News

• 7 September 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - "The Eucharist, heart of Christian life and source of the Church’s mission to evangelise": Catholic University of Murcia organises a first ever University Eucharistic Congress Murcia (Fides Service) - To honour the memory of Pope John Paul II and inspired by his Encyclical “Ecclesia de Eucharistia” and his gift of this past ‘Year of the Eucharist’, the Catholic University of Murcia in ...
• 7 September 2005
  AFRICA/KENYA - Kenya recalls much loved Cardinal Maurice Otunga emeritus Archbishop of Nairobi on the second anniversary of his death Nairobi (Fides Service)- Kenya is remembering the much loved Cardinal Maurice Otunga, emeritus archbishop of Nairobi who died two years ago on 6 September 2003. “His life was important not only for the Catholic Churc ...
• 7 September 2005
  ASIA/NEPAL - Local Church recalls its beginning celebrating two anniversaries: 10 years for the parish church of the Assumption and 25 years for the Missionaries of Charity Kathmandu (Fides Service) - Despite the difficult situation in Nepal where peace has yet to be restored, the local Church community, 7,500 Catholics among a population of 27 million mainly Hindus, carries on with life as ...
• 7 September 2005
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - In riots at the end of a football match a mosque is set on fire. In a joint message Zambia's Christian leaders condemn the violence and express solidarity with local Muslim community Lusaka (Fides Service)- “This senseless destruction of property and attack on a Mosque is something that has shocked us immensely. It is alien to us as Zambians.”. This was how in a joint statement the Zambia Catholi ...
• 7 September 2005
  OCEANIA/SOLOMON ISLANDS - Sr Aloisa, a life dedicated to prayer and service of others Honiara (Fides Service) - Sister Aloisa Alathamalefao an important witness of the Catholic faith in this part of the world, died recently at the age of 96. The local Catholics thank God for the life of this exemplary nat ...
• 7 September 2005
  AFRICA/SUDAN - 60,000 victims every year and 60 million people in 36 Sub-Saharan countries risk infection by sleeping sickness Rome (Fides Service) - Every year sleeping sickness caused by the tsetse fly, reaps thousands of victims and there is still no effective treatment to fight the disease. A sleeing sickeness alarm has been sounded in sout ...
• 6 September 2005
  EUROPE/GREAT BRITAIN - Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria holds 3rd voluntary replenishment mechanism meeting in London Rome (Fides Service) - During the third and final meeting of the replenishment in 2005, hosted by the UK in London, donors to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria met to discuss funding needs for 2006 ...
• 6 September 2005
  AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Catholic Radio Mosi-o-Tunya in Livingstone diocese granted full broadcast permit Livingstone (Fides Service) - Radio Mosi-o-Tunya, which belongs to the Catholic diocese of Livingstone in Zambia, has at last otained from the ministry of information and broadcasting services permission to resume its br ...
• 6 September 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Italian priest fidei donum missionary in Brazil for 30 years is murdered in his parish Pinerolo (Agenzia Fides) - Rev Giuseppe Bessone, a fidei donum priest ‘given’ by the Italian diocese of Pinerolo (Italy) for mission in Brazil, was murdered during the night on 2 September in his parish house at S. A ...
• 6 September 2005
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - In the Year of the Eucharish “Eucharistic Youth Festival Festival” in Mongolia offers opportunity for meeting and evangelisation Ulan Bator (Fides Service) - About 150 young Mongolians gathered for a Eucharistic Youth Festival Festival organised by the local Church in Hangait, 20 km north of the capital Ulan Bator. The four day festival consisted ...
• 6 September 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - In the Year of the Eucharist the Legion of Mary celebrates 50 years of activity in Korea Seoul (Fides Service) - To celebrate 50 years of activity the Legion of Mary group organised, in this Year of the Eucharist, a National Congress in Seoul on the theme 'Living the Year of the Eucharist with Mary'. Some 13 ...
• 6 September 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Following the murder of the vicar general of Tezpur diocese local Catholic community denounces increasing violence Tezpur (Fides) - Catholics in the north east Indian state of Assam are still under shock after a priest in the diocese of Tezpur was found stabbed to death at the Bishop’s House. The murder took place during the night ...
• 6 September 2005
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - Salesians in America and Italy help hurrican victims: reparing schools priority New Orleans (Fides Service) - From the stricken city of New Orleans local Salesians involved with numerous other organisations in rescue work, aid and rebuilding, called on their counterparts in Italy for help. VIS Volun ...
• 6 September 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Theology faculty Pontifical Salesian University offers 10th ongoing formation course for missionaries starting 19 September Rome (Fides September) - The theology faculty of the Pontifical Salesian University in Rome is offering its 10th course of ongoing formation for men and women missionaries. The course consisting of a theological update o ...
• 6 September 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “Operation School Books” diocesan Pastoral Centre helps families in difficulty Hong Kong (Fides Service) - As the school year is about to begin in Hong Kong once again this year in collaboration with the diocesan Pastoral Centre the Catholic cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and various parish ...