News
10 February 2006
VATICAN - Holy See Press Office declaration with regard to Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Turkey later this year
Vatican City (Fides Service) - At the end of the morning on 9 February the head of the Holy See Press Office Joaquín Navarro-Valls released the following declaration in Italian: “I confirm that the President of Turkey ...
10 February 2006
AFRICA/TANZANIA - New rector appointed for St. Paul the Apostle major seminary in Tabora
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples on 30 January 2006 appointed rector of St Paulthe Apostle’s Major Seminary in the archdiocese of T ...
10 February 2006
VATICAN - The Prefect and the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples send telegramme of sympathy on the death of elderly Missionary shot dead in Angola
Vatican City (Fides Service)- The Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe and the secretary Archbishop Robert Sarah, sent a telegramme of sympathy to the Archbishop of Hua ...
10 February 2006
AFRICA/ANGOLA - Funeral of Fr. José Afonso Moreira, 80 year old missionary shot dead yesterday in his bed with seven bullets
Luanda (Fides Service)- This morning at 10am at the mission church in Bailundo 60 km north of Huambo local Catholics and missionaries attended the funeral of Fr José Afonso Moreira 80 year old Portuguese missionary of t ...
10 February 2006
ASIA/TURKEY - A Franciscan missionary in Turkey: “We are not persecuted, we are free to continue our mission in a spirit of ecumenical and inter-religious brotherhood”
Istanbul (Fides Service) - “I can say that none of us feel that we are persecuted. We are here in Turkey to carry on our mission of ecumenical and inter-religious brotherhood with faith and hope”, says Italian Franci ...
10 February 2006
AFRICA/TANZANIA - 700 village children in line to start new Catholic primary schoolin Morogoro
Rome (Fides Service) - A new Catholic primary school in Morogoro, Tanzania, is ready to take 700 village children thanks to the “Helping Children” Foundation which funds programmes of education for children. The aim ...
10 February 2006
ASIA/INDIA - Help marginalised peoples though education: papal nuncio addressed Bishops of India as they start their plenary assembly
Bangalore (Fides Service) - “In order to bring the joy of the Good News to the poor and marginalised people we must use the most powerful means at the Church’s disposal: education” said the papal nuncio in India Ar ...
10 February 2006
ASIA/HONG KONG - Jesuit Fr. Deignan underlines importance of ethics in economy
Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - “Besides promoting human values the Institute stresses the importance of ethics in economy” said Jesuit Fr. Alfred Deignan, board chairman of the International Institute for Education and ...
10 February 2006
ASIA/HONG KONG - Bishop Joseph Zen tells 900 Catholic religious: “Hong Kong needs the witness of consecrated life”.
Hong Kong (Fides Service) - “The Church in Hong Kong needs the witness of consecrated life which helps people to reflect on the real meaning of life” said Bishop Joseph Zen Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong during a speci ...
9 February 2006
ASIA/TURKEY - Catholic nuns, Little Sisters of Jesus, in Istanbul: “We are confident for the future of Christians here: the people of Turkey are in favour of dialogue between cultures and religions”
Istanbul (Fides Service) - A large number of people, including other Christian leaders, Muslim leaders and civil authorities are expected to attend a requiem Mass for Fr Andrea Santoro in the Holy Spirit Catholic Cathedr ...
9 February 2006
AFRICA/ANGOLA - Elderly Portuguese missionary found dead
Huambo (Fides Service) - Portuguese missionary Fr José Alfonso Moreira, aged 80, a member of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, was found dead this morning in Huambo. The priest died of gun wounds. He had served at th ...
9 February 2006
VATICAN - In memory of Italian missionary Fr Andrea Santoro:
Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples
Vatican City (Fides) - “Unless the grain of wheat which falls to the ground dies, it remains alone; if it dies, it produces much fruit” (Jn 12,24). This Gospel verse, we learn from those around him, was often on the ...
9 February 2006
ASIA/BANGLADESH - Radio Veritas Bengali Programme marks 25 years of mission: local Church celebrates, Muslims voice praise and appreciation for Radio’s work
Dacca (Fides Service) - Radio Veritas Asia Bengali Programme marked its 25th anniversary this month. The event was given widespread attention by the local Church which sees the Radio as an important channel of support fo ...
9 February 2006
AMERICA/MEXICO - Ethics must be the basis for behaviour in public life national and international: conclusions of World Ethics Forum
Guadalajara (Fides Service) - From 27 to 29 January a World Ethics Forum was held in Mexico (see Fides 10/12/2005) to promote ethics as the basis for behaviour in national and international public life. The Forum was hel ...
9 February 2006
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate celebrate 75 years of service in Congo
Kinshasa (Fides Service)- The Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate OMI are celebrating 75 years of service in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Celebrations will start on Saturday 11 February with a Mass at St Elias pa ...
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