseka (Cameroon) Bishop Dieudonné Bogmis, until now titular Bishop of Gadiaufala and auxiliary of the archd ...
15 October 2004
AFRICA/CAMEROON - Bishop of Ebolowa-Kribi appointed
Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has, 15 October 2004, appointed Bishop of Ebolowa-Kribi (Cameroon) Reverend Jean Mbarga, Vicar general of the archdiocese Yaounde (Cameroon).
The Bish ...
15 October 2004
AMERICA/PERU - “Apostles of charity in the world of healthcare”: Catholic doctors meet in Lima to discuss ethics and healthcare
Rome (Fides Service) - The Peruvian Bishops’ Commission for Health Pastoral, DEPASA has organised a meeting for Catholic Professionals involved in Health Care to reflect on the theme “Apostles of charity in the world ...
15 October 2004
AFRICA - “Encourage all those within Islam who are trying to establish forms of dialogue”
Rome (Fides Service)- The Catholic Bishops of North African nations (mainly Muslim countries) are meeting in Rome 13 - 16 October to discuss dialogue with Muslims and juridical and pastoral questions connected with mixed ...
15 October 2004
VATICAN - Pope John Paul II will open Year of the Eucharist in St Peter’s on Sunday. Congregation for Divine Worship offers hints and suggestions for a fruitful celebration of this special year
Vatican City (Fides Service) - On Sunday, 17 October Pope John Paul II will preside a special Mass in St Peter’s Basilica followed by adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction to open the special Year of the E ...
15 October 2004
AFRICA - World Food Day: the goal of halving number of undernourished people in the world by 2015 is still a mirage: AMREF suggests: autonomous development and food sovereignty
Rome (Fides Service) - On the eve of World Food Day the goal of halving number of people in the world who are undernourished and suffer from connected diseases by 2015 is still a mirage.
There are still 840 million peo ...
15 October 2004
AMERICA/PERU - World Food Day: more than one fourth of Peru’s children suffer from chronic malnutrition
Rome (Fides Service) - On the eve of World Food Day the goal of halving number of people in the world who are undernourished and suffer from connected diseases by 2015 is still a mirage.
There are still 840 million peo ...
15 October 2004
ASIA/INDONESIA - Religious communities work to promote reconciliation and peace- local Catholic Church holds Synod
Ambon (Fides Service) - Religious communities in the Moluccas want to build a future of peace for their islands through more commitment at the level of education and social initiatives to promote a culture of peace, espe ...
14 October 2004
ASIA/TERRA SANTA - Salesian bakery marks anniversary with initiative “Bread for Bethlehem” to help poor Palestinian families
Bethlehem (Fides Service) -A Salesian bakery in Bethlehem, which helps Palestinian families impoverished by war and absence of tourists, is marking its hundred anniversary.
Since the start of the second Intifada four ye ...
14 October 2004
ASIA/IRAQ - Life is a nightmare for Christians in Mosul, fundamentalists kidnap and kill. Catholic nun tells Fides: “some Imam are saying it is not a crime to kill a Christian”
Mosul (Fides) - “The situation is serious. Christian live in constant fear of being attacked, kidnapped and killed by radical Islamic groups of terrorists. Once Mosul was a quiet town now life is impossible, an Iraqi C ...
14 October 2004
AMERICA/ECUADOR - Mission Day advertised on 65 radio stations, posters in Kichua and Shuar: Pontifical Mission Societies in Ecuador work hard for missionary month of October
Quito (Fides Service) - “Turning tears into smiles” is the motto chosen by the national Pontifical Mission Societies office in Ecuador for its programme to promote missionary animation, formation and reflection all o ...
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