News

• 15 April 2005
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - New year, an opportunity to forget the past, stop fighting and forgive! Sinhalese new year prompts common call for peace from civil and religious leaders Colombo (Fides Service) - Civil and religious organisations in Sri Lanka voiced the wish that New Year’s Day April 13, (Sinhalese new year), would mark the start of an era of peace and reconciliation. In Sri Lanka ther ...
• 15 April 2005
  AMERICA/UNITED STATES - “I return to the United States to share with Catholics there the enduring, sustaining faith of these people": report from national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies after extensive visit to tsunami affected areas New York (Fides Service) - “I return to the United States to share with Catholics there the enduring, sustaining faith of these people, and how I have been uplifted by that faith - and to encourage them to continue to ...
• 15 April 2005
  ASIA/LEBANON - Religious leaders and youth march for peace: “Love, never again civil war” Beirut (Fides Service) - Peace march in Beirut in memory of civil war victims: on 13 April Christian and Muslim leaders and hundreds of young Lebanese stage a peaceful march through the capital to the national monument w ...
• 15 April 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Shen Yang Seminary renders homage to John Paul II on China’s traditional day for commemorating the dead Shen Yang (Fides Service) - Seminarians and teaching staff at ShenYang seminary in northern China, rendered homage to Pope John Paul II on China’s traditional day of commemoration of the dead, which fell a few days aft ...
• 15 April 2005
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “We have heard the cry of our people asking for peace” the Bishop say urging all to “work together to build the new Bolivia as we want it and to which we have a right ” La Paz (Fides Service) - “Do not be afraid! Jesus is Risen” is the title of a statement issued on 13 April by the Catholic Bishops of Bolivia at the end of their 80th annual plenary assembly. In the wake of the Easte ...
• 14 April 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Sisters of Don Orione interrupt 10th chapter general to visit the grave of Pope John Paul II Rome (Fides Service) - “We decided to suspend our 10 general chapter to render homage to the Holy Father John Paul II and also to entrust to his protection the work of our chapter participants who will choose the new g ...
• 14 April 2005
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Cautious optimism in Burundi after news of cease-fire announced by the remaining group of active rebels Bujumbura (Fides Service)- “The news of a cease-fire offered by the remaining rebel group still active has been received with cautious optimism” local Church sources in Bujumbura, capital of Burundi told Fides. The ...
• 14 April 2005
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - “Thank you Holy Father for being a missionary shepherd and a master of mission!” The Auditorium which hosted the 2nd American Mission Congress re-named after John Paul II Guatemala City (Fides Service) - “The entire life of Pope John Paul II was a life of a Master of mission and a missionary Shepherd who incarnated the cry of St Paul: “Woe to me if I did not preach the Gospel! (1 Cor ...
• 14 April 2005
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - “Our country is falling to pieces. We have never witnessed such a serious crisis in the institutions”: Catholic Bishops express concern and say they “back the hopes of the people” Quito (Fides Service) - Profound concern was expressed by the Catholic Bishops of Ecuador at the end of their annual general assembly. In a message the Bishop said the country is falling to pieces because “personal or ...
• 14 April 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - World Haemophilia Day: initiatives to promote information about haemophilia which affects more than 400,000 people in the world Rome (Fides) - Sunday 17 April is World Haemophilia Day. The date marks the birth of Canadian Frank Schnabel who founded the World Federation for Haemophilia in 1963. This rare hereditary pathology due to a genetic defe ...
• 14 April 2005
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Catholic Church in Sudan identifies priorities after peace agreement: forgiveness and reconciliation, care and resettlement of refugees, better relations with donors and partners Khartoum (Fides Service)- Care and resettlement of refugees, fight AIDS and guarantee efficient healthcare and education systems were the priorities identified by the Catholic Bishops of Sudan for the reconstruction of s ...
• 14 April 2005
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Death of first Bishop of Mangochi: “I want to be a good religious today so I can be a good missionary tomorrow” Lilongwe (Fides Service) - “I want to be a good religious so I can be a good missionary tomorrow”. “I think this sentence reveals Mgr Assolari’s pastoral and missionary spirit” Fr Daniele Carraro, provincial su ...
• 14 April 2005
  ASIA/TURKEY - John Paul II champion of ecumenism: his teaching will inspire new paths of dialogue and peace Antioch (Fides Service) - The death of Pope John Paul II provoked sadness, sympathy and solidarity among national leaders and ordinary citizens as well as fruits of reconciliation, harmony and unity among the different r ...
• 14 April 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - Time to reflect on how to continue along the path traced by John Paul II Beijing (Fides Service) - Chinese Catholics continue to render homage to their beloved Pope John Paul II a local Catholic in Beijing told Fides: “The Holy Father’s life was a witness of love for God and love of neigh ...
• 14 April 2005
  ASIA/JORDAN - Prayers and expectation for the new Pope, confident that he will speak in favour of peace and justice Amman (Fides Service) - Rev. Raymond Moussalli, Catholic Chaldean priest in Jordan told Fides “the faithful are praying, while waiting to see who the new Pope will be, confident he will be a Good Shepherd, filled with ...