News
8 May 2004
VATICAN - Urban College offers missionary Church 14 new deacons from Africa and Asia
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8 May 2004
ASIA/CHINA - Death of first Bishop of Bameng, Bishop Guo Zhengji, a bold witness to faith in Christ
Yinchuan (Fides Service) - Chinese Bishop Francis Xavier Guo Zhengji, Bishop of Bameng (mainland China) inner Mongolia, died at the age of 91 on Monday May 3, at Yinchuan Hospital where he had been in care for some month ...
8 May 2004
ASIA/JAPAN - A gift of flower seeds with a message from Papal Nuncio welcomes new born babies at Red Cross hospitals all over Japan
Tokyo (Agenzia Fides) - “Flowers are a gift of the Creator and their beauty speaks a language all their own. To offer a flower is a sign of sharing and caring between the giver and the receiver”. This message, compos ...
8 May 2004
ASIA/SOUTH KOREA - Special Mass for 20th anniversary of the canonisation of Korea’s 103 Catholic martyrs
Seoul (Agenzia Fides) - To mark the 20th anniversary of the canonisation in Seoul by Pope John Paul II of Korea’s 103 Catholic Martyrs, a special Mass was celebrated on May 1 at Jeoldusan Shrine presided by Archbishop ...
8 May 2004
ASIA/TAIWAN - Cardinal Paul Shan encourages Taichung diocese to promote a spirit of evangelisation among parish communities
Taichung (Fides) -Cardinal Paul Shan, Bishop of Kaohsiung, recently illustrated a Pastoral Letter issued by the Bishops of Taiwan “Building up the Parish a community of faith, hope and love” to a group of 250 parish ...
8 May 2004
ASIA/HONG KONG - Members of the Canossian Third Order take part in annual retreat reflecting on “How to live the Canossian charisma”
Hongkong (Agenzia Fides) - More than 60 members of the Canossian Third Order took part in an annual retreat 24 and 25 April to reflect on the theme How to live the Canossian charisma”. One of the speakers was Sr. Li Mu ...
8 May 2004
ASIA/HONG KONG - Bishops’ Commission for Pastoral Care of Workers discusses problem of jobs for middle aged unemployed
Hong Kong (Fides Service) - On the occasion of the Feast of St Joseph the Worker, Labour Day May 1, this year, the Commission for Pastoral Care of Workers of Hong Kong’s Catholic Bishops Conference organised a Seminar ...
7 May 2004
AFRICA/BURUNDI - Burundi: parties and guerrilla movements. INFO
Rome (Fides Service)- As announced, to better understand the political situation in Burundi we offer detailed information on political parties and guerrilla movements in that country
Political Parties
UPRONA (Unio ...
7 May 2004
ASIA/INDIA - Rev. Victor Joachim Machado appointed rector of St Joseph’s Inter-diocesan Seminary in Mangalore
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, has appointed, 30 April 2004, Rector of St Joseph’s Inter-diocesan Seminary in Mangalore, India, R ...
7 May 2004
ASIA/INDIA
Rev. Rethinam Vincent Mathias appointed rector of Inter-diocesan Christ Hall Seminary in Madurai
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples has, 30 April 2004, appointed rector of Inter-diocesan Christ Hall Seminary in the archdiocese of Mad ...
7 May 2004
ASIA/INDIA - Rev. Alphonse Devasahayam appointed Rector of St Paul Apostle Inter-diocesan Seminary at Tiruchirapalli
Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples has, 30 April 2004, appointed Rector of St Paul Apostle Inter-diocesan Seminary in the diocese of Tir ...
7 May 2004
VATICAN - “We must help our sister Churches in difficult situations, who need to be sustained with prayer, sacrifice and material assistance” said Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe addressing the Annual General Assembly of the Pontifical Mission Societies
Rome (Fides Service) - “The first and most important duty of a National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies is to increase missionary awareness among the people of God to help every Christian realise his or he ...
7 May 2004
AFRICA/ANGOLA - Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo unite efforts to attend to problem of foreigners expelled from Angola
Luanda (Fides Service)- The foreign ministers of Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo met on 5 May for a meeting of the Three-party Mechanism for Cooperation and Security, an institution set up by t ...
7 May 2004
AFRICA/SUDAN - United Nations and Human Rights Watch launches alarm for situation in Darfur, west Sudan
Rome (Fides Service)- The United Nations Organisation and US based Human Rights Watch, accuse the Sudanese government of serious violation of human rights civilians in Darfur western Sudan. In a report of the humanitaria ...
7 May 2004
AFRICA/GUINEA BISSAU - Caritas Guinea Bissau marks 25th anniversary of service and assistance
Bissau (Fides Service)- Caritas Guinea Bissau recently marked the 25th anniversary of its founding. For the occasion a general meeting of parish Caritas offices in the dioceses of Bissau and Bafatà was held at the major ...
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