News

• 23 October 2004
  Mission Sunday Special Issue: AFRICA: WHY ARE THE RICH SO POOR? Mission Sunday Special Issue: AFRICA: WHY ARE THE RICH SO POOR? AFRICA’S TREASURES Gas and oil exported all over the world Renewable energy Vast agricultural potential Tourism National gross product grows but ...
• 22 October 2004
  EUROPE/IRELAND - Mission Festival part of a long term plan to restore missionary awareness and commitment Dublin (Fides Service) - As part of the National Mission Council’s plan to restore October as Mission Month, a four day festival of mission was opened in Bishopstown, Cork City by Bishop John Buckley of the Diocese of ...
• 22 October 2004
  EUROPE/FRANCE - World Mission Sunday “prayer to embrace the world” at all latitudes Lyons (Fides Service) - Once again this year for World Mission Day the head office of the Pontifical Mission Societies in France has invited national offices all over the world to join in a round the world prayer success ...
• 22 October 2004
  ASIA/THAILAND - Salesian Father appointed chairman of South East Asian Catholic Press Association Bangkok (Fides Service) - Indian born Salesian George Plathottam from Guwahati, a priest and journalist, was elected chairman of the South East Asian Catholic Press Association during the 20th International Catholic Pre ...
• 22 October 2004
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Comboni Bishop Armido Gasparini: 52 years on Mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia dies at the age of 91 Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - After 52 years as a missionary in Eritrea and Ethiopia, Bishop Armido Gasparini and Italian Comboni missionary died yesterday 21 October, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Bishop was emeritus V ...
• 22 October 2004
  AMERICA/CHILE - At least 90.000 young people “pilgrims, disciples and apostles of hope” expected to make pilgrimage to shrine of Saint Teresa de los Andes in Chile Santiago de Chile (Fides Service) -"Saint Teresa, disciple of Jesus " is the slogan of the 14th annual Youth Pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Teresa de los Andes, 70 km north of Santiago (Chile), organised for 23 Octobe ...
• 22 October 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - Sunday 24 October, World Mission Day an appointment to savour communion with more than a thousand local Churches in mission territories all over the world Rome (Fides Service) - " Hungry for bread, hungry for God " is the theme chosen by the Pontifical Mission Societies in Italy for World Mission Day 24 October. It is also the underlying theme for formative activities of ...
• 22 October 2004
  AMERICA/PERU - Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani encourages participation in World Mission Sunday: "Although our own local Church has many needs, we cannot be indifferent to the many spiritual and material needs of many less fortunate brothers and sisters” Lima (Fides Service) - In view of Mission Sunday October 24t Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, Archbishop of Lima and Primate of Peru, recently encouraged Peruvian Catholics to make a special effort to celebrate the day in a ...
• 22 October 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Concern in India as HIV/AIDS continues to spread Rome (Fides Service) - In India only 2 AIDS patients out of every 100 (12,000 out of 555,000) have access to antiretroviral therapy. More than half who do have access stop therapy after the first year, mainly because of ...
• 21 October 2004
  ASIA/IRAQ - In Mosul Christian university students strike to protest Islamic fundamentalist violence Baghdad (Fides Service)- “In the face of continued violence against Christians with deep regret Christian university students have staged a strike” a Catholic priest in Mosul Father Nizar Semaan told Fides. “Faced ...
• 21 October 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - Public spending for development: Ethiopia spends 3 dollars per person for healthcare while most industrialised countries spend over 2,000 dollars per person Rome (Fides Service) - The gap between industrialised countries and poor countries continues to expand, aid to the third world is diminishing and the little that does arrive is insufficient. This was the tragic situatio ...
• 21 October 2004
  ASIA/LEBANON - Christians in Beirut organise torchlight march to show solidarity with Iraqi Christians Beirut (Fides Service) - Lebanon’s Christians are staging a new action of solidarity with Christians in Iraq. This evening the Christian community in Beirut will hold a torchlight procession as a demonstration of sympa ...
• 21 October 2004
  VATICAN - On Sunday 24 October on behalf of Pope John Paul II Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, head of the Vatican’s Mission Department, will preside World Mission Day Mass in St Peter’s preceded by a Saturday prayer vigil in Santo Spirit church near the Vatican Vatican City (Fides Service) - On Sunday 24 October on behalf of Pope John Paul II Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, will preside World Mission Day mass at the Altar ...
• 21 October 2004
  VATICAN - Via live TV link with Malta the Pope addresses clergy gathered for International Congress for Priests: “The Lord calls you to be his apostles first of all through holiness of life. It is up to you to make resound everywhere the power of the Gospel’s word of truth the only word which can work a profound change in the heart of the human person and give peace ” La Valletta (Fides Service) - At 11am this morning October 21 thanks to a live Television link with Malta Pope John Paul II addressed participants at an International Congress for Priests 18-23 October at the Mediterrane ...
• 21 October 2004
  AFRICA - Conflict and dialogue between Islam and Christianity discussed by Catholic Bishops of Africa and Germany committed to enhancing communion between Churches of the two continents and fruitful relations with Muslims Rome (Agenzia Fides)- Catholic Bishops of Africa and Germany met in Akosombo, Ghana, west Africa between October 10 and 16 to “enhance communion among the Churches on our two continents and strengthen the witness to th ...