News

• 26 July 2004
  VATICAN - “How can we remain indifferent?” : during his Sunday Angelus with regard to Darfur in Sudan the Pope makes urgent appeal to political leaders and international organisations Vatican City (Fides Service) - An anguished call to the international community to assist the suffering people in Uganda and Darfur (Sudan) was launched by Pope John Paul II on Sunday 25 July during his address before th ...
• 26 July 2004
  AMERICA/CHILE - Tomorrow funeral of Italian missionary stabbed to death in Santiago cathedral at the end of Mass Santiago (Fides Service) - The funeral of Italian missionary Father Faustino Gazziero, murdered on Saturday 24 July after saying Mass in Santiago cathedral, will be held on Tuesday 27 July at 10am. Father Faustino Gazzie ...
• 26 July 2004
  AFRICA/CHAD - Darfur: situation ever more critical for refugees in Chad. “two refugees killed in camp in Chad ” says UN High Commission for Refugees Rome (Fides Service)- “The situation of Sudanese refugees in Farchana camp in east Chad is critical” United Nations High Commission for Refugees said in a statement dated 22 July. According to UNHCR two people were k ...
• 24 July 2004
  The Question of Arms in Africa The tragedy in Darfur re-proposes the question of the diffusion of arms in Africa. This is why we decided to issue the part relative to Africa of a dossier on arms in the world in preparation by Fides. In Darfur, as in ...
• 23 July 2004
  AFRICA/ANGOLA - Fides has received more details on the expulsion by the Angolan Authorities of illegal diamond seekers; a trade said to serve Muslim fundamentalist terrorists and greedy religious sects Luanda (Fides Service)- Fides has received more details on illegal diamond seekers expelled by Angolan authorities (see Fides 21 July 2004). Local Fides sources say “it has been confirmed that the Angolan police arrest ...
• 23 July 2004
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Basic education and healthcare, feeding and vaccination programmes: service for 500 poor people in shanty towns in south eastern Bogota Bogota (Fides Service) - The situation of human rights in Colombia is one of the worst in all Latin America, although the country’s democracy is one of the oldest on the continent. Extra judicial executions, kidnapping ...
• 23 July 2004
  AFRICA/MALI - Rev. Clement Lonah, appointed rector of Saint Augustine Seminary Bamako Vatican City (Fides Service) - Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, has appointed 18 June 2004, rector of the Saint Augustine Inter-diocesan Major Seminary in Bamako, i ...
• 23 July 2004
  AMERICA/ECUADOR - Feeding programme for children with a disability cared for by Camillians supported by the Fecupal Foundation Quito (Fides Service) - About 40-50% of the children in Ecuador suffers from under-nourishment, 20% is underweight smaller than average and 70% lives below the poverty line. About six million need all round assistance an ...
• 23 July 2004
  ASIA/SRI LANKA - Business man becomes a priest: the vocation of Philip Motha manager now a promoter of the Kingdom of God Colombo (Fides Service) - The Lord called him late in life: former Sri Lankan businessman Philip Motha was recently ordained a priest for Colombo archdiocese at the age of 72. The Ordination, held in Colombo Cathedral, ...
• 23 July 2004
  VATICAN - Meeting in Brasilia, Populorum Progressio Foundation examines situations in South American countries and 260 development projects elaborated by various countries Vatican City (Fides Service) - The Populorum Progressio Foundation, created in 1992 by John Paul II to help poor communities in Latin America, is meeting since July 20 at the Redemptoris Mater missionary seminary of the ...
• 23 July 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - Mission as pastoral exchange between local Churches: Italian National Director of PMS reports on meetings with local Churches where there are Italian missionaries Rome (Fides Service) - Albania, Lebanon, Philippines, Thailand, Argentina, Senegal, Kenya, Guinea Bissau: these countries have been the laps of the past two years of meetings between the Church in Italy and the Church in ...
• 23 July 2004
  AFRICA/BURUNDI - Disappointment and concern in Burundi after talks in South Africa between Burundian parties fail Bujumbura (Fides Service)- Disappointment and profound concern are the predominant feelings of reaction to the failure of talks between Burundi’s political parties held in Pretoria, South Africa (see Fides 19 July 2004 ...
• 23 July 2004
  AFRICA/SUDAN - Feverish diplomatic activity to solve the crisis in Darfur. Possible resolution from the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on militia responsible for violence on civilians Rome (Fides Service)- International diplomacy is at work to end the tragedy in the western Sudan region of Darfur, where massacres of civilians continue. Today 23 July, both UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, and the US se ...
• 23 July 2004
  OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Catholics called to take active part in politics using discernment: in view of federal elections this Autumn, Justice and Peace Commission of Brisbane archdiocese issues call, following Statement by Catholic Bishops of Australia Brisbane (Fides Service) - The Justice and Peace Commission of the archdiocese of Brisbane has issued a call to Catholics to take active part in the next elections exercising discernment. A copy of the message was sent t ...
• 23 July 2004
  ASIA/HONG KONG - Hong Kong Book Fair 2004 proving great success Hong Kong (Fides Service) - Hong Kong Book Fair 2004, opened on July 21, is giving special attention to Catholic publications. The sector on Catholicism includes two series of books presented by the Council for the Laity ...