News

• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 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 ...
• 15 September 2004
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - New National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples has appointed, 22 July 2004, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Colombia for a ...
• 15 September 2004
  EUROPE/POLAND - Aid to the Church in Need on Pilgrimage 16 to 20 September to important shrines in Poland including Jasna Góra and Nowa Huta Rome (Fides Service) - From 16 to 20 September Aid to the Church in Need will hold an International Pilgrimage in Poland. For five days benefactors from 16 European countries, from North and South America and Australia w ...
• 15 September 2004
  VATICAN - The Pope’s weekly teaching at the general audience: “The Church on earth harmonises her song of praise with that of the just who already contemplate the glory of God. This builds a channel of communication between history and eternity” Vatican City (Fides Service) - In his address to visitors who had come for the general audience on September 15, Pope John Paul II continued his comment on the liturgy and he said: “The Church on earth harmonises her s ...