News

• 16 March 2006
  ASIA/INDIA - Migration in southern Asia : a challenge for society and for the Church Bangalore (Fides Service) - Migration, globalisation, human rights, security and poverty were the main issues discussed at a recent seminar in Bangalore organised by the Indian Social Institute and local branch of the Je ...
• 16 March 2006
  AFRICA/CHAD - Internal strife in the president’s clan and external influence at the origin of coup attempt N’Djamena (Fides Service)- “The situation is calm, traffic is normal and people have gone to work as usual today. But the apparent calm hides deep concern for the future” say local Church sources in N’Djamena, ca ...
• 16 March 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - Now also in Italy Semper Altius Foundation: charity which transforms, for formation, education and development among the poorest of the poor Rome (Fides Service) - Semper Altius Foundation started by the Legionaries of Christ has begun to operate also in Italy. Its mission is to transform the life of the poor with a service of education, healthcare and develo ...
• 16 March 2006
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Political and institutional crisis ever more complicated involving Constitutional Court Lilongwe (Fides)- “The last move in the battle between the president and vice president might appear ridiculous but it is true ” said a missionary who has worked for years in Malawi, a country suffering from months o ...
• 15 March 2006
  VATICAN - Planning and building God’s house. Contribution by Bishop Mauro Piacenza, President of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church. “A place for liturgy” Vatican City (Fides Service) - When Jesus asked his disciples to prepare for the last paschal supper he said: he [a man] will show you a large upper room furnished and ready. Make the preparations for us there.” (Mk 14 ...
• 15 March 2006
  VATICAN - “Being missionaries today”: interview with Cardinal Joachim Meisner Vatican City (Fides Service) - German Cardinal Joachim Meisner Archbishop of Koln was one of the speakers at a recent International Convention to mark the 40th anniversary of Vatican II’s Ad Gentes decree on missionary ...
• 15 March 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict XVI begins new cycle of catechesis dedicated to the mystery of the relationship between Christ and the Church: the light of the face of Christ is reflected in the face of the Church “despite the limits and shadows of our fragile and sinful humanity” Vatican City (Fides Service) - In today's general audience, held in St. Peter's Square in the presence of 30,000 people, Benedict XVI began a new cycle of catechesis dedicated to the mystery of the relationship between C ...
• 15 March 2006
  ASIA/TAIWAN - “Prayer deepens our relationship with God; fasting helps us draw closer to Him; charity makes us more like Him” says Archbishop of Taipei in Lenten Pastoral Letter Taipei (Fides Service) - “Prayer deepens our relationship with God; fasting helps us draw closer to Him; charity makes us more like Him”, Archbishop Joseph Cheng of Taipei told his people in a Pastoral Letter for Len ...
• 15 March 2006
  OCEANIA/SOLOMONS - Catholics in Solomons mourn Father Michael Aike, Solomon Islands first Catholic priest Honiara (Fides Service) - The Catholic community in Solomon islands is mourning the passing of Father Michael Aike, Solomon Islands first Catholic priest. Fr Michael died on 14 March after a long illness. “As the senio ...
• 15 March 2006
  ASIA/CHINA - Catholic readers in China appreciate religious publications and want more says Faith bulletin Shi Jia Zhuang (Fides Service) - Chinese Catholics say religious publications are valid channels for pastoral care and evangelisation and they are asking for more. This emerged in a survey made by the most widely read Ch ...
• 15 March 2006
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Wave Studio produces new music cassette for Lent 2006 in Urdu and Punjabi: 11 songs on the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Lahore (Fides Service) - “Lord of Life” is the title of a new religious music cassette produced and circulated for Lent 2006 by WAVE Studios in Lahore directed by Fr John Nadeem. The cassette is a collection of 11 hy ...
• 15 March 2006
  AFRICA/NIGERIA - Catholic Bishops’ Conference plenary assembly vows to “Restore hope with the truth” Abuja (Fides Service)- “As shepherds of the People of God in our land we are called to bear witness to Christian hope. Hope is the gift God gave mankind when Jesus Christ triumphed over death” the Catholics Bishops o ...
• 15 March 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - European Meeting of national directors of Pontifical Mission Societies and mission pastoral Palermo (Fides) - “The meeting was one of varied content and intense activity but I am confident that we all return home enriched by what was heard and lived in the Church in Sicily and its missionary commitment” sai ...
• 14 March 2006
  AMERICA/BRAZIL - International Conference on Land Reform and Rural Development: and opportunity to tackle the problem of hunger Puerto Alegre (Fides Service) - From 6 to 10 March in Puerto Alegre in Brazil there was an International Conference on Land Reform and Rural Development to discuss the situation of rural communities in countries in the s ...
• 14 March 2006
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - In Palestine “Wing for Healing”: Italian tele-medicine for peace Rome (Fides Service) - A project “Wing for Healing”, sponsored by TELBIOS, leading Italian company in tele-medicine services and networking backed by AISPO, Italian Association for Solidarity among Peoples with the p ...