Europe

• 23 April 2008
  EUROPE/FRANCE - Lourdes, city of peace Rome (Agenzia Fides) - In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the apparitions of the Virgin Mary to a girl named Bernadette, the small French village of Lourdes is organizing a series of events, in hopes of becomin ...
• 17 April 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - 18,815 Jesuits worldwide; largest representation and youngest members in south Asia, with the most novices Roma (Agenzia Fides) - According to statistics made available to Agenzia Fides from the General Curia of the Society of Jesus, dated January 1, 2008, the total number of Jesuits in the world is 18,815. They are subdivide ...
• 14 April 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - Survey from Catholic periodical Niedziela on priestly and religious vocations Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - The most widely-read Catholic periodical in Poland, “Niedziela,” based in Czestochowa, has published today (April14) the results of a survey on priestly and religious vocations in John P ...
• 10 April 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - Theological symposium on Christian hope according to the teachings of Benedict XVI Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - “The true image of Christian hope” was the theme of the theological symposium that took place on April 5 in Czestochowa, in the John Paul II Auditorium, in the Archdiocesan Major Seminar ...
• 8 April 2008
  EUROPE/ITALIA - Franciscans organize “Third Chapter of the Poor” Bari (Agenzia Fides) - “In a changing world, there are always poor,” is the theme for the reflections that will be made during the “Third Chapter for the Poor,” an event organized by the Franciscan Friars Minor o ...
• 8 April 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Presentation of the new Catechism for Christian Initiation “Jesus is Lord”: “more than a book, it is a treasure because it contains the Good News that our Holy Mother Church teaches us.” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Bishop Javier Salinas Viñals of Tortosa, Vice-President of the Bishops’ Committee on Education and Catechesis for the Spanish Bishops’ Conference (CEE), yesterday presented the catechetical ...
• 3 April 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Natalia Dallapiccola, the first companion Chiara Lubich, also ends her earthly journey: it was she who promoted the Focolari Movement in eastern Europe Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Natalia Dallapiccola, the first to join Chiara Lubich on earth in 1943, is the first to reach her, only a few days later, in eternal life. Natalia was 83. She died, due to weakening of heart and lu ...
• 2 April 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - The heroic acts of a simple man: Giovanni Palatucci, the last police chief in Fiume Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Giovanni Palatucci was a young man from the province of Avellino (Italy) who gave up his medical carrier to become a policeman, as a vocation. During the Second World War, while he was in charge of ...
• 2 April 2008
  EUROPE/ITALIA - “Remembering Karol”: John Paul II, three years after his death Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Three years after the passing of our beloved John Paul II, and on the occasion of the publishing of the paperback version of the book, “A Life with Karol” written by Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, ...
• 28 March 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Presentation of a 25-year investigation on the history of theology in Latin America, made by 29 specialists from 19 universities Navarra (Agenzia Fides) - The Theology Department at the University of Navarra (Spain) has seen the close of a 25-year-long investigation on the history of theology in Latin America, from its beginning in 1493 to 2001. T ...
• 28 March 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - The first sister of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo will take vows March 31 Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The first sister of the Missionaries of Saint Charles Borromeo will take temporal vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience on Monday, March 31, in the presence of the Superior General, Father Paolo ...
• 27 March 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Message from Bishops for the Day for Life: “No Catholic, whether it be in the public or private sphere, can ever permit any practice such as abortion, euthanasia, or the artificial production, freezing, and manipulation of human embryos.” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - “As Bishops, we feel it our duty to promote the value of human life in the Church and in society, and to work in favor of all initiatives that support the family and life, such as the internati ...
• 26 March 2008
  EUROPE/RUSSIA - Christians united in Hope Moscow (Agenzia Fides) - Spe Salvi, the most recent encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI, has now been made available in Russia, as well. Its publication in Russian (by Franciscan Press, in collaboration with the Apostolic Nu ...
• 26 March 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Father Pascual Chávez Villanueva confirmed Rector Major of the Salesians Rome(Agenzia Fides) - Members of the 26th General Chapter of the Society of Saint Francis De Sales (the Salesians of Don Bosco) have, in the first scrutiny, confirmed “Don” (Father) Pascual Chávez Villanueva as Rect ...
• 14 March 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Chiara Lubich concludes her earthly life, dedicated to spreading universal brotherhood in efforts to unite the human family in Evangelical charity Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “In a serene climate, of prayer and deep emotion, Chiara Lubich ended, at the age of 88, her earthly journey tonight, 14th March 2008, at 2 am in her home in Rocca di Papa (Rome), where she had r ...