News

• 27 February 2006
  VATICAN - Interview with Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples who just returned from a Pastoral Visit to Sudan Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples just returned from a Pastoral Visit to Sudan 17 to 25 February. We asked him about his impressions. ...
• 27 February 2006
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “Hand in Hand Helping the Poor”: theme of Lenten solidarity campaign 2006 Hong Kong (Fides Service) - “Hand in Hand Helping the Poor” is the theme chosen by Hong Kong diocese for its Lenten solidarity campaign 2006. According to the diocesan bulletin Kong Ko Bao (the Lenten campaign is an ...
• 27 February 2006
  VATICAN - The Pope’s Angelus reflection: “The Season of Lent should be approached not as something tedious and tiresome but rather in the new spirit of those who have found in Jesus and in his paschal mystery the meaning of life”. Appeal for Iraq and Nigeria: “God, the Creator and Father of all humanity will call to account even more severely those who shed the blood of a brother or sister in His name” Vatican City (Fides Service) - “The Season of Lent should be approached not in the old spirit as something tedious and tiresome but rather in the new spirit of those who have found in Jesus and in His paschal mystery t ...
• 27 February 2006
  AFRICA/DR CONGO - A free and independent press in support of Congo’s fledgling democracy, La Prospérité daily newspaper sets the example Kinshasa (Fides Service) - For the past 5 years La Prospérité daily newspaper printed in Kinshasa strives to offer the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo information as impartial as possible and in such as way ...
• 27 February 2006
  AFRICA/UGANDA - “In depth analysis of the vote shows some change in those in power”: 80 members of parliament lost their seats Kampala (Fides Service)- “President Museveni’s victory did not come as a surprise but in depth analysis of the elections for parliament reveals that not all remained as it was. In fact 80 outgoing MPs were not re-ele ...
• 27 February 2006
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Italian Project Negombo, new centre for children and young people affected by the 2004 tsunami Colombo (Fides Service) - A new centre for children and young people affected by the 2004 tsunami disaster was recently opened in Dungalpitiya not far from Colombo, promoted by Italy’s Civil Protection unit, the Italia ...
• 27 February 2006
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - The local Church calls for prudence and calm while the state of emergency continues Manila (Fides Service) - A call for “prudence, sobriety, patience and watchfulness” has been launched by the chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference Archbishop Angelo Lagdameo in the Philippines where there is ...
• 27 February 2006
  AMERICA/COSTA RICA - “We call on the people to have hope and to work to the best of their ability to build a better homeland rich in peace, harmony and solidarity” say Catholic Bishops in plenary assembly San Jose (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops of Costa Rica have urged the people to help build a better country every effort. In a statement issued at the end of the 91st plenary assembly held 20 - 23 February in San ...
• 24 February 2006
  March 2006 Holy Father’s missionary prayer intention: “For Catholics in the world: may they grow in mission awareness and offer support and collaboration to missionary work Comment by Cardinale Giacomo Biffi, emeritus Archbishop of Bologna Italy Bologna (Fides Service) - The Catholic Church, from the point of view of organisation is the most decentralised reality in the world. Every diocese, indeed every parish, has its own amply autonomous life, administrative ...
• 24 February 2006
  VATICAN - Cardinal Sepe in Darfur among Christian refugees: “My presence in this refugee camp is to show the Church’s solidarity with you as she continues to preach the Gospel of truth, love, justice and peace, while urging all the people of good will to intervene not only in offering you hospitality, a listening ear, assistance and protection, but also in appealing to States and the international community to take decisive action in order to stop this awful situation” Nyala (Fides Service) - On the last lap of his pastoral visit to Sudan Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples visited refugees in Darfur. To these people in this tragic si ...
• 24 February 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Chinese Catholics mobilised to help mudslide victims on Philippines Island of Leyte Rome (Fides Service) - On hearing the news of the tragic mudslide in the Philippines last week in the village of Guinsaugon on the island of Leyte, Catholics in China were quick to offer help and prayers. At masses in Ca ...
• 24 February 2006
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - Evangelisation on line in Brazil: starting March 1st new Catholic portal will offer ethic and Christian viewpoint of national and world events Brasilia (Fides Service) - On March 1 there will be the official launching of a new Catholic portal www.portalcatolico.org.br for evangelisation on line in Brazil. Directed by Rev. Oswaldo Gerolin Filho the new portal ...
• 24 February 2006
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “The best curb for violence is authentic democracy and rule of law” says Archbishop Onaiyekan, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria Abuja (Fides Service) - From Abuja the capital of Nigeria where over 130 people have been killed in five days of riots the Catholic Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan says “it is incorrect to speak of a conflict of ...
• 24 February 2006
  AFRICA/ALGERIA - In Algeria there is still an emergency for Sahrawi refugee suffering consequences of serious flood Algiers (Fides Service) - Two Italian and Portuguese cargo aircraft transported some 20 tons of tents to the western Algerian region of Tindouf as part of operations to supply emergency homes in three camps for more than ...
• 24 February 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Approved Law on Assisted Human Reproduction meets with protests: “the unborn child is reduced to matter for experimentation and goods at the mercy of pharmaceutical economic interests and ambitions in certain scientific circles” Madrid (Fides Service) - A new recently approved Law on Assisted Human Reproduction has met with protest from various sides. The law is denounced for going against Natural Law, allowing the ‘production’ of human pers ...