Europe

• 4 March 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - After 25 years, the “church of the Chinese” in Naples, one of the first Chinese communities in the diaspora, opens its doors Naples (Agenzia Fides) – The “Sanita” District in Naples is the birthplace of the great artist Totó, and is also the site of one of the first Chinese communities in the diaspora (over 250 years ago), a testimony o ...
• 27 February 2009
  EUROPE/BELGIUM - Desperate lives. Testimony of an Armenian family who received support from Caritas in Brussels (Luca De Mata correspondence from Belgium - 14) Brussels (Agenzia Fides) – Caritas is not far from where I am staying. You can go inside and have a seat in a place that is obviously highly effective, clean, and where people work with dedication to assist those who h ...
• 27 February 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Pastoral Instruction “The Present Situation of the Mission Ad Gentes in Spain” encourages generosity in responding to the mission, because it's everyone's mission Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, at the Spanish Bishops' Conference's (CEE) headquarters, a presentation was held for the new Pastoral Instruction “The Present Situation of the Mission Ad Gentes in Spain,” by th ...
• 25 February 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Sunday, March 1 is Latin American Missionary Day: “Do not be afraid to be generous in responding to the apostolic mission that presents itself on the horizon.” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – This Sunday, March 1, is Latin American Missionary Day, organized by the Bishops' Commission for the Missions and a collaboration among the Dioceses of the Spanish Bishops' Conference. The them ...
• 24 February 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - August 9-15, 2009: Santiago de Compostela to host 2nd European Franciscan Meeting Santiago de Compostela (Agenzia Fides) – Preparations are underway in Spain for the 2nd European Franciscan Meeting for youth, which will be held in Santiago de Compostela, August 9-15, 2009. The center of the Meeting ...
• 20 February 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Sisters of Mary Immaculate: prayer, evangelization, and charitable works Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On August 14, 1983, the Franciscan Order accepted three young women as third degree members of the Militia of the Immaculata. Just months beforehand, Mother Elizabeth Patrizi had been called to f ...
• 20 February 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Bishops' reminder: “the State cannot replace society as educator of moral consciences” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – After the sessions held by the Permanent Commission of the Spanish Bishops' Conference (CEE) on February 17-18, a final declaration was issued in which the Bishops reiterate the fact that the S ...
• 19 February 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - First World Day for Social Justice: a prayer network on February 20 Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On February 20, many countries of the world will celebrate the first World Day for Social Justice, instituted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007. The “Justice, Peace, and Integrity ...
• 18 February 2009
  EUROPE/UKRAINE - Capuchins have been working for over 3 centuries in the Ukraine, overcoming difficulties Kiev (Agenzia Fides) – In 1707, the Capuchin Franciscans opened their first convent in Leopoli, followed by the opening of another 10 houses in the Ukraine. After the foundation of the Polish Province (1754) that had 2 ...
• 18 February 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - Jubilee Year for 150th anniversary of the Holy Childhood Association celebrated with a Solemn Mass and meeting of the PMS National Council Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) – The Church in Poland has been celebrating various important missionary events in these first several weeks of 2009, as Agenzia Fides has learned from PMS National Director Monsignor Jan Piotrow ...
• 18 February 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Charity and mission: 2010 will be “Vincentian Year” in honor of the Saints of Charity Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In 2010, the Vincentian Family will celebrate the 350th anniversary of the deaths of Saint Vincent de Paul and Saint Louise de Marillac, both of which occurred within just months of each other in ...
• 16 February 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - The role of the family within the complex phenomenon of migration Milan (Agenzia Fides) – The migration phenomenon in Italy is particularly impressive: of the nearly 28 million immigrants that – according to a Caritas Migrantes Report 2007 - reside in Europe, 3,700,000 are in Italy ...
• 13 February 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Second National Encounter of “Education for Citizenship” Objectors: thousands of families stand firm in defense of their rights and their children's education Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – Representatives from 60 platform groups of parents objecting to the course “Education for Citizenship” (EpC) will meet on February 28 in Pozuelo de Alarcon (Madrid), in the Second National ...
• 10 February 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Youth Missionary Congress during the Year of St. Paul on “Paul's secret” and European Youth Missionary Pilgrimage to Rome with theme: “Missionaries like Paul.” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In this, the year of the 2,000th anniversary of the birth of the Apostle to the Gentiles, the Youth Missionary Movement has organized a Youth Missionary Congress to be celebrated April 30 – May ...
• 10 February 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - “This death should serve as a reminder to us all of the need to respect death itself,” says Director of “L'Osservatore Romano” in an interview with “Corriere della Sera” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Giovanni Maria Vian, Director of “L'Osservatore Romano,” in an interview with the newspaper “Corriere della Sera” on the death of Eluana Englaro, emphasized that “this death should serv ...