Europe

• 8 May 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY - 13th general assembly of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions PIME Communion and Mission “ad extra” in the 3rd Millennium Rome (Agenzia Fides) - A prayer Vigil in the evening of Sunday 6 May at the Casa Divin Maestro in Ariccia, Rome, opened the work of the 13th general assembly of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions PIME which ha ...
• 4 May 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Peoples of America 7th Meeting at Shrine of Torreciudad to “pray for peace and stability in our countries and for our families on the other side of the Atlantic” Huesca (Fides Service) - 'United For Migration' is the theme of the 7th Meeting of Peoples of America at the Shrine of Torreciudad in Spain on Sunday 6 May during which there will be a twinning with Latin Americans resid ...
• 3 May 2007
  EUROPE/BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA - Pontifical Mission Societies in Bosnia-Herzegovina open web site a new channel for evangelisation Sarajevo (Fides Service) - The national office of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Bosnia-Herzegovina has its own we site since April 30. National Director Rev. Fr. Tomo Knezevic told Fides that it is hoped the web si ...
• 2 May 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Spanish Federation of Pro-Life Associations plans to re-launch pro-life youth associations at the national level with National Conference Valencia (Agenzia Fides) - Spanish Federation of Pro-Life Associations (Provida), founded in Barcelona to promote respect for human life from the moment of conception to natural end, is organising a National Conference f ...
• 30 April 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Almost 500 martyrs to be elevated to the honours of the altar in Rome in the Autumn. Bishops plan national pilgrimage "occasion of grace for the Church and society in Spain" Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - "You are the Light of the World", is the title of a statement issued by the Spanish Bishops at the end of a recent plenary assembly to announce the beatification in Rome in the Autumn of 498 Span ...
• 27 April 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Native Vocations at the Service of the Community”: title of World Day for Native Vocations, 29 April, that no vocation to the priesthood or the consecrated life be lost because of scarcity of means Madrid (Fides Service) - On Sunday 29 April on the occasion of the Church's world day of prayer for Vocations, the Spanish national office of Pontifical Mission Societies will launch a campaign and a Day for Native Vocat ...
• 27 April 2007
  EUROPE/ITALY “Missionaries of Prayer ” - A Contribution from the Abbess of the Benedictine Abbey of Rosano for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations Rosano (Fides Service) - The profound union which exists between contemplative life and missionary activity is a constant in the life of the Church and it draws its essential significance from the life of the Lord, who b ...
• 17 April 2007
  EUROPE/POLAND - A Symposium on the Fidei donum Encyclical, principal challenges and implementation in Poland with over 300 fidei donum priests and 55 lay missionaries working in 35 different countries Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) - "Pius XII's Fidei donum Encyclical - Its principal challenges implementation in Poland" is the theme of a special Symposium being hosted today 17 April by the Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University ...
• 17 April 2007
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - The Bishops of Portugal, in plenary assembly, reaffirm opposition to the new Bill on abortion: "the Church continues to be faithful to her mission to announce the Gospel of the fullness of life and denounce any attack on life" Fatima (Agenzia Fides) - The Catholic Bishops of Portugal have reaffirmed their opposition to abortion denouncing a new Bill to de-penalise abortion in that country. This was said by Bishop Jorge Ortiga, president of the ...
• 13 April 2007
  EUROPE/GEORGIA - Redemptor hominis Catholic social and healthcare Centre offers free diagnosis and medical treatment as well as homecare and food and clothes for about 300 poor people Tbilisi (Agenzia Fides) - To address the healthcare and social needs of poor people in Tbilisi in 1998 Redemptoris Hominis medical centre was opened with the support of the then president of Georgia, Edvard Shevardnadze, ...
• 4 April 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “It is the duty of Catholics all over the world to sustain Christians in the Holy Land with spiritual and material assistance”: Bishop of Jerez Holy Week Pastoral Letter Jerez (Agenzia Fides) - "As Holy Week comes again, our minds and hearts go to the places where the central events of the Christian faith happened”, Bishop Juan del Río of the diocese of Adisona-Jerez, Spain in a pasto ...
• 2 April 2007
  EUROPE - “The family is the foundation of European society”: over 20 associations at European parliament sign a resolution on the Family in Europe, the result of an unprecedented international family movement which continues to grow Brussels (Agenzia Fides) - “In Europe we are witnessing an unprecedented international family movement which continues to grow" says Lola Velarde, president of the European network of Family Policy Institutes. In fact ...
• 30 March 2007
  EUROPE/FRANCE - “Neither Europe nor France can fail to act in the face of such suffering” Catholic Bishops conclude plenary assembly with an appeal for Darfur Lourdes (Agenzia Fides) - A general assembly of the Catholic Bishops of France closed yesterday, 29 March, a day earlier than planned to enable the Bishops to attend the funeral of Archbishop François Saint-Macary, arch ...
• 29 March 2007
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “When a society accepts abortion it is preparing to eliminate freedom”: Conclusions of 1st international congress on “Women and Abortion” Caceres (Agenzia Fides) - "Abortion implicates denying the existence of the life of a human person" we read in the conclusions issued at the end of 1st international congress on “Women and Abortion” organised by the ...
• 28 March 2007
  EUROPE/FRANCE - Families based on marriage, protection of life from conception to natural death, more equality in work opportunities and resources, respect and welcome for emigrants: Cardinal Ricard addresses French Bishops’ Conference Plenary Lourdes (Agenzia Fides) - In view of elections in France in April Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of France recalled certain basic principles. Addressing a plenary assembly ...