News

• 11 May 2006
  ASIA - “Poverty is still the main problem for the continent”, says Asian Development Bank. It is necessary to combine social development with sustainable economic growth New Delhi (Fides Service) - The main problem in Asia is still poverty, and it is time for every country in Asia to face the question seriously with plans and measures to fight poverty and visible disparity at the social ...
• 10 May 2006
  EUROPE - Successful WFP videogame on hunger in the world launched last year attracts almost four million players Rome (Fides Service) - Twelve months after its launch, the world’s first humanitarian video game about hunger is being celebrated as an unprecedented success story. “Food Force” is about clean fun for kids, in an e ...
• 10 May 2006
  AFRICA/DEMOCRATIC CONGO - World Food Programme continues distribution of food airdrops to Katanga province but lacks funds necessary to reach other people in need Kinshasa (Fides Service) - United Nations World Food Programme WFP has completed a first food airlift in Katanga province in south east Democratic Congo to about 34,700 refugees but warns that due to shortage of funds it ...
• 10 May 2006
  VATICAN - Beatification of two women Religious 13 and 14 May, Sr Maria Teresa of Saint Joseph and Sr Maria della Passione City (Fides Service) - Two religious will be beatified on May 13 and 14, in separate celebrations due to be held in Holland and Italy respectively. Servant of God Maria Teresa of St Joseph, nee Anna Maria Tauscher van de ...
• 10 May 2006
  VATICAN - PMS General Assembly: “The Pontifical Missionary Union must be the driving belt of missionary spirituality ” says Fr Vito del Prete, PMU general secretary Rome (Fides Service) - In his report on the activity of the Pontifical Missionary Union in the past year PMU secretary general Fr Vito del Prete, PIME, told the Superior Council of the Pontifical Mission Societies meetin ...
• 10 May 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - In preparation for the 49th International Eucharistic Congress in Quebec in 2008 the Arc of the Eucharist is welcomed by young Catholics of Rome before starting its journey across Canada Rome (Fides Service) - In preparation for the next International Congress which will be held in Quebec, Canada 15 - 22 June 2008, young Catholics of Rome will gather in the church of S. Agnes to welcome the Arc of the Eu ...
• 10 May 2006
  ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Salesian school in Kwangju, vocations seedbed, marks 50 years of service for the education and civil and moral growth of young Koreans Kwangju (Fides Service) - The young people it has educated in civil, moral and spiritual values in 50 years of service to education are numerous. Some have entered the priesthood, others the religious life and in fact fo ...
• 10 May 2006
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - “He is with Us” theme of 15th National Eucharistic Congress 17 to 21 May which will include a great youth rally Florianópolis (Fides Service) - The archdiocese of Florianópolis in Brazil will host the country’s 15th National Eucharistic Congress 17 to 21 May on the theme "He is with Us” and the slogan "Come and See!". In vi ...
• 10 May 2006
  AMERICA/PERU - 1st National Meeting of RIIAL-Peru: ‘The Pope urges us to be messengers of God’s Love and the new means of communication Information Technology is a most appropriate means to achieve this goal, message from President of Pontifical Council for Social Communications Lima (Fides Service) - The 1st National Meeting of RIIAL-Peru opened yesterday 9 May in Lima, with the title “For a Human Network of Answers and Aid” and will close on 13 May. About 90 participants from all over the ...
• 10 May 2006
  AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Pentecost Sunday Global Day of Prayer for peace and transformation on the African continent. The initiative will continue until 2010 Cape Town (Fides Service) - South African Christians will participate in a Global Day of repentance and prayer on Pentecost Sunday, June 4, along with others in Africa who will pray for peace and transformation on the co ...
• 10 May 2006
  ASIA/TAIWAN - Fu Ren Catholic University organises Seminar on education in Catholic schools Tai Pei (Fides Service) - Education in Catholic Schools, relationship with legislation, evangelisation and formation of teachers are themes to be discussed at a Seminar on 13 May organised by the Fu Ren Catholic Univers ...
• 10 May 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - The arts, music, cinema at the service of the Truth or mistruth? Experience of Catholics in India New Delhi (Fides Service) - The arts, music, cinema, can be channels for the Good News or channels for anti-Christian propaganda, this was seen by two recent episodes in India. A video of a new Bengali musical on the L ...
• 10 May 2006
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Young people in Australia ever more thirsty for spirituality says AYCW report. Growing commitment to evangelisation in view of World Youth Day in Sydney Sydney (Fides Service) - There is a growing sense and need of spirituality among young Australians. The complexity of life, alienation of technology, plurality of messages which bombard young people in this era of global ...
• 9 May 2006
  EUROPE/BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA - National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies confirmed Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples on 10 March 2006 confirmed as National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Bosnia-Herze ...
• 9 May 2006
  VATICAN - The Pope sends telegramme of sympathy for the death of two Italian soldiers killed in Kabul in an attack Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, through Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Sodano, addressed the following message of sympathy to Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco, military ordinary for Italy, ...