News
19 November 2005
VATICAN - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI addresses participants at the Conference on the Human Genome : “May every new scientific discovery serve for the whole good of the person with respect for human dignity”
Vatican City (Fides Service) - “Today, particularly in the field of new contributions from medical science, the Church has a chance to offer its precious work of illuminating consciences so that each new scientific di ...
19 November 2005
ASIA/CHINA - Celebrations to close Year of the Eucharist in various Catholic
Beijing (Fides Service) - For the Church in China the Eucharist has always been the centre of its life: for Chinese Catholics the Eucharist is an experience of lived faith in Jesus Christ. Catholic communities all over C ...
19 November 2005
ASIA - Jesuit Refugee Service marks 25 years of mission in Asia
Bangkok (Fides Service) - In refugee camps on the border between Thailand and Myanmar, in tent camps set up in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, after last year’s tsunami tragedy, and also on the Nepal Bhutan border and in ...
19 November 2005
AFRICA/BOTSWANA - Oblates Missionaries of Mary Immaculate work with local Church to prepare young Catholics for marriage foundation stone of society
Gaborone (Fides Service)- The increase in broken marriages and divorces in Botswana is a cause of concern for the local community Oblates Missionaries of Mary Immaculate OMI. According to OMI Information bulletin the mis ...
19 November 2005
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Lay formation programme in Seoul: bear witness in Korean society to Gospel values and form Basic Church communities
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - Trinity leadership Programme to train lay Catholics to be leaders of Basic Church Communities aBCC and agents of new evangelisation, is a new undertaking with which Seoul archdiocese intends to ha ...
18 November 2005
ASIA/CHINA - Over 2,000 Catholics in Hei Long Jiang take part in ordination of 5 new local priests with joy and hope
Hei Long Jiang (Fides Service) - There was great rejoicing among Catholics in Hei Long Jiang province in north east mainland China where 5 new priests were recently ordained. Some 2,000 Catholics took part in the solemn ...
18 November 2005
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - “The freshness of the Word: the living and abiding Word of God”: 2005 Bible Week message
Seoul (Fides Service) - “The freshness of the Word: the living and abiding Word of God” was the title of a message issued by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference for the annual Bible Week in South Korea, held at the e ...
18 November 2005
AFRICA/BURKINA FASO - Local Church collaborates with foreign partners to launch programme for better education
Ouagadougou (Fides Service)- The local Church in Burkina Faso and a Swiss association have launched a joint programme to improve education in the African country. According to Swiss news agency APIC, Oeuvre Suisse d'Entr ...
18 November 2005
ASIA/VIETNAM - Salesian Day of Christian witness and socialisation in Vietnam
Hanoi (Fides Service) - Every Salesian community in Vietnam, priests, sisters and lay members, volunteers, friends, benefactors and school pupils celebrates an annual Salesian Day with a special theme and initiatives to ...
18 November 2005
AFRICA - Don Orione family celebrates ordination of first local born priests in Kenya and Madagascar
Rome (Fides Service)- Saturday and Sunday, 19 and 20 November, the Orinini Family founded by Saint Luigi Orione will rejoice for the ordination of two of its members deacon Peter Wambulwa Wakoba, and deacon Désiré Rand ...
18 November 2005
ASIA/SRI LANKA - Mahinda Rajapakse is the country’s new president: national reconciliation and recovery of economy
Colombo (Fides Service) - Mahinda Rajapakse was the winner in Sri Lanka’s presidential election on 17 November. He overtook his adversary Ranil Wikremesinghe by a small margin, 50.33% compared to 48.4%, obtaining 180,0 ...
18 November 2005
AMERICA/BOLIVIA - “It is time for candidates to show they want power not for personal or group ambitions and interests but to protect life in its different stages and govern the country with ethic and moral values”: Statement by Catholic Bishops of Bolivia
La Paz (Fides Service) - ‘Walking with hope towards the elections’ is the title of a statement issued by the Catholic Bishops of Bolivia gathered for a plenary assembly as the Season of Advent draws near with regard ...
18 November 2005
AMERICA/PERU - Respect life from the moment of conception and promote respect for life from the moment of conception, stop all forms of abortion and manipulation of human life, pass laws to guarantee the stability of the marriage bond: pro-life movements appeal to world leaders and governments
Lima (Fides Service) - “America launches a challenge: let’s globalise the culture of life” was the theme of an International Pro-Life Congress held in Lima 10 to 13 November. In a final Lima Declaration over 5,00 ...
18 November 2005
AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - “Political transition in Democratic Congo has become a headache for everyone” says Archbishop Monsengwo Pasinya president of the Catholic Bishops Conference who reaffirms the importance of a process of electoral education
Kinshasa (Fides Service)- The president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Democratic Congo said political transition in his country has become a headache for everyone. Archbishop Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya of Kisan ...
18 November 2005
EUROPA/ITALY - First international conference “Relationships in Law: is there a place for fraternity?” promoted by Communion and Law Association of the Focolari starts today with more than 600 participants from 35 countries
Castelgandolfo (Fides Service) - From 18-20 November at Maropoli Centre in Castelgandolfo there will be the 1st international conference “Relationships in Law: is there a place for fraternity?” promoted by the “Co ...
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