Agenzia Fides

Dossier

• 2004-04-03
  KENYA - In Kenya 3 people die of AIDS every 5 minutes
• 2004-04-03
  SOUTH AFRICA - South Africa, Swaziland, Botswana, Namibia and Lesotho have the highest rate on HIV/AIDS infection on the continent of Africa
• 2004-04-03
  UGANDA - Overrun with AIDS Uganda is a laboratory for means to fight the virus Testimony from Ugandan born Mrs Rose Busingye directress of “Meeting Point” in Kampala (local NGO working to help AIDS patients and their families) on the occasion of the presentation of Pope John Paul II’s message for Lent 2001.
• 2004-04-03
  MOZAMBIQUE - Of 14.000 new cases of infection every day in 2003, no less than 12.000 were people aged between 15 and 45. S. Egidio Community’s DREAM project assists children in Africa
• 2004-04-03
  BURKINA FASO - Saint Camillo Medical Centre in Ouagadougou and prevention of HIV/AIDS mother/child infection
• 2004-04-03
  TANZANIA - AIDS IN AFRICA: a battle which can be won CUAMM Statement on AIDS by Marzia Franzetti, co-ordinator AIDS group
• 2004-04-03
  VATICAN - CHILDREN AND AIDS: “Fathers have eaten green grapes thus their children’s teeth are on edge ”
• 2004-04-03
  The World Health Organisation estimates that in the world more than 40 million people suffer from AIDS and that last year more than 2.6 million died of AIDS and there were 5 million new cases among adults and 700,000 among children.
• 2004-03-20
  Annalena Tonelli, 35 anni in Africa: “to everyone she communicated enthusiasm”
• 2004-03-20
  José Castillo, killed after 5 years of missionary work for social Pastoral and defence of human rights
• 2004-03-20
  Marko Makuec Shir, martyr catechist in Kutum, Sudan
• 2004-03-20
  Sister Czeslawa Lorek: “What can I do for the Pope? How can I help him? I know, I’ll go on mission!”.
• 2004-03-20
  Brother Anton Probst, Claretian brother, known to all as Mbuta, the elder brother
• 2004-03-20
  Comboni Father Mario Mantovani murdered by a young man whom he had baptised.
• 2004-03-20
  Archbishop Michael Courtney gave his life for the people of Burundi to whom the Pope had sent him as an apostle of peace.