Europe

• 19 December 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Ethics and Communication: “Consciences are not only informed, but also formed.” Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “Do not affirm anything that is false, nor fail to affirm that which is true.” With this quote from Leo XIII, the Pope who formulated Catholic Social Doctrine, Bishop Rino Fisichella, President ...
• 18 December 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - December 20, at the Basilica of Saint Paul, 49 deacons of the Legionaries of Christ - from 13 different countries - will be ordained priests Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, December 20, at 9:30am, in the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, 49 deacons from the Religious Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ will be ordained priests by Cardinal ...
• 17 December 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “SANPA”: a new form of youth evangelization and testimony on city streets, during the Year of St. Paul Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - “SANPA”: this is the new form of youth evangelization on the streets, launched by Youth Ministry in Spain. The name of the activity was inspired by the Year of Saint Paul, which the Church is ...
• 17 December 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - Polish families and the Bible: a study from the Catholic magazine Niedziela Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – The most widely-read Catholic weekly in Poland, “Niedzela,” which is headquartered in Czestochowa, has recently published a study on the importance of the presence and reading of the B ...
• 16 December 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - A record year in natural disasters, mainly affecting poorer nations; a firm international effort is needed to protect the environment Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The climate emergency linked to the environmental issue continues to present itself as one of the most important on the planet, in corroboration with the recent summits of the UN in Poznan, Polan ...
• 16 December 2008
  EUROPE/GERMANY - “Children search for peace”: commitment to peace at the heart of the 51st Campaign of the “Sternsinger,” with Colombia as this' year's “symbol country” Aachen (Agenzia Fides) – For the 51st time, in the days leading up to January 6, 2009 the “Sternsinger” (Star Singers) of the Holy Childhood Association in Germany will be on the country's street-corners singing Ch ...
• 11 December 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - Day of Prayer for the Missions; Christmas Campaign for children in Papua New Guinea Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – Since 1900, Jasna Gora (Czestochowa) has celebrated a Day of Prayer for the Missions on a date near the feast on Saint Francis Xavier, Patron of the Missions. Agenzia Fides learned of this ...
• 10 December 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Social and business commitments, a possible harmony; business projects for Sahel Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Social commitments and business interests can be reconciled, and when this occurs, the fruits are many and are evident. This is one of the discoveries that was made during the convention entitled ...
• 10 December 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Sunday, December 28, Feast of the Holy Family: Mass for families from all over Spain, with a live message via satellite from the Holy Father in Rome Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – In a letter addressed to all parish pastors, religious communities, apostolic movements and associations, schools, etc. of the Archdiocese, the Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouc ...
• 2 December 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Youth Missionary Congress for the Year of Saint Paul: “Following Christ’s footsteps in the world - Paul’s Secret” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In the 2,000th anniversary of the birth of the Apostle to the Gentiles, inspired by the Holy Father’s proposal, all youth are invited to attend the Youth Missionary Congress 2009, scheduled to ...
• 1 December 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Scalabrini Missionaries Meeting: the message and the method of St Paul offer a wealth of proposals for the Christian of the third millennium and for the promotion of intercultural dialogue Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “From proclaiming among cultures to communion among peoples: in the footsteps of Saint Paul”, was the theme of a meeting held at the Pontifical Urban University on 28 November organised by the ...
• 1 December 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - December 1: World AIDS Day. There are 33 million tested positive in the world, with sub-Saharan Africa being the most affected...universal access to the cure is urgently needed. Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Today, December 1 is World AIDS Day. The epidemic, that in past decades has led to a high number of victims, is today passing through a new phase. Several developments have been made in the attem ...
• 28 November 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - On November 30, over 900 cities all over the world will celebrate the “World Day of Cities for Life Against the Death Penalty” Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Just a few days after the Third Commission of the U.N. General Assembly renewed it’s anti-death penalty stance and Burundi abolished capital punishment, on November 30, 2008 close to 1,000 cities ...
• 28 November 2008
  EUROPE/GERMANY - Welcoming refugees and displaced persons implies “ that we address the other as a person and prevents us from approaching him as a problem or as a source of work”: Archbishop Marchetto addresses the Migration Commission of the German Catholic Bishops' Conference Cologne (Agenzia Fides) - “Refugees are always in the heart of the Church” and “what the Church undertakes in favor of refugees is an integral part of its mission”: these were the words pronounced by Archbishop A ...
• 27 November 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - First Encounter of Augustinian Recollect Bishops to commemorate centennial anniversary of the Chapter that established the apostolic end and led to the missions La Rioja (Agenzia Fides) – November 25-30, the Monastery of San Millan de Yuso (La Rioja, Spain) is hosting the first Encounter of Augustinian Recollect Bishops, presided by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Prefect for t ...