News

• 20 July 2005
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - “Centre of missionary documentation and training for all Africa one important fruit of last year’s Missiology Congress” Bishop of Mbujimaiyi tells Fides Kinshasa (Fides Service)- “One of the most important indications which emerged from last year’s Missiology Congress was decision to build in Kinshasa an all Africa Centre for Missionary Documentation and Training Kin ...
• 20 July 2005
  AFRICA/NIGER - “Hope is slowly returning in the hearts of the people and we thank the Holy Father for sending money to help feed the hungry here in Niger” the Archbishop of Niamey tells Fides Niamey (Fides)- "I wish to thank the Holy Father for sending through Cor Unum a considerable sum money to help our people suffering the consequences of severe drought here in Niger” said Archbishop Michel Christian Car ...
• 20 July 2005
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - This is the first attack on a church in Anuradhapura diocese. “We refuse to be trapped in the spiral of violence. Christians are for peace and harmony” the Bishop told Fides Anuradhapura (Fides Service) - It was Holy Cross church in Pulasthigama, diocese Anuradhapura which was sacked and burned to the gound on Saturday 16 July the local Bishop Norbert Andradi told Fides, adding that this unp ...
• 20 July 2005
  AMERICA/CANADA - Bill C-38 to redefine marriage, recognising same-sex unions as marriages will divide the country, change the nature of marriage, have harmful effect on children and endanger freedom of conscience and religion: Catholic Bishops present Brief to Canadian Senate Ottawa (Fides Service) - With regard to Bill C-38 to redefine marriage, recognising same-sex unions as marriages on July 13 two witnesses representing the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) Cardinal Marc Ouel ...
• 20 July 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Growing extremism in the Muslim majority in Pakistan: growing fear in Christian minority Lahore (Fides Service) - The July 7 terrorist attacks in London brought religious fundamentalism in Pakistan once again to the attention of international media. The government of Paksitan promised to exert stricter contr ...
• 19 July 2005
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - New rector for Paul VI major inter-diocesan Seminary at Nkongsamba Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples Crescenzio Sepe on 20 May 2005 appointed Rector of Paul VI major inter-diocesan Seminary in the dioc ...
• 19 July 2005
  AMERICA/PERU - “America launches a challenge: let’s globalise the culture of life” : Lima will host 2nd International Pro-Life Congress 10 - 13 November 2005 Lima (Fides Service) - To be the voice of the voiceless, to protect life with life, to be heralds of the moral principles at the foundation of society and promote responsible sexuality and healthy population policies fou ...
• 19 July 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Missionaries “Men and Women of Hope”: Italian national Pontifical Mission Societies issue theme and material for World Mission Sunday 23 October 2005 Rome (Fides Service) - “Men and Women of Hope” is the slogan for Mission Sunday 23 October 2005chosen by the Italian National office for the Pontifical Mission Societies. Material prepared by the national office to i ...
• 19 July 2005
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - “Our Christian conscience demands that we are seeds of new life in society at the service of the individual, the truth, goodness and justice”: final conclusions of 84th Plenary Assembnly of the Venezuelan Bishops Conference Caracas (Fides Service) - “The cause of the truth, freedom, justice, solidarity, reconciliation and peace is an unavoidable task for the Church and for the function to serve humanity which impregnates her evangelising ...
• 19 July 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Summer holidays in a parish and opportunity to evangelise the young Beijing (Fides Service) - On 20 July the Summer oratory for children opens at Holy Saviour parish also referred to as Bei Tang or north church, one of many parishes which offer Summer activities for children ever more po ...
• 19 July 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “We cannot just passively accept such a serious attack on our traditions and our way of life”: Bishops of Spain defend authentic marriage and the family for the good of the nation and society Madrid (Fides Service) - Since the Spanish parliament approved amendments to the law to allow homosexual couples to “marry" and adopt children and to make divorce proceedings “express” the Catholic Bishops of Spain ...
• 19 July 2005
  AFRICA - Crime and under-development in Africa. New report from United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime presented in Rome Rome (Fides Service)- Crime is a component of Africa’s underdevelopment. This emerged during the presentation of a new report issued by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime UNODC. The report was presented yeste ...
• 19 July 2005
  AFRICA/KENYA - Many local Muslims among the mourners for assassinated Bishop Locati. Funeral tomorrow Nairobi (Fides Service)- The funeral of Bishop Luigi Locati Vicar Apostolic of Isiolo, northern Kenya assassinated on 14 July will be held tomorrow Wednesday 20 June in Isiolo Cathedral. “The Bishop will be buried in ...
• 19 July 2005
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Moluccas ports open again: locals hope for return of tourists to boost poor economy Ambon (Fides Service) - The word tourism has been banned in the Moluccas for years, since civil strife began in 2000 and dashed all hopes of seeing the arrival of foreign visitors. Indeed for security reasons the ports w ...
• 19 July 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Number of children treated at Bambino Gesù Hospital doubles in a year: Rumanians and Filipinos most numerous Rome (Fides Service) - In 2004 the 10,062 little patients treated at Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital in Rome were from many different countries and spoke many different languages and compared to the previous year 200 ...