News

• 25 November 2005
  AIDS Alarm: efforts to defeat pandemic in Africa may fail Rome (Fides Service) - To mark World AIDS Day on December 1 AMREF Italy (African Medical and Research Foundation) and ActionAids International in collaboration with the Italian Observatory on Global Action against AIDS w ...
• 25 November 2005
  Monday 28 November Urban University presentation of book by Angelo Scelzo on the life of Mother Teresa Casini, foundress of the Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart Vatican City (Fides Service) - On Monday 28 November at 5.30 at Urban University on Rome (via Urbano VIII 16, Gianicolo), there will be the presentation of a book by Angelo Scelzo “Mi farò Santa”, on the life of Mot ...
• 24 November 2005
  VATICAN - The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI will attend ceremony to open academic year at Rome’s Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Tomorrow 25 November the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI will attend a ceremony to open the academic year at Rome’s Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Mass in the University chapel wi ...
• 24 November 2005
  VATICAN - 350 priests from mission countries sent to Rome to study at pontifical universities reside at Propaganda Fide colleges Vatican City (Fides Service) - Every year a good number of priests in mission territories are sent by their respective bishops to study in Rome at one of the pontifical universities. These student priests reside at the t ...
• 24 November 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Sunday 27 November, 1st Sunday of Advent, World Day of Prayer for Great Lakes region of Africa Rome (Fides Service) - Sunday 27 November 1st Sunday of Advent will be a world day of prayer for the Great Lakes region of Africa (Burundi, Rwanda, DR. Congo). A day on which the Church is called to pray for peace in tha ...
• 24 November 2005
  AFRICA/KENYA - Missionary’s analysis of referendum vote Nairobi (Fides Service)- “A too hastily prepared referendum and the presentation of a controversial constitutional project containing certainly positive elements together with other questionable ones were the factors w ...
• 24 November 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Catholic school pupils help earthquake victims Lahore (Fides Service) - Although they cannot take concrete aid to people in disaster sites Catholic school children in Pakistan are showing great solidarity with earthquake victims in Kashmir. In Lahore pupils at Franci ...
• 24 November 2005
  ASIA/CHINA - “Living the Word of God with social service” course for over 120 young Catholics San Yuan (Agenzia Fides) - “Christians are called to live the Gospel and through social service take part in the Church’s mission to spread the Good News” said Fr Zhang Hong Shun, parish priest at Hu Jia Zhai pari ...
• 24 November 2005
  AMERICA/BOLIVIA - El Alto diocese closes first diocesan synod with new Pastoral Plan 2006-2010 fruit of 5 years of study reflection and discussion El Alto (Fides Service) - Friday 25 and Saturday 26 November, after 5 intense years of reflection, study and discussion, the diocese of El Alto in Bolivia closes its 1st diocesan synod with the presentation of a new Past ...
• 24 November 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - The perception of pain in different cultures: St Giuseppe Hospital Milan discusses doctor-patient approach Rome (Fides Service) - “The perception of pain in medicine - ethics, culture and religion” was the theme of a meeting held at San Giuseppe Fatebenefratelli Hospital; Milan on the experience, communication and multi- ...
• 24 November 2005
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Italian aid volunteers keep up the good work Volontariato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo Islamabad (Fides Service)- For almost two months Salesian Fathers and volunteers have been working to assemble and equip tent camps for earthquake victims in Pakistan: Abbodabad camp 180 tents has been completed and work ...
• 24 November 2005
  AFRICA/GABON - Presidential elections: Catholic Bishops call for “transparency” Libreville (Fides Service)- The Catholic Bishops of Gabon have launched a call for transparency in presidential elections 25 and 27 November. “We urge individual politicians and political parties to ensure transparency ...
• 23 November 2005
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Cleared of antipersonnel mines Benguela railway line across Angolan province of Moxico. Encouragement for recovery of the economy Luanda (Fides Service) - A strip of 230 km of the 300km strip of Benguela railway which crosses the Angolan province of Moxico has been cleared of antipersonnel mines according to Antonio Catumba, regional director of A ...
• 23 November 2005
  AFRICA/CAMEROON - Rector appointed for Holy Apostles Propaedeutic and Major Seminary in Yaounde Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples on 16 September 2005 Holy Apostles Propaedeutic and Major Seminary in Yaounde Rev. Philippe Alain Mba ...
• 23 November 2005
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Catholics in Australia committed to stopping trafficking of women and children Sydney (Fides Service) - The Catholic Church has a network of social institutes, organisations and associations which can help fight the scourge of human trafficking and to assist the victims of this crime. The Church is ...