News
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17 September 2004
AFRICA/CONGO RD - More than 100,000 civilians flee their homes because of fighting between army and rebels in the eastern Kivu region of Democratic Congo
Bukavu (Fides Service) - More than 100,000 civilians are fleeing from the east of Democratic Congo, according to international humanitarian agencies and the United Nations’ Organisations which have voiced deep concern ...
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17 September 2004
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Salesians open a new community in northern Sri Lanka for years the centre of cruel civil war
Colombo (Fides Service) - The northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka are the poorest areas. The people in this area are mainly Tamils and separatist rebel groups have been claiming independence from Colombo causing a c ...
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17 September 2004
EUROPE/ITALY - “Today we realise that our liberty is a little poorer unless it is shared by all” Luigi Bobba, President of the Association of Christian Workers in Italy told Fides at the end of a Post-Global Meeting in Orvieto.
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17 September 2004
AFRICA/UGANDA - 21 September Day for Peace in Uganda an ordinary day of war. Peace for Ugandans as in every country at war, is not an abstract idea it is something real, something deeply desired and hoped for
Gulu (Fides Service) - There are parts of the world where the UN International Day for Peace, celebrated yesterday 21 September, is deeply significant. These are places where war still takes its tragic toll of death and ...
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16 September 2004
VATICAN - The Pope receives Bishops attending Seminar organised by the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples: “Your first duty is to be zealous promoters of the integrity of the faith and the unity of the Church”
Vatican City (Fides Service) - At a private audience this morning in his Summer Residence in Castel Gandolfo, Pope John Paul II urged a group of Bishops from mission territories to guarantee the integrity of the faith an ...
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16 September 2004
EUROPE/ITALY - Padre Steckling re-elected Superior general of the Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate for another six years - “He sent me to evangelise the poor” the motto Saint Eugenio de Mazenod chose for his missionaries
Rome (Fides Service) - The Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate have re-elected Father. Guglielmo Steckling Superior General for another six year term. On 15 September the General Chapter meeting in Rome, confirmed Fat ...
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16 September 2004
EUROPE/ITALY - “Communion co-responsibility for Mission”: National Mission Congress 27 to 30 September aims to help the Church in Italy renew its missionary spirit
Rome (Fides Service) - ‘Communion and Co-responsibility’ is the title of a National Mission Congress organised by the Italian Bishops Conference’s Office for Missionary Cooperation in Montesilvano, Pescara 27 to 30 ...
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16 September 2004
EUROPE/ITALY - Benedictine monks in Congress will also discuss globalisation
Rome (Fides Service) - Some 230 Abbots of the oldest monastic order of the Church in the West will gather in Rome for a Congress from 21 to 29 September. Benedictine abbots meet every four years to discuss matters concer ...
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16 September 2004
EUROPE/SPAIN - “Peace demands a positive attitude which respects the identity of immigrants while safeguarding the cultural heritage of the hosting people”. Spanish Bishops issue letter for National Migration Day: “Similar or different but in peace”
Madrid (Fides Service) - In a pastoral Letter to mark the National Migration Day 26 September, with the title “Similar or different in peace”, the Catholic Bishops of Spain say “our attitude towards people who are ...
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16 September 2004
AFRICA/CHAD - Local Church celebrates the appointment and ordination of third Chad born Bishop
Moundou (Fides Service) - With deep emotion and sincere joy the Church in Chad celebrated the appointment and ordination of Bishop Joachim Kouraleyo Tarounga the new Bishop of Moundou diocese in southern Chad who is the ...
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16 September 2004
AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “The experience of being taken hostage helped me discover the value of solidarity, prayer and communion... the Church will continue to work for peace and reconciliation in the country: Bishop Vacca Ramirez of Yopal tells Fides about his adventure as a hostage in the hands of guerrillas.
Rome (Fides Service) - A Colombian Bishop recently taken hostage by guerrillas in his country and who happily survived to tell the story, told Fides about his experience. Bishop Misael Vacca Ramirez of Yopal is one of t ...
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16 September 2004
ASIA - Asian countries top of the list for violation of religious freedom: report from US State department
Washington (Fides Service) - Religious freedom is in serious danger in many countries of Asia according to a report issued by the US state department on violation of religious freedom and the difficulties encountered by ...
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16 September 2004
ASIA/INDONESIA - Eve of presidential elections, after the recent bomb blast in Jakarta - Indonesia’s political leaders include army generals and radical Muslims
Jakarta (Fides Service) - Amidst tension and uncertainty Indonesia has reached the last stage of presidential elections scheduled for Monday 20 September when the country will at last know the name of its first democrati ...
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16 September 2004
ASIA/INDIA - Salesian school wins state award for excellent education in Information Technology
New Delhi (Fides Service) - The Indian government has awarded a national prize for education to the Don Bosco Higher Secondary School in Kohima, capital city of the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland. The school was ...
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15 September 2004
ASIA/INDIA - Clear signal to people bent on spreading hatred among religious communities in India: formal request from Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India for a Central Investigation Office enquiry into the murder of Father Job Chittilappilly
New Delhi (Fides Service) - The Church in India has called on civil authorities to bring the perpetrators of recent attacks on Christians and Christian institutions to justice.
The Catholic Bishops Conference of India h ...
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