News

• 30 March 2005
  VATICAN - In his Easter Message the Pope prays for peace in the Holy Land, in the Middle East, in Africa, “where so much blood continues to be shed” and for all humanity and he says. “We men and women of the third millennium we too need you, Risen Lord!” Vatican City (Fides Service) - At the end of the Mass celebrated on behalf of Pope John Paul on Easter Sunday morning 27 March in St Peter’s Square Cardinal Angelo Sodano read the Holy Father’s Easter Message and int ...
• 30 March 2005
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Alarm persists in the province of Uige for the spread of the deadly Marburg virus Rome (Fides Service) - Marburg, a member of the Ebola family of viruses, has officially killed 117 people since October in the Uige province of Angola and a further seven people are infected. The first cases were reporte ...
• 30 March 2005
  ASIA/INDIA - Lay people make Easter pilgrimage to leprosy centre: solidarity, prayers for the Pope, sharing and brotherhood Ahmedabad (Fides Service) - More than 60 lay Catholics from the diocese of Ahmedabad, in the west Indian state of Gujarat, took part in the traditional Easter Pilgrimage to a place of suffering. This year the destination ...
• 30 March 2005
  AFRICA/GHANA - Archbishop of Accra resigns, successor appointed Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, on 30 March 2005, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the archdiocese of Accra (Ghana) presented by Archbishop Dominic Kodwo Andoh, ...
• 30 March 2005
  VATICAN - From his study window the Pope greets and blesses crowds gathered in St Peter’s Square Vatican City (Fides Service) - A few minutes after eleven o’clock this morning, Wednesday 30 March, Pope John Paul II appeared at the window of his study to greet the crowds who had gathered in St Peter’s Square in t ...
• 30 March 2005
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - God’s justice, truth, love will overcome: principle theme of Bishops’ Easter messages Seoul (Fides Service) - In Easter messages to their respective dioceses Korean Bishops urged the faithful to strive to live in the authentic spirit of the Resurrection and follow the path taken by Jesus, encouraging them ...
• 30 March 2005
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Caritas Australia is among the first to help earthquake victims in Nias Sydney (Fides Service) - Caritas Australia lost no time in arranging assistance for the victims of the 28 March earthquake on the island of Nias. As for the December 26 tsunami, the Catholic aid agency was among the firs ...
• 30 March 2005
  ASIA/INDONESIA - “Endless moments of terror. Exhausted and close to despair, people want to escape the earthquake threat ever-present”: Jesuit eyewitness gives dramatic account of what happened Jakarta (Fides Service) - “We felt the earth trembling under our feet amidst general panic and cries of earthquake, earthquake! People were running everywhere. The evening of 28 March was terror condensed. It will not ...
• 30 March 2005
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - In pastoral letter on elections Catholic Bishops of Zimbabwe urge all citizens to play their part to ensure a vote which is fair and peaceful Harare (Fides Service) - In pastoral letter for elections tomorrow 31 March the Catholic Bishops of Zimbabwe “invite all Christians to pray for our leaders and would-be-leaders in all sections of our society so that th ...
• 30 March 2005
  AFRICA/ZIMBABWE - Elections 2005 in Zimbabwe: less violence but a vote nevertheless marked by irregularities in the electoral campaign Harare (Fides Service)- Almost 6 million voters will be eligible to take part tomorrow 31 March in legislative elections in Zimbabwe, a country which has suffered years of serious political crisis due mainly to the deci ...
• 30 March 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - 10th general assembly of the priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of St Charles Borromeo Rome (Fides Service) - The 10th general assembly of the Fraternity of the Missionaries of St Charles Borromeo opened on March 29 in Ariccia (Rome) and will close on Sunday 3 April. The assembly coincides with the 20th a ...
• 23 March 2005
  ASIA/MONGOLIA - Catholic Community welcomes 50 newly baptised Christians - “The little Church in Mongolia grows steadily”, Apostolic Prefect of Ulan Bator told Fides Ulan Bator (Fides Service) - The Catholic community in Mongolia has an extra reason for rejoicing this Easter as it welcomes 50 new members most of them aged between 15 and 25. “This sign of great vitality is an immens ...
• 23 March 2005
  AFRICA/MOROCCO - Archbishop of Tangiers resigns Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, on 23 March 2005, accepted the renunciation of the pastoral government of the Archdiocese of Tangiers (Morocco) presented by Archbishop José Antonio Pe ...
• 23 March 2005
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong praises the work of Catholic volunteers who put the virtue of charity into practice in every day life Hong Kong (Fides Service) - “Catholics are called to serve not only the Church but also society”, said Bishop Joseph Zen of Hong Kong recently when he addressed the members of the newly established Hong Kong Council ...
• 23 March 2005
  EUROPE/RUMANIA - “This people and this land in this part of eastern Europe are a field for new evangelisation”: Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate report on popular mission Bucharest (Fides Service) - From 13 to 20 March four Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate held a popular mission in the parish of St John of Capestrano, in Targu Jiu, archdiocese of Bucharest (see Fides 11/3/2005). On ...