News

• 31 March 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - Bambino Gesu Children’s Hospital in Rome opens “All for One” multidisciplinary centre for patients with a disability, the first of its kind in Italy Rome (Fides Service) - The Bambino Gesu Children’s Hospital in Rome opens “All for One” multidisciplinary centre which offers families an opportunity to give comprehensive treatment to infants and children sufferin ...
• 31 March 2006
  Piero Gheddo - "MARCELLO ZAGO - UNA VITA PER LA MISSIONE” - Editrice Missionari OMI Rome (Fides Service) - Missionary in Laos, an expert on Buddhism, convinced promoter of dialogue among religions Fr. Marcello Zago lived his vocation as an Oblate Missionary of Mary Immaculate with passion and dedication ...
• 31 March 2006
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Australian Catholics commemorate John Paul II Canberra (Fides Service) - “Catholics in Australia, individuals, associations, movements, schools, parishes are preparing to commemorate the figure of John Paul II on the first anniversary of his death. In Catholic chu ...
• 31 March 2006
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Wave of attacks continues but hopes for peace and development in Mindanao are still a priority Manila (Fides Service) - Tension has risen in Mindanao with two attacks in the past few days. After political turmoil in recent months with an unsuccessful coup to oust President Gloria Arroyo - promoting peace and talks ...
• 30 March 2006
  EUROPE/BELGIUM - New National Director of Pontifical Mission Societies appointed Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples on March 7 2006 appointed national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Belgium for a five ...
• 30 March 2006
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitello - “Deus Caritas est” Vatican City (Fides Service) - The title of the recent Encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI is of immense prophetic value in our times marked by great promise for dialogue and encounter and at the same time by the realistic o ...
• 30 March 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI’s General audience teaching: “Communion of life between God and us is the purpose of the proclamation of the Gospel, the purpose of conversion to Christianity... this twofold communion with God and among ourselves is indissoluble” Vatican City (Fides Service) - The gift of "Communion" was the theme chosen by Pope Benedict XVI for his general audience on Wednesday 29 March. Addressing several thousands of visitors gathered in St Peter’s Square th ...
• 30 March 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - The work and teaching of John Paul II will be the theme of conferences organised by Bogota archdiocese to commemorate the late Pope on the 1st anniversary of his death Bogota (Fides Service) - The archdiocese of Bogota has planned a number of initiatives to commemorate Pope John Paul II on the first anniversary of his death including three conferences on the figure, work and teaching o ...
• 30 March 2006
  AMERICA - Many of Latin America’s children face tragic fate: 34 out of 1000 will die before they reach the age of five. Rome (Fides Service) - The World Bank, through the Global Development and Learning Network GDLN, and Medical Missions for Children MMC have agreed to work together to help treat sick children in Latin America and the Ca ...
• 30 March 2006
  AFRICA/SIERRA LEONE - Little interest for Taylor’s arrest. “Most people are more concerned about where to find the next meal” a missionary explains Freetown (Fides Service)- “There has been little reaction to the fact that Charles Taylor has come back to the country to be tried by an international court. I think most people are indifferent to the news of his arres ...
• 30 March 2006
  AFRICA/KENYA - “A chokora” is a resource to value not a social threat. Nairobi street children turn musical actors Rome (Fides Service) - As part of initiatives to help abandoned youngsters get off the streets and prepare for better future the African Medical Research Foundation AMREF has involved a group of street children in Nairob ...
• 30 March 2006
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Let’s be the hope of the Church and the family!” slogan of high school student leader camp to share God’s love with concrete actions Taipei (Fides Service) - “Let’s be the hope of the Church and the family!” was the slogan of the 36th high school student leader camp retreat in Tai Pei on the theme “sharing God’s love with concrete actions� ...
• 30 March 2006
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Church and government collaborate for new shrine-burial place for Korean martyrs in diocese of Jeonju Seoul (Fides Service) - To honour and pay homage to the memory of the Korean martyrs the Church in Korea and the government will build a new shrine-burial place on what is now called Martyr Mount in the diocese Jeonji, w ...
• 30 March 2006
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Administrative elections: popularity test for prime minister Rajapakse, while religions movements, groups and communities call for peace Colombo (Fides Service) - Administrative elections today 30 March could mark another step towards reconciliation in Sri Lanka. This is the hope of political leaders, civil society groups and associations, religious lead ...
• 30 March 2006
  OCEANIA/ SOLOMON ISLANDS - A Seminar on priestly formation in Solomons discusses vocations, education and fight against AIDS Honiara (Fides Service) - What are the pastoral priorities in Solomons, how to face new problems which modern culture brings to parishes, schools and in the Catholic community at large? What subjects must formation focus ...