News

• 5 September 2006
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - UN Convention on Disability Rights will restore dignity and equality to 650 million people Rome (Agenzia Fides) - 'Nothing about us, without us' is the motto of a United Nations Convention on the Rights of people with a disability. A slogan to promote social inclusion, for the drafting of a convention finally ...
• 5 September 2006
  OCEANIA/PAPUA NEW GUINEA - More details with regard to the murder of St John of God Brother Augustine Taiwa Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - Fides has received more details with regard to the murder of St John of God Hospitaller Brother Augustine Taiwa on 28 August outside Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea (see Fides 2/9/2006). T ...
• 5 September 2006
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Catholic Bishops of Southern Africa call for “more attention for psychological and spiritual treatment of AIDS orphans” Cape Town (Agenzia Fides) - During their recent Plenary Assembly in August the Catholic Bishops of Southern Africa voiced deep concern for the situation of AIDS orphans. “It is not only a questions of funds” the Bish ...
• 5 September 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - Chapter General of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin elects new Minister General Friar Mauro Jöhri. Increase in presence in Asia, decrease in central northern Europe Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Chapter General of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin on 4 September elected a new Minister General for a six year mandate 2006-2012, Friar Mauro Jöhri, born on 1 September 1947 at Bivio, Cant ...
• 5 September 2006
  AMERICA/MEXICO - “Justice, solidarity and Christian witness to meet social challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean”: theme of Second Congress on the Social Teaching of the Church Mexico City (Agenzia Fides) - "Imagining a Continent for everyone: justice, solidarity and Christian witness to meet new social challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean” is the theme of the 2nd Congress on the Soc ...
• 5 September 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Restored St Mary’s Basilica Karnataka re-opens: source of peace and harmony among religions Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - A crowd of over 30,000 Catholics gathered for the solemn reopening of Saint Mary’s Basilica near Bangalore, in the south western Indian state of Karnataka. A special mass with the blessing ...
• 5 September 2006
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Daegu University hosts annual meeting of the Association of Catholic Universities of South East Asia Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Representatives, teachers and students of more than 51 Catholic colleges and universities in seven different countries of the Asian-Pacific region gathered at the Catholic University of Daegu, in ...
• 5 September 2006
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “One in Mind, Heart and Spirit” Summer camp for young people of 6 different Asian countries and regions Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - “One in Mind, Heart and Spirit” was the theme of the 11th Joint Asian Camp CHOICE held at the convent of the Missionary Sister of Providence in the archdiocese of Tai Pei from 23 to 27 Augu ...
• 5 September 2006
  AFRICA/MALAWI - “Let’s hope cancellation of debts brings a new beginning because the economic situation is truly stagnant” says a Catholic missionary in Malawi Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides)- “News long awaited, Malawi’s foreign debt to be cancelled at last!” Malawi’s press titled on 2 September announcing the news of a 90% remission of the country’s foreign debt. “The am ...
• 5 September 2006
  AFRICA/D. R. CONGO - “Voters’ will must be respected” say leaders of the main religious confessions in D. R. Congo who call on the people not to listen to those who try to spread hatred Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The Democratic Republic of Congo is still waiting to hear the results of elections held on 30 July. After clashes last week between troops loyal to outgoing president, Joseph Kabila and troops ...
• 5 September 2006
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Violence escalates, civilians among the victims, two Catholics reported missing Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - Fighting continues in Sri Lanka between army and Tamil rebel troops causing ever greater suffering to civilians. The conflict has grown in intensity since the beginning of this year, despite eff ...
• 4 September 2006
  EUROPE/SCOTLAND - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies confirmed Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Ivan Dias Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples on 24 July 2006 confirmed National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Scotland) Rev. Fr. Patric ...
• 4 September 2006
  VATICAN - “The life of the shepherd of souls must be a balanced combination of contemplation and activity… may the example and teaching of Saint Gregory the Great be followed by the bishops and clergy of the Church and also by those responsible for civil institutions” said Pope Benedict XVI at his Sunday midday Angelus reflection Castel Gandolfo (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday September 3rd before reciting the midday Angelus prayer with people gathered at his Summer Residence, Pope Benedict XVI reflected on the “singular, almost unique figure” of ...
• 4 September 2006
  VATICAN - “To enter into communion with Christ and contemplate his face, to see the face of Our Lord in that of our brothers and sisters and in the vicissitudes of everyday, we must have hands which are innocent and hearts which are pure”: Pope Benedict XVI visits the Shrine of the Holy Face at Manoppello (Chieti) Manoppello (Agenzia Fides) - ““To enter into communion with Christ and contemplate his face, to see the face of Our Lord in that of our brothers and sisters and in the vicissitudes of everyday, we must have hands whi ...
• 4 September 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - A Catholic church and Holiday Centre on China’s most famous Buddhist hill now a field of evangelisation Monte E Mei (Agenzia Fides) - “I introduce myself as the Catholic nun in charge of this Spirituality and Holiday Centre. My task is to render glory to God by organising our hospitality centre” says Sr. Yang Huang Xiu ...