Vatican

• 20 March 2004
  VATICAN - “The blood of missionary martyrs hope for the world” Interview with Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples. Vatican City (Fides Service) - On the occasion of the 12th Day of prayer, fasting and good works in memory of Missionary Martyrs, an initiative organised by the Pontifical Mission Societies Youth Movement Italy for 24 Ma ...
• 18 March 2004
  VATICAN - The religious mission of the Church includes defending and promoting fundamental human rights: Cardinal Martino affirms at International Conference on “Women and Human Rights”. Rome (Fides Service) - Cultures based on efficiency, practical materialism, utilitarian and hedonist egoism threaten the entire human rights system. Unless our point of reference is the integral vision of man and woman, ...
• 18 March 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY Martyrology 2003: 36 missionaries killed while spreading the Gospel. Saturday 20 March Fides Dossier in preparation for the 12th Day of Prayer and Fasting in memory of missionary martyrs. Rome (Fides Service) - According to information collected by Fides, during 2003 the number of church personnel who lost their lives while on mission was 36, including archbishops, priests, religious men and women and lay ...
• 18 March 2004
  VATICAN - On Sunday 21 March the Pope will beatify 4 Servants of God, two Italians and two Spaniards Vatican City (Fides Service) - On Sunday March 21, 4th Sunday of Lent, Pope John Paul II will preside the celebration Mass in St Peter’s Square during which he will beatify four Servants of God. Here are their names: P ...
• 17 March 2004
  VATICAN - What sort of assistance should be given to patients in a vegetative state? International Conference on “ Life-Sustaining Treatments and Vegetative State: Scientific Advances and Ethical Dilemmas” opens today in Rome Vatican City (Fides Service) - Some 370 participants from 42 different countries are in Rome to attend an International Congress on “Life-Sustaining Treatments and Vegetative State: Scientific Advances and Ethical Dile ...
• 17 March 2004
  VATICAN - The Pope’s teaching at the Wednesday audience: “The face of Christ, messianic King is the irradiation of the Father’s glory. He is the Son in the fullest sense and therefore the perfect presence of God among humanity ”. Vatican City (Fides Service) - During the Weekly Audience this morning, 17 March, in St Peter’s Square, Pope John Paul II addressed thousands of visitors from all over the world and he focussed his teaching on Psalm 20 ...
• 17 March 2004
  VATICAN - Missionary Stations of the Cross prayer recalls suffering of children in the world: a response to Pope John Paul II’s call for Lent 2004 Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The general secretariat of the Pontifical Mission Society for Missionary Childhood has produced a special Missionary Stations of the Cross which unites the suffering of children with the su ...
• 16 March 2004
  VATICAN - How to connect the Christian City with Worldly City which seems to ignore God? Atheism and religious indifference at the centre of the recent plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for Culture Vatican City (Fides Service) - If we wanted to describe with an image the situation discussed by participants at the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for Culture, held recently in the Vatican, we could give the ...
• 15 March 2004
  VATICAN - The Pope addresses the Plenary assembly of the Pontifical Council for Culture: “It falls to Bishops and the faithful to identify and take into consideration the essential questions and longings of the men and women of our times and to dialogue with individual persons and with peoples to promote, in an original and inculturated manner, the message of the Gospel and the person of Christ the Redeemer.” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “You outline a new geography of non belief and religious indifference in the world, and you note a rupture in the transmission of Christian faith and values... it falls to Bishops and the ...
• 15 March 2004
  VATICAN - “You dear university students have an important role to play in building a united Europe, firmly rooted in the spiritual traditions and values by which it was shaped”: the Pope’s entrust this task to university students whom he met for the 2nd European Day for University Students Vatican City (Fides Service) - “This Marian prayer vigil is of great symbolic importance. It is in fact you dear university students who have an important role to play in building a united Europe, firmly rooted in the ...
• 15 March 2004
  VATICAN - The Pope speaks of the tragedy in Madrid: “Above all those who believe in God, Creator and Father of all men and women must feel the need to work to build a world of more brotherhood and solidarity despite the difficulties and obstacles encountered. Vatican City (Fides Service) - Before reciting the Angelus prayer with the people gathered in St Peter’s Square on Sunday 14 March, Pope John Paul II voiced “firm condemnation” for the March 11, terrorist attacks i ...
• 13 March 2004
  ILO: CHRONOLOGY OF THE FIGHT AGAINST CHILD LABOUR. 1919: first International labour Conference adopts Convention (n. 5) on minimum age (industry). 1930: adoption of 1st Convention (n. 29) on forced labour. 1973: adoption of Convention (n. 138) minimum age 1992: ILO st ...
• 13 March 2004
  SLAVES OF MANY OWNERS. Vatican City (Fides Service) - They should be sitting at a school desk, playing with their friends, have the opportunity to live their childhood to the full. Instead they grow up too early, taking on the heavy burden of ...
• 13 March 2004
  LENT 2004 - “Humanity cannot close its eyes to such a tragedy! What have these children done to deserve such maltreatment?” (John Paul II - Message for Lent) 2 - CHILD LABOUR SLAVES OF MANY OWNERS In Asia - In Africa - In Latin America - workers without rights - will the future be any different? ILO: CHRONOLOGY OF THE FIGHT AGAINST CHILD LABOUR AFRICA/BENIN - Little girls in Cotonou: e ...
• 12 March 2004
  VATICAN - “Christ hope of Europe” - Tomorrow University students all over Europe join Rosary prayer with Pope John Paul II in live links with capitals of new EU member nations Vatican City (Fides Service) - “Christ hope for Europe” is the theme of the 2nd Day for European University Students which will take place in Rome, Saturday 13 March. Patronised by the Council of European Bishops’ ...