Europe

• 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 ...
• 12 March 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - Polish Catholic journal - “Niedzela” - supports moratorium on abortion Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic weekly “Niedzela,” the most widely-read Catholic journal in Poland, has published the text of the moratorium on abortion being promoted by Italian journalist Giuliano Ferrar ...
• 11 March 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Opus Dei: Study Day for the 25th anniversary of the Catholic Prelature Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The only existing Personal Prelature in the Catholic Church celebrates is 25th anniversary as a prelature. Opus Dei is currently present in 61 countries in the world, with over 85,000 members. It w ...
• 5 March 2008
  EUROPE/ITALIA - “Shed for you and for all”: March 24, 16th annual Day of Prayer and Fasting in memory of missionaries killed for the cause of the Gospel. Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The Day of Fasting and Prayer is held March 24, as it is the date when Archbishop Oscar A. Romero of San Salvador was assassinated in 1980. The initiative was started in Italy by the Youth Movement ...
• 5 March 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Youth Mission continues in the University, “a contemporary areopagus where the truth of Christ should be proclaimed by the words and testimonies of believers.” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Madrid’s University Youth Mission began on Monday, March 3. Following the Mass presided by Bishop Cesar Franco, Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, which also included a missionary “sending,” dozen ...
• 4 March 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - The message of hope from the Patron Saints of Europe: a contribution to the edification of “Europe’s soul,” based in the common Christian roots Siena (Agenzia Fides) - On March 8, in Siena, in the crypt of the Basilica of Saint Dominic, there will be a Congress entitled: “Anima Europae: Europe’s Christian roots and the spiritual message of its Patron Saints. ...
• 29 February 2008
  EUROPE - The European Network Institute for Family Policies join the fight against abortion: “There is an urgent need to end this drama that effects millions of women in the world.” Belgium (Agenzia Fides) - “We need to guarantee the protection of rights for unborn children, and therefore, think seriously about a ban on abortion. “There is an urgent need to end this drama that effects millions o ...
• 28 February 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Numerous activities underway for the 50th anniversary of the Diocesan Mission of Navarra: “many missionaries continue to impress us with their generosity and self-donation.” Navarra (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of Pamplona-Tudela (Spain) is celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Diocesan Mission of Navarra on December 3, 1958. In its commemoration, various activities ha ...
• 28 February 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - On the way to the 6th European Day for University Students: International Congress on “Europe and the Americas Together to Build a Civilization of Love.” Rome (Agenzia Fides) - This afternoon, in the Pontifical Gregorian University, will be the opening of the International Congress on “Europe and the Americas Together to Build a Civilization of Love,” organized in con ...
• 26 February 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - Opinion poll in the Catholic weekly, Niedziela, on the Sacrament of Reconciliation Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - The most popular Catholic journal in Poland, “Niedziela,” based in Czestochowa, has recently published the results of an opinion poll that was taken regarding the practice of the Sacrame ...
• 25 February 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Sunday, March 2, Missionary Day for Latin America: “Latin America, mission continent.” There are currently 878 Spanish priests in the missions. Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - This Sunday, March 2, the Church in Spain will celebrate the Missionary Day for Latin America, with the theme: “Latin America, mission continent.” “Sixty years ago, the Metropolitan Confer ...
• 22 February 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - A month packed with missionary activities; 2008 declared "Missionary Childhood Year in Poland" for 150 years in Poland Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) - February is going to be a month full of missionary meaning for the Church in Poland, according to report made to Agenzia Fides from Monsignor Jan Piotrowski, National Director of the Pontifical M ...