News

• 15 December 2004
  VATICAN - The Pope teaches on Psalm 71 during his weekly audience: “the decisive element to recognise the figure of the Messiah King is above all justice and love for the poor” Vatican City (Fides Service) - This morning, 15 December the Pope held his Wednesday audience in two stages, first in St Peter’s where he received students and other young people from different regions of Italy and the ...
• 15 December 2004
  AFRICA/CHAD - “All is not lost. We are a people of hope and we see signs of a new dawn appearing” the Catholic Bishops of Chad write in a Message for Christmas N’Djamena ( Fides Service)- “God loves this land of Chad and shows his love through the rich natural resources given to the country: rivers and abundant fish, land and a great variety of fruits, pastures and animals, ...
• 15 December 2004
  AFRICA - Congo, Burundi, Uganda: three Great Lakes region countries in crisis Rome - (Fides Service)- Three countries in Africa’s Great Lakes region are in the grip of crisis: Democratic Congo, Burundi and Uganda. East Congo has once again been plunged into fear and violence with the arrival of ...
• 15 December 2004
  ASIA/MYANMAR - Human rights violated, ethnic minorities persecuted: no change in Burma, says ‘Christian Solidarity Worldwide’ Yangon (Fides Service) - “Burmese ethnic minority refugees camped on the border with Thailand are living a serious humanitarian crisis” says London based Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) organisation which keeps ...
• 14 December 2004
  AFRICA/TUNISIA - St. Augustine African and Universal: Tunis hosts important exhibition on the Bishop of Hippo Tunis (Fides Service ) - On the occasion of the 1650th anniversary of the birth of St Augustine of Hippo, St Louis Catholic Basilica in Tunis will host an Exhibition on the famous 4th century Bishop of Hippo from 15 Dece ...
• 14 December 2004
  Lintner, Fink, Comina - DUE MONDI UNA VITA (Two Worlds One Life) - Luis Lintner. fidei donum priest and martyr - Ed. EMI Rome (Fides Service) - On 16 May 2002 Father Luis Lintner was shot dead at the corner of the road where he lived in Salvador Bahia. He had been in Brazil as a Fidei donum priest sent by his local Church of Bolzen Brixen ...
• 14 December 2004
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Support peace and reconciliation after twenty years of war: Caritas starts new programmes Colombo (Fides Service) - Support efforts of peace and reconciliation in a country devastated by twenty years of civil war; educate youth the have confidence in the future, spirit of initiative, a peaceful attitude towar ...
• 14 December 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Park Street in central Calcutta named after Mother Teresa: Christian witness makes its mark in the civil community Calcutta (Fides Service) - “We are thrilled and deeply moved for this act of recognition of the extraordinary mark Mother Teresa left on Indian society though her service to the poorest of the poor” Father Babu Josep ...
• 14 December 2004
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - HIV/AIDS treatment and assistance must be free for all patients in developing countries: public health experts, economists and NGOs appeal for donors Rome (Fides Service) - An alliance of experts, institutions and NGOs will present the “Free by Five” declaration today to the World Ban, World Health Organisation WHO, and , UNAIDS and other organisations involved in ...
• 14 December 2004
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Jesuits mark fifty years at the service of the people of Korea offering valid education Seoul (Fides Service) - The Society of Jesus in Korea is preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its service in Korea in 2005 with academic acts, seminars as well as spiritual initiatives and liturgical celebratio ...
• 14 December 2004
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Final preparations in Lisbon to accommodate 50,000 young participants for the 27th European Meeting promoted by the Taizé Community: an important lap on the journey towards International Congress on New Evangelisation in 2005 Lisbon (Fides Service) - While engaged in intense preparations for the International Congress on New Evangelisation scheduled for November 2005 in Lisbon, the Church in Portugal is almost ready to welcome about 50,000 yo ...
• 14 December 2004
  EUROPE/GERMANY - The Church in Germany organises solidarity for victims of armed conflict in Colombia: Catholic Bishops of Germany launch Advent Campaign in aid of Colombia Aachen (Fides Service) - The Conference of German Catholic Bishops has launched an Advent/Christmas Solidarity Campaign for Churches in Latin America. This year’s collection of funds will go to help victims of the arme ...
• 14 December 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - With the first Turkish edition, the Children’s Bible “God speaks to his Children”, reaches 141 languages and over 40 million copies diffused Rome (Fides Service) - With a first edition of 15,000 copies Turkish in these days becomes one of 141 languages in which, since 1978 “Aid to the Church in Need” has translated “God speaks to his Children”, a co ...
• 14 December 2004
  AFRICA/SUDAN - “I think the peace agreement for southern Sudan will be postponed to January or February next year” Bishop Gassis of El Obeid told Fides Khartoum (Fides Service)- “I think the peace agreement for southern Sudan will be postponed to January or February next year” Bishop Gassis of El Obeid told Fides. “In fact the status of the Blue Nile and Nuba Mou ...
• 14 December 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - Past, present and future to celebrate birthday with solidarity. Silver wedding for AFMAL (St John of God Brothers Association for Distant Sick) Rome (Fides Service) - For 25 years at the service of the sick and the poor: AFMAL marks this year its silver wedding with solidarity today 14 December at the Pontifical Urban University . Sanitary emergency, humanita ...