News

• 28 April 2007
  “Commemorating Pierluigi Marchesi”: study-day in memory of the 'prophet' of the humanisation of the world of healthcare Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Today 28 April 2007, at “B.V. Consolata” Presidio Fatebenefratelli, S. Maurizio Canavese (Torino), there will be a debate in memory of Father Luigi Marchesi, ex-General of the St John of God Ho ...
• 28 April 2007
  Tele-medicine, advanced Tele-consultation, networks of healthcare and solidarity. Role of the Alleanza Ospedali Italiani nel Mondo Rome (Agenzia Fides) - A glance at the figures suffices to realise the serious situation in continents such as Africa where the sub-Saharan area has 29,4 million people affected by HIV/AIDS, 70% of the world's total. " ...
• 27 April 2007
  VATICAN - Leaven: In 3 volumes the reasons and leavens of hope and a history today protagonist of the modernity of the Catholic Church: CL Vatican City (Fides Service) - Communion and Liberation, the reality of an event. And a great mission. Monsignor Massimo Camisasca, outstanding witness of the ecclesial movement founded by don Giussani, narrates his hist ...
• 27 April 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY “Missionaries of Prayer ” - A Contribution from the Abbess of the Benedictine Abbey of Rosano for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations Rosano (Fides Service) - The profound union which exists between contemplative life and missionary activity is a constant in the life of the Church and it draws its essential significance from the life of the Lord, who b ...
• 27 April 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Native Vocations at the Service of the Community”: title of World Day for Native Vocations, 29 April, that no vocation to the priesthood or the consecrated life be lost because of scarcity of means Madrid (Fides Service) - On Sunday 29 April on the occasion of the Church's world day of prayer for Vocations, the Spanish national office of Pontifical Mission Societies will launch a campaign and a Day for Native Vocat ...
• 27 April 2007
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Shaky treaty in Mogadishu where humanitarian situation is precarious Mogadiscio (Fides Service)- A shaky treaty has been agreed in Mogadishu, capital of Somalia, where hostilities between Ethiopian troops and Somali rebels connected with fundamentalism have now ceased. More than 1,400 civ ...
• 27 April 2007
  AFRICA/UGANDA - “Atmosphere of confidence that the talks will have positive outcome” says S. Egidio Community representative at peace talks for northern Uganda resumed yesterday Juba (Agenzia Fides)- “There is an atmosphere of confidence and optimism with regard to the outcome of peace talks" Giancarlo Penza, a member of the S. Egidio Community “facilitator” delegation at talks for peace i ...
• 27 April 2007
  ASIA/LAOS - Don Bosco Centre flame of hope for young Laotians: education, sport and Gospel Vientiane (Fides Service) - Lay people, former Salesian school pupils keep the charisma of Don Bosco alive in Laos with the activities of youth pastoral at Don Bosco Centre run by former Don Bosco school pupil Mr Sanya. ...
• 27 April 2007
  ASIA/INDIA - “Ever Present”, Catholic weekly in Tamil Nadu, point of reference for local culture and literature Pondicherry (Fides Service) - An operation of cultural and spiritual importance is led by the Sarva Vyabi (Ever Present) Catholic weekly circulated in the south east Indian state of Tamil Nadu . The weekly, produced by ...
• 27 April 2007
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - School for poor children run by Catholic sisters, Servants Sisters of the Home of the Mother in Manabí almost had to close. The sisters persevered and now the school offers also secondary education Playa Prieta (Agenzia Fides) - After a battle against corruption and party interests the Servants Sisters of the Home of the Mother succeeded in keeping open a school for poor children in Playa Prieta, rural area of Port ...
• 27 April 2007
  OCEANIA/ SOLOMON ISLANDS - Efforts continue to assist people affected by earthquake and tsunami: Caritas supplies material and spiritual comfort Honiara (Agenzia Fides) - A month since the earthquake and tsunami disaster efforts continue to provide assistance to the affected people even now that the emergency appears to have disappeared from international news. ...
• 27 April 2007
  AFRICA/MOZAMBIQUE - In 2006 malaria affected about six million people and killed almost 5.000, mostly pregnant women and children aged 2-9. Government raises alarm Maputo (Agenzia Fides) - The government of Mozambique, one of the countries most affected by malaria, said that last year cases of malaria increased by 15% compared with 2005 and that the fight against the disease is eve ...
• 26 April 2007
  VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE - The Liturgy is essentially adoration, Rev. Nicola Bux and Rev. Salvatore Vitiello Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation Sacramentum caritatis recalls that there exists an intrinsic relationship between eucharistic celebration and eucharistic adoration, which, immediat ...
• 26 April 2007
  VATICAN - The Pope's catechesis at the general audience: Origen reminds us “through prayerful reading of Scripture and consistent commitment in life, the Church is ever new, ever young ” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Origen of Alexandria, “a personage who was determinant for the development of all Christian thought ”, was the subject the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI chose for his catechesis during ...
• 26 April 2007
  AFRICA/GHANA - “We continue to preach the Gospel following the example of the first missionaries” at the end of Evangelisation Centenary celebrations Bishop of Navrongo-Bolgatanga speaks to Fides Accra (Agenzia Fides) - At the end of celebrations for the Centenary of Evangelisation in northern Ghana (see Fides 21 and 23 April 2007), Fides spoke with the local Catholic Bishop Lucas Abadamloora who is in charge of ...