News

• 31 May 2004
  VATICAN - For thirty years the International Centre for Missionary Animation (CIAM) has served the Church “to reawaken the desire for holiness in all the agents of mission”. Vatican City (Fides Service) - “CIAM is at the service of the Church for the spiritual renewal of missionary pastoral workers and to promomte the spirit of mission throughout the Church”: this was how Father Romeo Ba ...
• 31 May 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - Even in rich countries children’s sicknesses are a worry. “Measles, Mumps and German Measles are no joke”. Italian health ministry launches anti-measles campaign. In 2002-2003 there were 28,000 cases of measles reported and 8 were mortal. Rome (Fides Service) - “Measles, Mumps and German Measles are no joke” with the slogan the Italian health ministry launched an anti-measles campaign urging calls families to prevent this disease often underestimated ...
• 31 May 2004
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - “Cold and lucid strategies are behind the hands of terrorists” Father Lacunza, Rector of the Pontifical Institute for Arab and Islamic Studies Rome (Fides Service)- “Not force, but rather intelligence will conquer terrorism” Father Justo Balda Lacunza, Rector of the Pontifical Institute for Arab and Islamic Studies in Rome,, commenting the present situation ...
• 29 May 2004
  AMERICA/PERU - “Send me Lord I will be your missionary!” more than 2,500 children attend National Missionary Childhood Day to renew their commitment. Lima (Fides Service) - While the Great City Mission of New Evangelisation “Remar Mar adentro”, is in full swing in Lima, today May 29, children are taking part in the national Missionary Childhood Day 2004 to reflec ...
• 29 May 2004
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - “New missionary challenges demand team work of priests, religious and laity... Sound formation for lay missionaries”: conclusions of 1st National Missionary Meeting for Religious Bogota (Fides Service) - Organised by the Commission for Missionary Pastoral of the Colombian Bishops’ Conference in collaboration with the National Mission Centre and the Pontifical Mission Societies in Colombia, the ...
• 29 May 2004
  AFRICA/UGANDA - President of Holy See’s Council for Justice and Peace Cardinal Renato Martino visits war torn Uganda: solemn Mass on June 3 to commemorate Ugandan Martyrs. Vatican City (Fides Service) - The President of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, Cardinal Renato R. Martino will visit Gulu, Kalongo and Kitgum three towns in war torn northern area of Uganda. The main purpo ...
• 29 May 2004
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - More than 2,000 priests, religious and laity at the service of children: National Congress for Catholic Educators in Korea Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - “Walking Beside Them” was the theme of a recent National Congress for Catholic Educators held in Seoul. The event was attended by 2,000 teachers, educators, pastoral workers, priests, men and ...
• 29 May 2004
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - A forgotten war. “The Church has no political interest in the crisis in Cabinda, but it cannot remain silent in the face of the tragedy afflicting the people ” says Catholic Vicar General of Cabinda diocese Rome (Fides Service)- “We must emphasise that the Church’s activity is always pastoral, never political ” Mgr Raul Tati, Vicar General of the diocese of Cabinda, said in his intervention at a two day Seminar held 2 ...
• 29 May 2004
  ASIA/CHINA - Hebei: two Catholic priests detained by police for five days are released but no sign of two arrested Bishops Baoding (Fides Service) - Two Catholic priests, Father Lu Genjun, aged 42, and Father Cheng Xiaoli, aged 40, arrested on 14 May were released four days later on May 18. The priests were arrested in Anguo, 200 km south we ...
• 28 May 2004
  Pope John Paul II's missionary prayer intention June 2004: “That religious freedom - a fundamental right of humankind - may meet with ever growing respect in Asian countries.” Comment by Archbishop Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Agra, India Vatican City (Fides Service) - The world committed itself to the promotion of Human Rights with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. For many this was a target to be achieved and an ideal to be realized. ...
• 28 May 2004
  EUROPE/POLAND - "Carrying love to the Whole World": two day Missionary Childhood Congress in Poland Częstochowa (Fides Service) - The 5th National Missionary Childhood Congress Pontifical Mission Societies in Poland is being held 28 and 29 May at Jasna Gora, Częstochowa. The theme of the congress is "Carrying ...
• 28 May 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - Internet to evangelise the world: 2nd meeting for Catholic net surfers Rome (Fides Service) - TotusTuus Network is organising 29 and 30 May in Bologna the 2nd meeting for Catholic net surfers. “Internet does not function with hierarchical logic, it is based on the authority of a presence� ...
• 28 May 2004
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “Silver microphone” award for best programme in evangelisation goes to “Children evangelising Children” radio programme broadcast from Belém involving local Missionary Childhood Brasilia (Fides Service) - On May 26 at the studios of Rede Vida de Televisão Brasília, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Brazil and UNDA Brazil (Union of Catholic Radio) presented the “Silver Microphone” award fo ...
• 28 May 2004
  AFRICA/SUDAN Now that southern Sudan war has ended, tragedy in Darfur must not be forgotten Roma (Fides Service)- Although a peace agreement has ended the war in southern Sudan (see Fides 27 May 2004), the conflict in the western Sudan region of Darfur is still a tragic reality. In Darfur Arab government, mili ...
• 28 May 2004
  VATICAN - New challenges for ecumenical, interreligious and intercultural dialogue in the world of human mobility: 16th plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant Peoples Vatican City (Fides Service) - “The Plenary Assembly confirmed the conviction that dialogue is the indispensable path to enable every person to become really alive, in the search for the truth about God, mankind and th ...