News

• 22 June 2004
  ASIA/HONG KONG - History of Chinese Christian Art in Hong Kong: conference by Prof. Gu Wei Min of Shanghai University Hong Kong (Fides Service) - “Chinese Christian Art, Past and Future” is one of the most popular programmes at a recent Festival of Chinese Christian Culture sponsored by Chinese University of Hong Kong. The programme ...
• 22 June 2004
  VATICAN - On the feast day of Peter and Paul, patron saints of Rome, the Pope will preside a solemn Mass in St Peter’s Square. This year a most welcome guest will be Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I Vatican City (Fides Service) - In St Peter’s Square at 6pm, on Tuesday 29 June, the feast of Saints Peter and Paul, patron saints of Rome, Pope John Paul II will preside a solemn Mass, attended by the Orthodox Ecumenic ...
• 22 June 2004
  AMERICA/ARGENTINA - “May our Eucharistic Congress be an authentic source of renewal for Church and society": Argentinean Bishops convoke 10th National Eucharistic Congress in September Corrientes (Fides Service) - "It is our deep desire that the National Eucharistic Congress to which we invite all the Catholics in the Republic of Argentina, may be a spiritually transcendent event leading to a future of ...
• 22 June 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Forty hours of prayer for the Church in Need”: from 24 June marathon of prayer and information for the Church all over the world Rome (Fides Service) - “Forty Hours of Prayer for the Suffering Church” is the title of an Marathon of prayer and information organised by the Italian branch of Aid to the Church in Need. The 40 hours of prayer will ...
• 22 June 2004
  AFRICA/RWANDA - “ I have never known peace or justice, neither has my father nor has my son ”. Testimony from a displaced Rwandan refugee Kigali (Fides Service)- Testimony on the conditions of refugees and internally displaced persons is worth more than a thousand speeches. On the occasion of World Refugee Day, marked on June 20, we present the following t ...
• 22 June 2004
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Delegation of Indonesian Religious leaders visiting the Vatican confirms commitment to work for peace in South East Asia and the rest of the world Vatican City (Fides Service) - To confirm its commitment for peace in South East Asia and the rest of the world a delegation of Indonesian leaders of different religions is visiting the Vatican and Rome. The delegation c ...
• 22 June 2004
  AMERICA/ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Papal Envoy Archbishop Cordes, concludes his visit to Hispaniola: “I bring you the Pope’s blessing and the assurance that you are in his prayers". Jimaní (Fides Service) - “Archbishop Cordes came on behalf of the Pope to see the situation after the floods, to see if the aid had arrived and how it was distributed" Father Luis Rosario Peña, head of youth pastoral ...
• 22 June 2004
  EUROPE/GT BRITAIN - «Authentic and lived Fraternity is the fruit of love which is capable of dialogue, relationship, of that love which far from closing itself proudly in its own world, opens to others and works with all people of good will to build unity and peace in the world» said Chiara Lubich, On June 19 at Westminster Central Hall in London during a meeting “Imagine a World enriched by Diversity” Rome (Fides Service) - «Authentic and lived fraternity is the fruit of love which is capable of dialogue, relationship, of that love which far from closing itself proudly in its own world, opens to others and works with ...
• 21 June 2004
  VATICAN - The Pope’s Sunday message : “Everyone needs a safe place in which to live. This is something to which Refugees aspire but in many countries millions are still at collection points or in any case are limited for a long time in the exercise of their rights.” Vatican City (Fides Service) - A vibrant appeal “not to forget our refugee brothers and sisters!” was launched by Pope John Paul II in his message before the Angelus prayer on Sunday 20 June, World Refugee Day. Reca ...
• 21 June 2004
  VATICAN - Statement from Director of Holy See Press Office on newly approved European Constitutional treaty: satisfaction for new step towards integration but regret for failure to recognise the continent’s Christian roots Vatican City (Fides Service) - On Saturday 19 June the Director of the Holy See’s press office Dr. Joaquín Navarro-Valls, issued the following press statement in Italian: (our English translation). “The means of s ...
• 21 June 2004
  VATICAN - Pope sends President of Pontifical Council Cor Unum to Haiti and Dominican Republic where at least 2,000 people perished in recent floods Vatican City (Fides Service) -Pope John Paul II has sent Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes, President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum to Haiti and the Dominican Republic where at least 2,000 people perished and thousands w ...
• 21 June 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Angels in the Desert”: photograph exhibition fund raising campaign for Centre of Education and Culture for 80,000 people 58% poor children and adolescents in Peruvian diocese of Carabayllo. Rome (Fides Service) -“Angels in the Desert” is the title of an exhibition of photographs on life in one of the poorest suburbs of Lima, the capital of Peru. The exhibition is part of a campaign to collect funds to o ...
• 21 June 2004
  EUROPE/RUSSIA - Crowds gather for Corpus Christ Mass with Papal Nuncio in Moscow’s Catholic cathedral: for the sixth year running local authorities give permission for a public procession Moscow (Fides Service) - On Sunday 13 June as in many other countries, Catholics in Moscow celebrated the feast of Corpus Christi with deep devotion and solemnity. According to the local Catholic weekly “Svet Evangelia ...
• 21 June 2004
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Good chance for Burundian refugees in Tanzania to return home Bujumbura (Fides Service) - More than 300,000 Burundian refugees in Tanzania had good reason to celebrate yesterday 20 June, World Refugee Day, in fact they are preparing to return to their own country. The peace agreeme ...
• 21 June 2004
  AFRICA/SUDAN - “How can it be that people asking for a school and a hospital get only bullets and bombs in reply?” asks Sudanese Catholic Bishop Macram Max Gassis with regard to the war in Darfur Rome (Fides Service)- “Peace must be built on reciprocal trust. This is why the Khartoum government should take concrete measures to show it sincerely wants peace” Sudanese Catholic Bishop Macram Max Gassis of El Obe ...