News
25 February 2004
VATICAN - Catechesis and Communication: integrating the Christian message in the new culture of the third millennium: a reflection by Prof. Pighin
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Father Claudio Pighin, member of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions PIME and Director of the Communications Centre of the Pontifical Urban University reflects on a very topical s ...
25 February 2004
AFRICA/MOROCCO - Earth tremor in Morocco: official toll of death and destruction; the Pope sends message of sympathy
Rome (Fides Service) - According to official statements at least 600 hundred people were killed, many while still asleep, thousands injured, and hundreds of homes destroyed by a violent earthquake early on Tuesday 24 Fe ...
25 February 2004
AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE “Have we taken the commitment to evangelise seriously?” asks Catholic Bishop of Makeni in a recent Pastoral Letter
Makeni (Fides Service)- “The growth of the church in Sierra Leone makes the challenge of evangelisation an even more poignant duty for all of us” writes Bishop Giorgio Biguzzi, Bishop of Makeni, in Sierra Leone in a ...
25 February 2004
ASIA/INDIA - Tragedy of thousands displaced by ethnic disputes in India’s north east states a mosaic of tribal peoples: local Church committed to mediation
Diphur (Fides Service) - “Many people are living in precarious conditions in camps and have to rely on assistance from NGOs including Catholic organisations who not only provide aid but also work actively to promote pe ...
25 February 2004
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Young Catholic volunteers on mission to East Timor
Dili (Fides Service) - A group of 19 young Korean Catholic high school and university students recently volunteered to go on mission to East Timor where they will undertake manual work as well as organise cultural activ ...
24 February 2004
ASIA/INDONESIA - www.hampapua.org: Justice and Peace Commission of Jayapura Catholic diocese opens web site of to promote respect for human rights
Jayapura (Fides Service) - To promote respect for human rights in an area afflicted by fighting between the regular Indonesian army and separatist movements, the Justice and Peace Commission of Jayapura Catholic diocese ...
24 February 2004
ASIA/HONG KONG - “Show compassion by giving, and evangelise by serving” and support Caritas Hong Kong Campaign: Lenten Letter to Catholics from Hong Kong’s Catholic Bishop Joseph Zen
Hong Kong (Fides) - “To love and to serve is to witness the faith. Social concern and evangelisation are two sides of the same coin” Bishop Joseph Zen of Hong Kong writes in a Letter for Lent 2004 addressed to the l ...
24 February 2004
EUROPE/SERBIA - MONTE NEGRO - Presidents of Catholic Bishops Conference of South East Europe end annual meeting: the Church must strengthen its Christian witness, proclaiming the Gospel and promoting fundamental values including respect for life and the family
Belgrade (Fides Service) - The presidents of 7 Bishops' Conferences (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Serbia & Montenegro and Turkey) met from 20th to 22nd February in Belgrade - a city sometimes t ...
24 February 2004
Fidel González Fernández mccj - DANIELE COMBONI E LA RIGENERAZIONE DELL’AFRICA - Urban University Press
The missionary life of Daniele Comboni (1831-1881) devoted to the peoples of Africa coincides with one of the most controversial periods of modern Africa. In the 19th century the entire continent was pervaded with all k ...
24 February 2004
AFRICA/CONGO RD - In a letter UN Secretary General the Catholic Bishops of Congo call on the United Nations to make a greater effort “to help Congo stop the civil war”
Kinshasa (Fides Service) - “The Bishops’ Conference of Congo speaks on behalf of millions of Congolese people who have benefited from the assistance offered by the United Nations’ system of specialised agencies and ...
24 February 2004
ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Official talks between government and Muslim separatists will resume in April: “A milestone” in the peace process, says president Arroyo
Manila (Fides Service) - “A milestone in the peace process” was what Philippines’ President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo described the official news of that talks between the government and Muslim separatists Moro Islam ...
24 February 2004
AMERICA/BRAZIL - Church in Brazil starts annual Lenten “Fraternity Campaign” to evangelise in a spirit of conversion, interior renewal and community commitment
Brasilia (Fides Service) - As the Season of Lent opens, the Church in Brazil embarks on its 40th “Fraternity Campaign which will be presented in Brasilia tomorrow, 25 February, Ash Wednesday at the head quarters of the ...
24 February 2004
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “No cloning of human embryos ”: local Catholic Church and associations in Korea protest against experiments carried out by local scientists
Seoul (Fides Service) - Strong protest, street demonstrations, condemnation for morally incorrect and irresponsible behaviour: these were the reactions in Korea of the Catholic Church and several associations, Catholic a ...
24 February 2004
AFRICA/CONGO RD - Everyday life of a missionary in Congo shared by missionary Father Sergio Vandini
Rome (Fides Service)- Rev. Father Sergio Vandini, from Terni diocese in Italy, sent as a Fidei Donum priest to Ntambue, 10 km from Kananga, West Kasai, Democratic Republic of Congo, sent Fides a brief report on his life ...
24 February 2004
AFRICA/KENYA - “We must work to promote respect for the dignity of every human being ”. the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace visits second largest shanty town in Nairobi
Nairobi (Fides Service) - Cardinal Renato Martino, President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace started his visit to Kenya in Kibera, the second largest slum in Nairobi. A report from the African Catholic n ...
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