News

• 23 September 2004
  ASIA/CHINA - A priest from Hong Kong evangelises in mainland China explaining the catechism to people in Inner Mongolia Hu He Hao Te (Fides Service) - According to Faith Catholic bulleting in Hebei, recently people in a parish in Hu He Hao Te the main city in inner Mongolia had a chance to learn more about the main contents of the Christi ...
• 22 September 2004
  EUROPE/BELGIUM - “The consequences of the enlargement of the European Union for the Church’s pastoral care for migrants in Europe”: theme of annual meeting of Europe’s National Directors for Migration held in Mechelen Belgium Mechelen (Fides Service) - The CCEE Commission for Migration and the European National Directors for the Pastoral Care of Migrants held their annual meeting at the diocesan pastoral centre in Mechelen (Malines), Belgium, ...
• 22 September 2004
  VATICAN - The Pope’s teaching at the Wednesday Audience: “Christ is the Saviour, united with us in his human «body», so he can be with us, share our pain, carry our evil. But he is always the Son of God and his union with us is radically transforming, liberating, expiating, saving” Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Canticle with the title “The freely undertaken passion of Christ Servant of God”, second vespers of Sunday, week 2 (reading: cfr 1Pt 2,21-24), was the subject of Pope John Paul II� ...
• 22 September 2004
  AFRICA/UGANDA - 21 September Day for Peace in Uganda an ordinary day of war. Peace for Ugandans as in every country at war is not an abstract idea it is something real, something deeply desired and sought after Gulu (Fides Service) - There are parts of the world where the UN International Day for Peace, celebrated yesterday 21 September, is deeply significant. These are places where war still takes its tragic toll of death and ...
• 22 September 2004
  EUROPE/GREAT BRITAIN - Test for bird flu: the disease is not passed from human to human Rome (Fides Service) - The British Health Protection Agency HPA recently revealed that it has carried out tests to diagnose bird flu. In the past 12 months at least 25 people in Asia died of bird flu and some 200 million ...
• 22 September 2004
  ASIA/VIETNAM - To be a person ready to dialogue with all, a person who promotes the values of freedom justice and solidarity: the work of a Bishop in Vietnam Vatican City (Fides Service) - “To be a Bishop in Vietnam means being a person ready to dialogue with everyone, a bearer of the values of freedom, justice and solidarity, build relations of charity also with non Christ ...
• 22 September 2004
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - 4th annual campaign “Springtime for Life”, promoted by the Ecumenical Co-ordination Service CESE: to care for youth today means to invest in their present and in their future and the future of the nation San Salvador (Fides Service) - “Youth and Peace” is the theme of the 4th edition of the Springtime for Life campaign, promoted every year throughout Brazil by the Ecumenical Service of Coordination CESE. The objectiv ...
• 22 September 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Commitment for the poor, the voiceless, the marginalised and promoting respect for human rights including religious freedom: programme of India’s Catholic laity New Delhi (Fides Service) - Commitment for the poor, the voiceless, the marginalised and promoting respect for human rights including religious freedom are the main concerns of John Dayal new president of the All India C ...
• 22 September 2004
  ASIA/SAUDI ARABIA - Indian born Brian O’Connor, arrested for possessing a Bible defends himself with the truth Ryadh (Fides Service) - Indian born Brian Savio O’Connor, a Catholic, used the truth, the only resource at hand, to counter false police reports and accusations during a hearing at Ryadh law courts on September 15, Fid ...
• 22 September 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - First open air church dedicated to Rom gypsy Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla: inauguration on Sunday 26 September Rome (Fides Service) - In the afternoon of Sunday 26 September the vice regent of Rome diocese Bishop Luigi Moretti, will bless the first open air church in Italy built for Rom and Sinti gypsies. The place of worship, si ...
• 22 September 2004
  AFRICA/SUDAN - “Security of internally displaced persons in Darfur must be guaranteed” Laura Boldrini in charge of UN High Commission for Refugees Italian branch told Fides Rome (Fides Service)- “The first priority is to guarantee security for internally displaced persons who have fled for safety to other villages in Darfur” Laura Boldrini in charge of UN High Commission for Refugees UN ...
• 21 September 2004
  AMERICA - Franciscans the world over mobilised for the United Nation’s International Day for Peace New York (Fides Service) - Franciscan the world over are trying to increase awareness with regard to peace and to build a world of more justice and solidarity in view of the International Day for Peace instituted by the ...
• 21 September 2004
  AMERICA/HAITI - Another emergency in Haiti: Caritas appeals for help after tropical tempest Port de Paix (Fides Service) - “The tropical storm ‘Jeanne’ struck mainly the north eastern part of the country. The highest number of persons killed and the greatest damages are reported in the areas of Gonaives, ...
• 21 September 2004
  AMERICA/USA - More than 2 million HIV+ persons in Latin America and the Caribbean: the management council of American health ministers meets to examine the health situation in the region Rome (Fides Service) - From 27 September to 1 October health ministers of countries from all over the Americas will meet at the head offices of the Pan-American Health Organisation which is holding its annual Management ...
• 21 September 2004
  AFRICA/NAMIBIA - Bishop Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda appointed Archbishop of Windhoek Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father, Pope John Paul II has, 21 September 2004, appointed Archbishop of Windhoek (Namibia), Mgr Liborius Ndumbukuti Nashenda, OMI, until now titular Bishop of Pertusa and Auxilia ...