News

• 2 July 2004
  ASIA/IRAQ - Christians threatened by extremists “but we are still here” Iraqi priest tells Fides. Concern that new Iraqi television speaks only of Islam ignoring other faiths in Iraq Baghdad (Fides Service)- “Christians are not running away from Iraq. Some media keep reporting that Christians are leaving en masse but this is not true,” Father Nizar Semaan, a priest in Mosul, northern Iraq told Fi ...
• 2 July 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - The Voice of Christianity, presented by Reverend Dominic Emmanuel on Jain Tv Private channel proclaims the Gospel and helps remove prejudice and promote interreligious dialogue New Delhi (Fides Service) - To evangelise the media culture is the aim of The Voice of Christianity programme broadcast by a private TV channel Jain TV. The programme produced by the Social Communications Office of the a ...
• 2 July 2004
  AMERICA/CUBA - Cuban Bishops’ statement with regard to economic measures decided by governments of Cuba and the United States Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Fides has just received a statement issued by the Catholic Bishops of Cuba dated 26 May 2004 (Year of the Family in Cuba). Here is our English translation of the statement: Concerned by ...
• 2 July 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - First meeting of Italian missionaries in Guinea Bissau: “Our two Churches can grow together in faith and promote spiritual renewal in their communities, supporting one another to face common challenges ” Bissau (Agenzia Fides) - “The Church in Guinea Bissau can help the journey of pastoral conversion in a missionary sense undertaken by the Church in Italy with itineraries of catechumenate for adults, vivacity of liturg ...
• 2 July 2004
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Prayers and freedom of expression at peaceful rally on July 1 anniversary of Hong Kong hand- over to China: Basic Law fundamental for Hong Kong Hong Kong (Fides Service) - The citizens of Hong Kong held a democratic rally, prayed in silence exercising the right sanctioned in Basic Law, Constitution of Hong Kong, in force since the hand-over from Britain to China ...
• 2 July 2004
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Dramatic testimony of Filipino workers in regions where freedom of religion is non-existent Manila (Fides Service) - “At customs they took away my rosary a small cross and prayer book…but what most offended me was that they broke the crucifix in front of me! Mass on Sunday we can’t even talk about it!”. ...
• 2 July 2004
  VATICAN - “A Euro for a Child”: Bambino Gesù fund raising campaign for new department collects 1,100,000 Euro Vatican City (Fides Service) - Some 1,100,000 Euro have been collected with the campaign “A Euro for a Child” promoted by the Bambino Gesù Hospital in Rome to build a new Department. Monday 5 July 11, there will b ...
• 2 July 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - Sport and rehabilitation: “Let me win but if I don’t let me try hard”. Showers of medals for Fatebenefratelli athletes Rome (Fides Service) - There is great satisfaction among the athletes of “St John of God” hospital in Genzano: a shower of medals rewarded efforts in regional and national events particularly qualification for Specia ...
• 1 July 2004
  EUROPE - European Congress on Vocations opens in Strasbourg: “Good Master what must I do? - Accompany young people on their vocational path” Strasbourg (Fides Service) - A Congress of National Vocation Services in European countries promoted by the Council of the European Bishops’ Conference opens today 1 July in Strasbourg. The theme of the encounter which ...
• 1 July 2004
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “Disciples of Jesus Christ in the Catholic Church, missionaries of hope for new evangelisation of Latin America and the Caribbean at the dawn of the Third Millennium”: Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences will hold 5th General Assembly in Rome in 2007 Bogota (Fides Service) - La Presidency of the Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences CELAM announced that Pope John Paul II has granted its request to convoke the 5th General Assembly of the Council of Latin Am ...
• 1 July 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholic Sisters from Tamil Nadu open new mission in West Bengal Calcutta (Fides Service) - A journey from south to north across the nation in the name of faith and love for the poor and for evangelisation was undertaken by Sister Servants of the Sorrowful Mother OSM a congregation s ...
• 1 July 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - Diocesan and regional delegates and lay leaders of the Pontifical Mission Societies Italy start annual meeting 1-4 July in Rome: on the agenda the drafting of an operative Vademecum. Rome (Fides Service) - Today 1 July diocesan and regional delegates and lay leaders of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Italy start their annual meeting which will last until Sunday 4 July. Some 120 participants repre ...
• 1 July 2004
  AFRICA/KENYA - Tragedy in Kenya food poisoning from Aflotoxin on maize Machakos diocese calls for help Nairobi (Agenzia Fides)- The Food Poisoning Disaster started on 8 April this year and affected parts of Kibwezi Deanery which covers Makindu, Kibwezi, Kambu and Mutito Andei parishes. There were 35 reported deaths, over ...
• 1 July 2004
  AFRICA/RWANDA - Italian movement to fight world hunger plans 20 km power line to supply electricity for 40,000 people in Muhura district Rome (Fides Service ) - The Italian Movimento per la Lotta contro la Fame nel Mondo in collaboration with Barnabite missionary Father Mario Falconi, has officially started a programme to supply electricity to the norther ...
• 1 July 2004
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Peaceful rally and prayers to support democracy in Hong Kong: - Intervention by Bishop Joseph Zen, Bishop of Hong Kong Hong Kong (Fides Service) - Peaceful demonstrations for democracy and shared prayers among all Christians in Hong Kong marked the 7th anniversary of the hand over when the former British colony returned under Chinese sov ...