News

• 22 February 2006
  VATICAN - The Pope’s teaching on the Feast of the Chair of Peter: “To celebrate the "Cathedra" of Peter means to give it special spiritual significance and recognise it as a special sign of the love of God, the eternal good Shepherd who desires to gather his whole Church together and guide her on the way to salvation” Vatican City (Fides Service) - The feast of the Chair of Peter which the Church celebrates today 22 February was the subject of Pope Benedict XVI’s teaching during his weekly General Wednesday Audience. Again this week ...
• 22 February 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI announces his first Consistory for the creation of 15 new Cardinals Vatican City (Fides Service) - At the end of the Audience this morning, on the Feast of the Chair of Peter, Pope Benedict XVI announced that on March 24 he will hold a Consistory for the creation of 15 new Cardinals. “ ...
• 22 February 2006
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Ugandan elections tomorrow: outgoing President Yoweri Museveni stands best chances Kampala (Fides Service)- Tomorrow 23 February 10.4 million Ugandans are called to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections. There are five candidates for presidency but the competition is really between outgoi ...
• 22 February 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - On the eve of the month dedicated to Saint Joseph final logistic touches to facilitate pilgrimage to Ping Yin Shan national shrine of St Joseph patron of the Church in China Ping Yin Shan (Fides Service) - Saint Joseph is the patron saint of the Catholic Church in China and this year devotees of St Joseph will find it easier to make the tradtional pilgrimage to the Ping Yin Shan national shr ...
• 22 February 2006
  AFRICA/CHAD - Over 4,000 more Central African Republic refugees have crossed into Chad since the beginning of the month N’Djamena (Fides Service)- Increasing numbers of people are fleeing violence in the Central African Republic, 4,000 new arrivals in Chad since the beginning of February. Personnel of the United Nations High Commission ...
• 21 February 2006
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - “It is not true that other Nigerians hate Catholics … the present violence has little to do with religion. It is more about political exploitation of divisions in Nigerian society for some personal gain” says papal nuncio in Nigeria Lagos (Fides Service)- “It is not true that other Nigerians hate Catholics” Archbishop Renzo Fratini papal nuncio in Nigeria said after some media reported that Catholics were being targeted by Muslim extremists. � ...
• 21 February 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - Celebrations for 50th anniversary of the Apostolic Vicariate of Pucallpa and arrival of first missionaries of the Quebec Society for Foreign Missions Pucallpa (Fides Service) - The Apostolic Vicariate of Pucallpa is celebrating this month the 50th anniversary of its foundation and the arrival of the first missionaries of the Quebec Society for Foreign Missions. Cel ...
• 21 February 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - Medical Passport 2006. One million copies distributed to Italian travellers Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Human mobility is characteristic of our times. According to the World Organisation for Tourism there are over 600 million international travellers in the world today. International travel inevitabl ...
• 21 February 2006
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Fr Pascual Chavez, Salesian Rector Major opens Centenary History Museum on a hundred years of Salesian mission in China Hong Kong (Fides Service) - In the spirit of Don Bosco, to commemorate the missionaries and to help young people today know about Salesian missionary work in the past the Salesian Hong Kong Province opened a Centenary Hi ...
• 21 February 2006
  EUROPE/POLAND - Diocesan directors of Pontifical Mission Societies at National Meeting identify goals and challenges, discuss methods and schedule for next five years 2006/2010 Warsaw (Fides Service) - “Missionary cooperation always a fruit of the Pontifical Mission Societies” was the theme of a national meeting for diocesan directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Poland held ...
• 21 February 2006
  VATICAN - The Holy Father Benedict XVI sends telegramme of sympathy to church and civil authorities in Nigeria after violent clashes Vatican City (Fides Service) - On behalf of the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano sent a telegramme to the ecclesiastical and civil authorities of Nigeria, following recent violent c ...
• 21 February 2006
  VATICAN - The Pope receives Bishops of Senegal, Mauritania, Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau on ad limina visit: “Walking with his people the Bishop must encourage, guide and co-ordinate evangelising work so the faith may grow and spread” Vatican City (Fides) - On Monday 20 February Pope Benedict XVI met with a group of African Catholic Bishops on ad limina visit and he said “Through you, the Bishops of the Church which is in Senegal, in Mauritania, in ...
• 21 February 2006
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Final message from a meeting of Recollect Augustinian Missionaries in Mission Year 2006: "let us continue in the most difficult frontier and prophetic ministries and maintain a demanding spirit of mission instead of a certain easy-going attitude” Yopal (Fides Service) - From 25 January to 2 February Recollect Augustinian Missionaries from all over the world met at Yopal-Casanare, Colombia, for their second meeting in the framework of Mission Year 2006 convoked b ...
• 21 February 2006
  VATICAN - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe in Juba, Sudan: “The Lord once again, invites all of you, priests, religious men and women, and the lay faithful to unite yourselves closely with him, and he sends you to every town and village in Sudan to announce his Kingdom of love, reconciliation, justice and peace” Juba (Fides Service) - After his pastoral visit to Khartoum, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples is now in the archdiocese of Juba. “Juba is a city with a long hist ...
• 21 February 2006
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Solidarity from Ozieri diocese in Italy builds a new church and school in one of Luanda’s poorest outer districts Luanda (Fides Service)- “We have come to share the joy of our Angolan brothers and sisters for their new church” said Bishop Sebastiano Sanguinetti of Ozieri diocese in Sardinia Italy in Luanda on Sunday 19 February ...