News

• 8 November 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Towards hospital without pain”: Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital project for bedside pain measuring system Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The first “Hospital without Pain” was started in Seattle by John Bonica in the 1950s. But it only in 1992 that St-Luc Hospital Montreal (Canada) launched an international project which has the ...
• 7 November 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - 26th Week of Theological Reflection 15-18 November in Lima on the theme “The presence of John Paul II in Peru” Lima (Agenzia Fides) - The John Paul II Superior Institute of Theological Studies has organised the 26th Week of Theological Reflection to be held 15-18 November in Lima on the theme “The presence of John Paul II in P ...
• 7 November 2005
  VATICAN - “Like Mary, may the Church be a docile handmaid of God’s word proclaiming it with ever firmer trust”: in his Angelus reflection Pope Benedict XVI recalls the 40th anniversary of the Dei Verbum Constitution issued by the Second Vatican Council Vatican City (Fides Service) - In his Angelus reflection on Sunday 6 November when he addressed people gathered in St Peter’s square to receive his Blessing, Pope Benedict XVI recalled the 40th anniversary of the Dei V ...
• 7 November 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - “Rather than a subject to study, development is doing … and giving of self” says directress of Social Action Programme in Kimbondo, an outlying district of Kinshasa Kinshasa (Fides Service)- “The only means we had were a Christian spirit and a little common sense. Something had to be done to improve the standard of living of 12,000 people, the women especially” says Congolese la ...
• 7 November 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - In a message to participants at the 1st International University Eucharistic Congress Pope Benedict encourages them to "render worthy and constant homage to Christ present in the Most Holy Eucharist; meditate, live and teach its singular importance in the life of Christians” Murcia (Fides Service) - The 1st International University Eucharistic Congress to be held 9 to 13 November promoted by the San Antonio Catholic University in Murcia (UCAM) will reflect on the theme “The Eucharist, hear ...
• 7 November 2005
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - International community committed to fostering dialogue between government and opposition to avoid further incidents and victims Addis Ababa (Fides Service)- “Unfortunately there is little space for dialogue and the situation precipitated into violence” said local sources in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia where at least 40 people were killed ...
• 7 November 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Dialogue and the extraordinary power of love, antidote to violence and hatred: Papal Nuncio visiting conflict torn states in north east India reminds Christians to be builders of peace New Delhi (Fides Service) - “Use the extraordinary power of love to counter violence and hatred”: this advice was offered by Archbishop Pedro Lopez Quintana Papal Nuncio in India during a recent first visit to the tr ...
• 7 November 2005
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - In the light of the Gospel identify threats posed by cultures, particularly threats to the faith and the values of the Kingdom of Heaven: goals of ‘Ongoing Symposium on Evangelising Cultures’ stage 2 Bogota (Fides Service) - Ecclesial and university experts from Colombia and other countries will attend stage 2 of an ‘Ongoing Symposium on Evangelising Cultures’ organised by the Colombian Bishops’ Commission for ...
• 7 November 2005
  EUROPA/SPAIN - In May International Federation of Catholic Doctors Association will hold its 22nd World Congress and 1st Exhibition on Missionary Medical Assistance Barcelona (Fides Service) - Spain is preparing to host the next world congress of the International Federation of Associations of Catholic Doctors and the 1st Exhibition of Missionary Medical Assistance in Barcelona from ...
• 7 November 2005
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - “Working towards a global consensus to control H5N1 virus”: summit of experts in Geneva Rome (Fides Service) - “H5N1 virus: for a world strategy”: is the title-programme of an international meeting in Geneva to co-ordinate an action plan to counter the lethal avian flu virus H5N1, which threatens to un ...
• 7 November 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - World Mission Sunday initiatives include a Procession with the Blessed Sacrament, meetings and a concert Hong Kong (Fides Service) - Special initiatives organised by the Catholic diocese of Hong Kong for World Mission Sunday, 23 October, included meetings, a concert and a special Mass followed by a Procession with the Bless ...
• 7 November 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Concern for anti-Christian violence: more than 200 cases in 2005. Catholics say religious minorities deserve more government attention New Delhi (Fides Service) - Life is not easy for India’s Christians. There have been at least 200 cases of anti-Christian violence and intolerance already this year. The government must take urgent measures to improve ...
• 7 November 2005
  ASIA/PHILIPPINES - Women and young people, builders of peace: Mindanao’s annual Peace Week 24 - 30 November Davao (Fides Service) - The annual Peace Week in Mindanao, the large southern Island of the Philippines which is home to this Catholic nation’s large Muslim community, involves Christians and Muslims, associations and ...
• 5 November 2005
  VATICAN - Sunday 6 November in Vicenza beatification of Eurosia Fabris: an example for Chirstian mothers and a model of ‘domestic church’ possible for all families Vicenza (Fides Service) - On Sunday 6 November at 4pm in the cathedral of Vicenza in northern Italy, with the approval of Pope Benedict XVI the Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Cardinal José Saraiva ...
• 5 November 2005
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - “Do not be afraid, Christ takes nothing but gives all!”: more than 400 students attend 7th Congress for Catholic University Students Guayaquil (Fides Service) - One of many initiatives promoted on the occasion of Guayaquil Archdiocesan Eucharistic Congress 15 September to 20 November on the theme “Eucharist: heart of the Church and the World”, was ...