Europe

• 2 October 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Passion for Hospitality of St John of God in the world today”: 66th General Chapter of Hospitaller Brothers opens today in Rome Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “Passion for Hospitality of St John of God in the world today” is the theme of the 66th General Chapter of Hospitaller Brothers opens today at the Centro Salesianum in Rome and will conclude on ...
• 29 September 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Young Catholics of Madrid make pilgrimage to Convent of Guadalupe to prepare for “Youth Mission”; “look at Jesus Christ and let Him look at you and you will understand the true value of your life in the eyes of God " Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - More than 600 young Catholic from Madrid are taking part in a diocesan pilgrimage to the Convent of Guadalupe in the Estremadura region of Spain. The pilgrimage, 29 September - 1 October, organis ...
• 27 September 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Migration and youth. A chance for society and the Church in Europe”: conclusions of annual meeting for national Directors of the Pastoral care for Migration Sigüenza (Agenzia Fides) - The annual meeting of the national Directors of the Pastoral care for Migration was organised by the Migrations Commission of the Council of bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE). It took pl ...
• 26 September 2006
  EUROPE/CZECH REPUBLIC - Building together “missionary bridge of prayer”: Pontifical Mission Societies initiative for 2006 Prague (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 22 October Catholics all over the world will celebrate the annual World Mission Sunday with prayers and special collections in support of missionaries, missionary work, and poor churche ...
• 25 September 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - How to be Catholic on television? How to form a network of Catholic television stations for evangelisation? World Congress of Catholic Televison Channels hopes to find the answers Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - How to be Catholic in television and how to build a network of Catholic television channels and be movement of cooperation for evangelisation are the goals of a World Congress of Catholic Televis ...
• 21 September 2006
  EUROPE/RUSSIA - For the first time ever the Presidents of the Catholic Bishops' Conferences of Europe will meet in Russia, the plenary assembly will elect a new CCEE presidency St Petersburg (Agenzia Fides) - For the first time in history the Presidents of the Catholic Bishops' Conferences of Europe will meet in St Petersburg, Russia, from 4th to 8th October, following an invitation by Bishop J ...
• 20 September 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - Franciscan Chapter in Assisi renews commitment for dialogue and peace in the world Assisi (Agenzia Fides) - Franciscans, at a special Chapter meeting in Assisi 14 September - 1 October to renew commitment to building communion of prayer and promoting dialogue, took part in a special prayer vigil to pr ...
• 18 September 2006
  EUROPE/HUNGARY - ‘United cities for a United World’: appointment 2009 to reveal a network of cities where fragments of fraternity are in act: goal identified by international meeting of the Focolari Movement in Budapest Budapest (Agenzia Fides) - After setting a goal and a date 2009 the great meeting organised by the Focolari Movement to commemorate tragic facts in Hungary 50 years ago which brought to Budapest more than 11.000 people f ...
• 18 September 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - In view of departure for mission, Mission animators and Mission volunteers undertake intensive formation Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - A three month course of mission formation in view of departure for mission abroad organised by the School of Mission Formation with the collaboration the Spanish Conference of Religious CONFER st ...
• 15 September 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - Apostleship of the Sea European meeting: the Church’s pastoral care for seafarers Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Caring for Seafarers as witnesses of hope through the proclamation of the Word, Liturgy and Diakonia": is the theme of the next European Meeting of the Apostleship of the Sea which will be held at ...
• 11 September 2006
  VATICAN - Pope Benedict in Bavaria- “The world needs God, We need God...We do not fail to show respect for other religions and cultures...when we profess our faith clearly and uncompromisingly in the God who counters violence with His own suffering; who in the face of the power of evil exalts his mercy, in order that evil may be limited and overcome” Munich (Agenzia Fides) - On Sunday 10 September 23rd Sunday of Ordinary time, Pope Benedict XVI presided an outdoor Mass at Munich’s new exhibition NeuMesse centre and led the recitation of the Angelus prayer at midday ...
• 8 September 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - 120 Benedictine nuns from all over the world are taking part in an international symposium on “Guiding with Wisdom”: the Benedictine rule in the light of the Beatitudes Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The S. Anselmo Pontifical Liturgical Institute is hosting the 5th international symposium of the Communio Internationalis Benedictinarum CIB on the theme “Guiding with wisdom... so that the stro ...
• 8 September 2006
  EUROPE/ITALY - 5th edition of Mediterranean Youth Agora on the 7th Beatitude in the Gospel of Matthew “Blessed are the Merciful for they will receive mercy" Loreto (Agenzia Fides) - The 5th edition of Mediterranean Youth Agora organised jointly by the Italian Bishops’ national youth pastoral service and the national Office for cooperation among Churches, taking place in Lo ...
• 8 September 2006
  EUROPE/HUNGARY - “Many challenges, one proposal: Brotherhood” - international Brotherhood Day organised by the Focolari Movement to commemorate tragedy 50 years ago Budapest (Agenzia Fides) - Saturday 16 September at least 11,000 people from 64 different countries are expected to gather in Budapest SportArena for an International Brotherhood Day organised by the Focolari Movement to ...
• 7 September 2006
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “The art of celebrating the mystery of Christ”: Spanish Association of Professors of Liturgy concludes annual Meeting with homage to Francis Xavier Pamplona (Agenzia Fides) - The Spanish Association of Professors of Liturgy (AEPL) held its 31st annual meeting in Pamplona, 30 August to 1 September on the theme “Ars celebrandi. The art of celebrating the mystery of ...