News
25 October 2004
AFRICA/UGANDA - Cholera kills two in overcrowded refugee camp: 60,000 people lack basic sanitation and assistance
Rome (Fides Service) - The UN World Food Programme reported that ten people are in hospital with cholera symptoms after an epidemic of cholera broke out in an overcrowded refugee camp in northern Uganda lacking even basi ...
25 October 2004
AFRICA/SUDAN - Trauma, violence, infant mortality rates rocket in Darfur where 2/3 of those affected are women and children.
Rome (Fides Service) - According to the UNICEF office in Khartoum, thousands of children in Darfur die every day of preventable or curable diseases or as a result of violence suffered during attacks on villages and camp ...
23 October 2004
World Mission Sunday Special Issue - CHURCH STATISTICS
WORLD MISSION SUNDAY SPECIAL ISSUE: CATHOLIC CHURCH STATISTICS 2004:
World Population, Catholics; Persons And Catholics Per Priest Ecclesiastical Circumscriptions; Bishops; Priests; Permanent Deacons; Religious,
Secul ...
23 October 2004
VATICAN - Interview with Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, on the occasion of WORLD MISSION DAY
Vatican City (Fides) - On the occasion of World Mission Day, Sunday 24 October, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples was kind enough to answer a few questions put by Fid ...
23 October 2004
Mission Sunday Special Issue - LATIN AMERICA the world’s most Catholic continent where the value of peace among nations is more than a hope for re-launching and development
LATIN AMERICA: many countries, all at peace with one another; crises with common denominators; natural resources; why do countries rich in natural resources suffer from poverty? steady emigration in search of better liv ...
23 October 2004
Mission Sunday Special Issue: UPDATE ON THE SITUATION OF WORLD HEALTH
Mission Sunday Special Issue: UPDATE ON THE SITUATION OF WORLD HEALTH
On the occasion of the World Mission Sunday we give figures on AIDS, malaria and other infectious forms that every day affect millions of innocent ...
23 October 2004
Mission Sunday Special Issue: AFRICA: WHY ARE THE RICH SO POOR?
Mission Sunday Special Issue: AFRICA: WHY ARE THE RICH SO POOR?
AFRICA’S TREASURES
Gas and oil exported all over the world
Renewable energy
Vast agricultural potential
Tourism
National gross product grows but ...
22 October 2004
EUROPE/IRELAND - Mission Festival part of a long term plan to restore missionary awareness and commitment
Dublin (Fides Service) - As part of the National Mission Council’s plan to restore October as Mission Month, a four day festival of mission was opened in Bishopstown, Cork City by Bishop John Buckley of the Diocese of ...
22 October 2004
EUROPE/FRANCE - World Mission Sunday “prayer to embrace the world” at all latitudes
Lyons (Fides Service) - Once again this year for World Mission Day the head office of the Pontifical Mission Societies in France has invited national offices all over the world to join in a round the world prayer success ...
22 October 2004
ASIA/THAILAND - Salesian Father appointed chairman of South East Asian Catholic Press Association
Bangkok (Fides Service) - Indian born Salesian George Plathottam from Guwahati, a priest and journalist, was elected chairman of the South East Asian Catholic Press Association during the 20th International Catholic Pre ...
22 October 2004
AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - Comboni Bishop Armido Gasparini: 52 years on Mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia dies at the age of 91
Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - After 52 years as a missionary in Eritrea and Ethiopia, Bishop Armido Gasparini and Italian Comboni missionary died yesterday 21 October, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Bishop was emeritus V ...
22 October 2004
AMERICA/CHILE - At least 90.000 young people “pilgrims, disciples and apostles of hope” expected to make pilgrimage to shrine of Saint Teresa de los Andes in Chile
Santiago de Chile (Fides Service) -"Saint Teresa, disciple of Jesus " is the slogan of the 14th annual Youth Pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Teresa de los Andes, 70 km north of Santiago (Chile), organised for 23 Octobe ...
22 October 2004
EUROPE/ITALY - Sunday 24 October, World Mission Day an appointment to savour communion with more than a thousand local Churches in mission territories all over the world
Rome (Fides Service) - " Hungry for bread, hungry for God " is the theme chosen by the Pontifical Mission Societies in Italy for World Mission Day 24 October. It is also the underlying theme for formative activities of ...
22 October 2004
AMERICA/PERU - Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani encourages participation in World Mission Sunday: "Although our own local Church has many needs, we cannot be indifferent to the many spiritual and material needs of many less fortunate brothers and sisters”
Lima (Fides Service) - In view of Mission Sunday October 24t Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, Archbishop of Lima and Primate of Peru, recently encouraged Peruvian Catholics to make a special effort to celebrate the day in a ...
22 October 2004
ASIA/INDIA - Concern in India as HIV/AIDS continues to spread
Rome (Fides Service) - In India only 2 AIDS patients out of every 100 (12,000 out of 555,000) have access to antiretroviral therapy. More than half who do have access stop therapy after the first year, mainly because of ...
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