News

• 3 November 2004
  AFRICA/KENYA - Kenyans celebrates victory of black US Senator of Kenyan origin Nairobi (Fides Service) - The Kenyan family of Barack Obama - the only black person to be elected to the US Senate in 2004 - are celebrating his victory in the state of Illinois. The son of a Kenyan father and American m ...
• 3 November 2004
  AFRICA/UGANDA - Catholic cleric arrested in northern Uganda: “I had a brief meeting with Reverend Ojiam and found him calm and confident” the Archbishop of Gulu told Fides Kitgum (Fides Service)- “I had a brief meeting with Rev. Ojiam and found him calm and confident that his position will be soon cleared” Archbishop John Baptist Odama of Gulu (northern Uganda), told Fides with regard ...
• 3 November 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - Paideia Co-operative (Opus Dei), organises 4th consecutive annual “Caring for Others” course for high school girls in Milan in collaboration with the RUI Foundation. Rome (Fides Service) - Caring for others is a typical element of womanhood through which women render family, professional and social life more worthy of the person. In view of this Paideia Co-operative (Opus Dei), orga ...
• 30 October 2004
  EUROPE/SPAIN - A yearlong missionary itinerary for youth in preparation for 20th World Youth Day in Cologne Madrid (Fides Service) - To help young people be more aware of their missionary duty and in preparation for the 20th World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany in August 2005, in collaboration with the Spanish Bishops’ Commis ...
• 30 October 2004
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Now imminent the 2nd American Meeting of Young Missionaries and the 3rd Latin American Meeting of Lay Missionaries Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - From 10 to 14 November in Caracas the 2nd American Meeting of Young Missionaries and the 3rd Latin American Meeting of Lay Missionaries will “define, animate and promote the identity of young ...
• 30 October 2004
  AFRICA/IVORY COAST - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies confirmed Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on 24 September 2004 confirmed as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Ivory Coa ...
• 30 October 2004
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - World Health Day 2005 focus on health of mother and child Rome (Fides Service) - For the next World Health Day celebrated every year on April 7 the World Health Organisation WHO has chosen the theme “The health of mother and child”. In developing countries WHO recalls that ...
• 30 October 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - St John of God Brothers national conference on research and humanisation of technology: 400 operators will reflect on life quality, bio-medical technology, behaviour problems Rome (Fides Service) - The Italian St John of God Brothers Association for Bio-medical and Health Research will hold its 6th National Congress from 4 to 6 November at St Giuseppe Hospital Milan. Some 400 operators from 1 ...
• 30 October 2004
  AFRICA/SOMALIA - Clashes in Somalia in disputed region between Somaliland and Puntland Rome (Fides Service) - From 9 to 15 people are said to have died in violent clashes yesterday 29 October in northern Somalia, in Las Anod, in the disputed Sool region which lies between Somaliland and Puntland. Somalilan ...
• 30 October 2004
  AFRICA/LIBERIA - “Explosion of tension deriving from years of violence and frustration” missionary in Monrovia told Fides Monrovia (Fides Service)- “We seem to have gone back at least a year to the atmosphere of violence and anarchy which pervaded Liberia for years” Father Mauro Armanino, regional superior of the Society for African Mis ...
• 30 October 2004
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Indonesian law courts tackle question of Islamic fundamentalism: tricky situation for new government Jakarta (Agenzia Fides) - “We will see from the outcome of the trial of extremist leader Abu Bakar how Indonesia’s new democracy intends to deal with the presence of Muslim fundamentalist groups. This is an important ...
• 30 October 2004
  ASIA/NORTH KOREA - Caritas aid to North Korea: detailed report from Kathi Zellweger, head of international cooperation Caritas Hong Kong Hong Kong (Fides Service) - “Caritas has been supporting the North Korean people since Autumn 1995, initially with humanitarian aid only, but some time ago a gradual shift to rehabilitation and more long-term developme ...
• 30 October 2004
  ASIA/TAIWAN - New church opened, thanks to generosity of local Catholics Taipei (Fides Service) - On 23 October Bishop Joseph Wang of Tai Chung diocese had the joy of consecrating a new church in Da Li. “The new church was built thanks to the generosity of local Catholics”, parish priest ...
• 29 October 2004
  AFRICA/RWANDA - New Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, appointed on 24 September 2004, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Rwanda for ...
• 29 October 2004
  AMERICA/CUBA - Holy Childhood animators meet in Cuba: after starting twelve years ago on the island, Holy Childhood has today 2,000 little members Havana (Fides Service) - The Pontifical Mission Society for Holy Childhood in Cuba is marking the 12th anniversary of the beginning of its mission among the boys and girls of Cuba. The small group of one catechist and fo ...