News

• 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 ...
• 14 March 2006
  AFRICA - Measles major killer of children in developing countries: 48% drop in lethal cases in last six years Rome (Fides Service) - Thanks to a vast vaccination campaign between 1999 and 2004 the number of deaths caused by measles has been halved. The number of deaths caused by measles dropped 48% from 871,000 in 1999 to 454, ...
• 14 March 2006
  OCEANIA/NEW ZEALAND - Wellington archdiocese assigns important role to lay Catholics in pastoral care Wellington (Fides Service) - The Archdiocese of Wellington in New Zealand is harnessing the potential of lay Catholics to help provide adequate and ever better pastoral care. More and more lay people are playing leading ...
• 14 March 2006
  ASIA/INDONESIA - Catholic sister stabbed to death in Moluccas Islands convent Ambon (Agenzia Fides) - A young Catholic nun resident in a convent at Jalan Pattimura near Ambon the main city of the Indonesian province of Moluccas was killed on March 10. The 33 year old Sister, a member of a communit ...
• 14 March 2006
  ASIA/HONG KONG - “Be living tabernacles and witnesses of the Lord’s salvation Mgr Dominic Chan tells Catholic Hospital Pastoral workers Hong Kong (Fides Service) -“Be living tabernacles, witnesses in daily life of the Lord’s Salvation. The mission of Hospital pastoral operators is to witness to the presence of Christ and build a relationship of suppo ...