News

• 6 May 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - “The Church, a life which encounters other lives”: presentation of a new book by Mons. Luigi Giussani “Perché la Chiesa”. Rome (Fides) - “Perché la Chiesa” (Why the Church) is the title of book by Mons. Luigi Giussani which was presented to the public on 5 May at the Sala della Maternità in Rome. The event was organised by the Catholi ...
• 5 May 2004
  AFRICA/CHAD - More than 50,000 Sudanese refugees in Chad moved to safer camps Rome (Fides Service)-More than 50,000 refugees from Sudan in Chad have been moved by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees UNHCR to safer camps further in the interior. The UNHCR hopes to open two more camps ...
• 5 May 2004
  AMERICA/VENEZUELA - The Catholic Church in Venezuela to open National Office for people whose human rights are violated Rome (Fides Service) - The Archbishop of Coro, Archbishop Roberto Lückert, has said the Church will take an important role to address violation of human rights in the country and announced the institution of a National ...
• 5 May 2004
  AFRICA/CHAD - Catholic Bishops voice seriously concern for fast deteriorating social and political situation in Chad and surrounding region and call on political leaders to “save Chad from a foreseeable tragedy Moundou (Fides Service) - “For some time we have noted a growing degradation of the socio-political conditions in Chad, aggravated by tension between countries in this region” the Catholic Bishops of Chad write in a ...
• 5 May 2004
  AFRICA/RWANDA - “Peace is built by offering opportunities for development and reintegrating former soldiers and child soldiers” say Catholic Bishops of Rwanda and Burundi Rome (Fides Service)- What is the situation in Rwanda and Burundi 10 years after the genocide in Rwanda? This was the questions which the Bishops of Rwanda and Burundi asked themselves during a meeting of the Association ...
• 5 May 2004
  VATICAN - The Pope’s weekly audience teaching: “Christ is the Lord of the history of salvation, which is manifested in the Church and achieved through the blood of his cross, source of peace and harmony for the entire human vicissitude ” Vatican City (Fides Service) - “From the hymn there emerges the magnificent figure of Christ, Lord of the cosmos. Like divine Wisdom-Creator exalted in the Old Testament, «He is before all else that is. In him everyth ...
• 5 May 2004
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Results of elections: Golkar Party scores a victory, General Wiranto is back on the scene Jakarta (Fides Service) - Indonesia’s General Electoral Commission has announced the results of parliamentary and administrative elections held a month ago on 5 April: the Golkar Party, of which former dictator Suharto ...
• 5 May 2004
  AFRICA/UGANDA - “We are against the formation of local militia groups because this could lead to ethnic conflict” says Archbishop Odama, Catholic Archbishop of Gulu in north Uganda Kampala (Fides Service)- “If recruitment of local militia groups continues we risk an ethnic conflict ” Archbishop John Baptist Odama Catholic Archbishop of Gulu, northern Uganda told Fides confirming a recent statem ...
• 5 May 2004
  INDIA - An “unreasonable and arbitrary” measure: missionary head master of two Catholic schools expelled from Kashmir New Delhi (Fides Service) - An “unreasonable and arbitrary” measure ” was the comment of India’s Global Christian Council with regard to an order of expulsion issued by the Foreign Citizen’s Registry Office in ...
• 5 May 2004
  ASIA/INDIA - Catholics rejoice: the Holy See grants title of International Shrine to St Thomas Shrine in Kerala Kochi (Fides Service) - The Catholics of Kerala are rejoicing at the news that the Holy See has granted the title of International Shrine to St Thomas Apostle Shrine situated in the Malayattor mountains, in the southern ...
• 4 May 2004
  VATICAN - The Annual General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies opens on May 6:: educate and form Catholics to know and love the missions and to collaborate in spreading the Gospel to the ends of the earth. Vatican City (Fides Service) - On the occasion of the Annual General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Ciampino (Rome) 6 to 14 May, Fides put a few questions to Father Fernando Galbiati, PIME, ad interim Secr ...
• 4 May 2004
  AMERICA/GUATEMALA - New Central American Commission for Missions COMCAM will nurture missionary spirit and support Central America’s four ad gentes mission programmes Guatemala City (Fides Service) - Participants at a Central American Mission Meeting held recently in Guatemala City, approved the setting up of a Central American Missions Commission COMCAM, whose main task will be to nu ...
• 4 May 2004
  AMERICA/PERU - The Peruvian Embassy to the Holy See signs an agreement with the Federation of Catholic Organisations of International Voluntary Service (FOCSIV) Rome (Fides Service) - The Peruvian Embassy to the Holy See has signed an agreement with the Italian Federation of Catholic Organisations of International Voluntary Service (FOCSIV). FOCSIV is one of the main federation ...
• 4 May 2004
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Rev. Rufino Anthony appointed rector of Christ the King Seminary in Karachi Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, has 23 April 2004, appointed Rector of the Christ the King Major Seminary in the archdiocese of Kara ...
• 4 May 2004
  ASIA/THAILAND - Rev. Joseph Virasak Vanarojsurit confirmed National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples has confirmed, 26 March 2004, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Thailand for a ...