News

• 6 April 2005
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “For Catholics the death of the Pope is like losing our father” says Bishop Cheng secretary general of the Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference Taipei (Fides Service) - The Church in Taiwan is united in grief with the universal Church and the world, the secretary general of the Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference Bishop John Chen told “Voice of America”: ...
• 6 April 2005
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “With the saints in heaven Pope John Paul II will continue to guide us on our earthly journey” says Bolivian Conference of Catholic Bishops La Paz (Fides Service) - On the occasion of the death of Pope John Paul the Bishops’ Conference of Bolivia issued a statement in which it affirmed “the people of Bolivia have vivid memories of his unforgettable visit ...
• 6 April 2005
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - John Paul II’s ministry and wisdom fostered communion in the Church and a spontaneous filial attitude among Catholics Bogota (Fides Service) - On the occasion of the death of Pope John Paul II the Council of Latin American Bishops’ Conferences is in communion with the whole universal Church in prayer to the Father of Mercy for his ete ...
• 6 April 2005
  EUROPE/GERMANY - “For our association the Pope was like a father” says Secretary General of Aid to the Church in Need Königstein (Fides Service) - “For Aid to the Church in Need the Pope was like a father” said Ms Antonia Willemsen, Secretary general of this Catholic association which assists the pastoral activities of the Church ...
• 6 April 2005
  AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Patients at Our Lady of Fatima AIDS clinic in Ouagadougou mourn the Holy Father Ouagadougou (Fides Service) - Patients at Our Lady of Fatima AIDS clinic in Ouagadougou run by Camillian Fathers are mourning the Holy Father and accompanying him with prayers as he goes to meet God whom he served with ...
• 6 April 2005
  AMERICA/MEXICO - "With his person the Pope won the hearts of the Mexican people": testimony by Fr. Francisco Gonzalez of the archdiocese of Guadalajara Guadalajara (Fides Service) - In 1979 when he made the first of his five visits to this country, the Popewent straight to the hearts of the Mexican people and there he will remain forever, Fr. Francisco González of the ...
• 6 April 2005
  AFRICA/CHAD - Radio Duji Lokar in Moundou southern Chad mourns the Pope Moundou (Fides Service)- Also in Chad people are mourning John Paul II. “All our programmes focus on the passing of the Pope. And we have announced that our radio will observe a week of mourning” said media operators ...
• 6 April 2005
  ASIA/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Catholics in Persian Gulf countries pray for John Paul II Dubai (Fides Service)- On Sunday 3 April a requiem mass for Pope John Paul II was said in St Michael’s church in Dubai. “We have lost a great figure who was committed to the good of the whole of humanity,” said rep ...
• 5 April 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Bishop Javier Echevarría (Opus Dei): the Most Holy Trinity has certainly flung the gates of paradise open wide for John Paul II Rome (Fides Service) - “We can be certain that the Most Holy Trinity has flung open the gates of paradise for him, in reward for his constant zeal for souls, his perseverance in urging men and women to open the doors ...
• 5 April 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Italian Franciscan Youth: we thank God for John Paul’s testimony and his example which remain to illuminate our path Rome (Fides Service) - John Paul II, a Pope for young people, a man of suffering, a true witness of Jesus Christ, has left this earthly life to be with God in heaven and now it is our turn to live his witness, to share w ...
• 5 April 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Salvatore Martinez, Italian national coordinator of Renewal in the Spirit : John Paul II our ‘special friend’ Rome (Fides Service) - With his extraordinary charismatic dynamism John Paul was a “special friend” of Renewal in the Spirit, which he recognised as “special initiative of the Holy Spirit for our day”. He won a p ...
• 5 April 2005
  AFRICA/UGANDA - “The news of the Pope’s death arrived just a few hours after an attack by the Lord’s Resistance Army” a missionary in North Uganda told Fides Kitgum (Fides Service)- “I have just said Mass for the Pope with local school children, about 3,000 of them. They took part with great attention and interest ” Augustinian missionary Father Tarcisio Agostoni, in Kitg ...
• 5 April 2005
  AFRICA/SENEGAL - “Young Catholics in Senegal promise to shoulder their responsibilities as baptised Christians following the example of John Paul II” said a missionary in Senegal Abidjan (Fides Service)- “I am in the car travelling back from a visit to eastern Senegal 400 km from Abidjan where I met many young people deeply upset by the news of the death of the Pope” said Italian missionary F ...
• 5 April 2005
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - On Friday 8 April in Monrovia a requiem Mass for the Pope will coincide with the funeral Mass in St Peter’s in Rome Monrovia (Fides Service)- “Yesterday in Monrovia we celebrated a solemn Mass for the Holy Father. It was an official service attended by representatives of the United Nations and other leading personalities, as well a ...
• 5 April 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - “Why are you crying? Our great father has gone to heaven” Beijing (Fides Service) - Catholic boys and girls in China are using the Internet to exchange messages and share their love for Pope John Paul II via a web site http://www.shangzhi.org/mdata/index.asp. In a message signe ...