News

• 29 March 2006
  VATICAN - “Beauty, path for evangelisation and dialogue”: conclusions of Pontifical Council for Culture Vatican City (Fides Service) - The conclusions have been published of the plenary assembly of Pontifical Council for Culture held 27 and 28 March in the Vatican on “Beauty, path for evangelisation and dialogue”. � ...
• 29 March 2006
  EUROPE/BELGIUM - European Religious Meeting to pray for peace and discuss role of men and women Religious in new Europe ‘under construction’ Brussels (Agenzia Fides) - To show that Europe is built not only on political, economic, juridical, social and financial foundations but also taking into consideration religion, the Commission of the European Bishops’ ...
• 29 March 2006
  AFRICA - Swiss Missionary Fr Michael Traber social communications and human rights activist dies at the age of 77 Immensee (Fides Service )- Swiss Missionary Fr Michael Traber, of the Mission Bethléem Immensee (SMB), a missionary institute based at Immensee in Switzerland has died at the age of 77. The missionary was known for his ...
• 29 March 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Inter-religious meeting for peace to commemorate John Paul II on the first anniversary of his death New Delhi (Fides Service) - Initiatives to commemorate Pope John Paul II on the first anniversary of his death 2 April 2005 have been organised in various towns and states of India. The most important on 2 April New Del ...
• 29 March 2006
  ASIA/IRAQ - 65% of Iraqis live in poverty Caritas Iraq assists women and children Baghdad (Fides Service) - In Iraq where the spiral of violence is never ending Catholic organisations such as Caritas Iraq continue to provide humanitarian aid to people in need. “The number of needy people grows every ...
• 29 March 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese priest remembers John Paul II “for his spirit of dialogue, understanding for other believers and above all his deep love for China” Beijing (Fides Service) - As the first anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II approaches Chinese Catholics like those all over the world remember this beloved Father with prayers and gratitude. To mark the anniver ...
• 29 March 2006
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Pope Benedict XVI Encyclical Deus Caritas Est released on CD by Archdiocese of Melbourne for distribution in parishes, schools and associations Melbourne (Fides Service) - The first Encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI Deus Caritas Est has been released in a double CD narration by the archdiocese of Melbourne. The CD was produced by Catholic Communications features ...
• 29 March 2006
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Special status for Cabinda announced by Angolan Premier to solve the question of the oil rich disputed enclave Luanda (Fides Service)- The Angolan government is considering offering “special status” to the Angolan enclave of Cabinda which lies between Congo Brazzaville and Congo Kinshasa. Angola’s prime minister Fernando ...
• 29 March 2006
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - Catholic Bishops ask UN general secretary to open International Criminal Court for Congo Kinshasa (Fides Service)- “It would be opportune and desirable to have an International Criminal Court (ICC) for Democratic Republic of Congo”. This request was made to Kofi Annan Secretary General of the United Nati ...
• 29 March 2006
  ASIA/VIETNAM - New alarm for spreading AIDS among Asian youth: 30,000 HIV+ children in south east Asia Hanoi (Fides Service) - One billion children and young people in Asia are at high risk for AIDS contagion. This emerged during a meeting on AIDS and Children held in Hanoi organised by UNICEF and UNAIDS and Vietnam. Th ...
• 28 March 2006
  VATICAN - On the first anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II Rome diocese organises evening prayers in St Peter’s Square Rome (Fides Service) - For Sunday 2 April the first anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II the diocese of Rome is organising with his successor Pope Benedict XVI a prayer vigil in St Peter’s Square to thank God ...
• 28 March 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - To retrace the steps of Pope John Paul who died in Rome a year ago, Italian and Polish military, civilian and disabled athletes will carry The Lolek Flame from his tomb in St Peter’s in Rome on to the Marian shrine in Loreto and home to Krakow in Poland Rome (Fides Service) - To mark the first anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II The Lolek Flame will be symbolically lit at the tomb of the Pope in the crypt of St Peter’s Basilica on 28 March and then carried b ...
• 28 March 2006
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Pro Life-Venezuela forum calls for more synergy between organisations working to protect human life at every stage Caracas (Fides Service) - As part of initiatives for the Pro-Life Week in Venezuela (see Fides 18/3/2006), organised by the Venezuelan Bishops’ Family and Childhood Commission numerous pro-life organisations and groups ...
• 28 March 2006
  AMERICA - Minutes of 1st Conference of Church Movements and New Communities held in Bogota 9-12 March available on the Internet Bogota ( Fides Service) - The general secretariat of CELAM and the department for ecclesial communion and dialogue have made available on the Internet the minutes of the 1st Conference of Church Movements and New Commun ...
• 28 March 2006
  VATICAN - Planning and building God’s house. Contribution by Bishop Mauro Piacenza, President of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church. “The Altar” Vatican City (Fides Service) - “The altar on which the sacrifice of the cross is made present in sacramental signs is also the Lord’s table at which the people of God are called to participate when they are gathered ...