News

• 10 May 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - 1st National Meeting of RIIAL-Peru: ‘The Pope urges us to be messengers of God’s Love and the new means of communication Information Technology is a most appropriate means to achieve this goal, message from President of Pontifical Council for Social Communications Lima (Fides Service) - The 1st National Meeting of RIIAL-Peru opened yesterday 9 May in Lima, with the title “For a Human Network of Answers and Aid” and will close on 13 May. About 90 participants from all over the ...
• 10 May 2006
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Pentecost Sunday Global Day of Prayer for peace and transformation on the African continent. The initiative will continue until 2010 Cape Town (Fides Service) - South African Christians will participate in a Global Day of repentance and prayer on Pentecost Sunday, June 4, along with others in Africa who will pray for peace and transformation on the co ...
• 10 May 2006
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Fu Ren Catholic University organises Seminar on education in Catholic schools Tai Pei (Fides Service) - Education in Catholic Schools, relationship with legislation, evangelisation and formation of teachers are themes to be discussed at a Seminar on 13 May organised by the Fu Ren Catholic Univers ...
• 10 May 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - The arts, music, cinema at the service of the Truth or mistruth? Experience of Catholics in India New Delhi (Fides Service) - The arts, music, cinema, can be channels for the Good News or channels for anti-Christian propaganda, this was seen by two recent episodes in India. A video of a new Bengali musical on the L ...
• 10 May 2006
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Young people in Australia ever more thirsty for spirituality says AYCW report. Growing commitment to evangelisation in view of World Youth Day in Sydney Sydney (Fides Service) - There is a growing sense and need of spirituality among young Australians. The complexity of life, alienation of technology, plurality of messages which bombard young people in this era of global ...
• 9 May 2006
  EUROPE/BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies confirmed Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples on 10 March 2006 confirmed as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Bosnia-Herze ...
• 9 May 2006
  VATICAN - The Pope sends telegramme of sympathy for the death of two Italian soldiers killed in Kabul in an attack Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, through Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano, addressed the following message of sympathy to Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco, military ordinary for Italy, ...
• 9 May 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - "Family pastoral, hope for the family of the third millennium ": diocese of Huacho strives to intensify family pastoral and restore awareness of the family’s important role and value Huacho (Fides Service) - For three days 19 - 21 May the diocese of Huacho in Peru will host the 1st Meeting for Family Pastoral organised by the diocesan Commission for Family Pastoral. Participants will include parish ...
• 9 May 2006
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - At the start of their general assembly on the theme of evangelisation of youth Brazilian Bishops ask “will we succeed in handing on the deposit of faith to the new generations?” Itaici (Fides Service) - Evangelisation of youth is the theme of the 44th general assembly of the Brazilian Bishops’ Conference 9 - 17 May. The Bishops consider the theme of utmost importance because the handing on of ...
• 9 May 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - The Pope accepts resignation of Bishop of Vijayapuram and appoints Successor Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI on May 8 accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the diocese of Vijayapuram (India), presented by Bishop Peter Thuruthikonam, in conformit ...
• 9 May 2006
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Arab-Muslim community in Australia assigns award to Catholic Bishop of Paramatta for contribution to promoting intercultural and interreligious dialogue. “Our common task is to uproot extremism”, the Bishop said Paramatta (Fides Service) - The Kahlil Gibran Award 2006 promoted by the Arabic Heritage League in Australia, was assigned to Bishop Kevin Manning, Catholic Bishop of the diocese of Paramatta where there is a large Musli ...
• 9 May 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Delegation of religious leaders calls on Indian government to freeze anti-conversion law approved in Rajasthan Jaipur (Fides Service) - A group of Religious leaders anxious to stop an anti-conversion law recently approved in the state of a Rajasthan from coming into force has appealed to the central government of India to protec ...
• 9 May 2006
  ASIA/HONG KONG - In Hong Kong and Macao Caritas trained pastoral workers help hardened betters give up gambling Hong Kong (Fides Service) - According to Caritas Macao with regard to the training of pastoral workers to help gamblers quit, Caritas Hong Kong has more experience, “because it started this ministry before we did” sa ...
• 9 May 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Life is a gift from God. It is the unavoidable duty of everyone to protect, defend and promote life”: Europe for Life International Congress conclusions Murcia (Fides Service) - “The Congress increased our awareness that we are the People of Life and with God’s help we are committed to announcing to the world the Gospel of Life” participants affirmed in a statement ...
• 9 May 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - There are 19,564 Jesuits in the world: statistics confirm falling numbers of priests and brothers, slight rise in numbers Africa, Asia and Oceania Rome (Fides Service) - According to statistics compiled by the General House of the Society of Jesus on 1 January 2006 there were 19,564 Jesuits in the world, (13,735 priests - 231 less than in 2005) 3,067 scholastics (+ ...