Europe

• 14 November 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “The Church imposes nothing, nor does she seek special interests, but wishes only to be at the service of humanity witnessing and proclaiming Jesus Christ light of the nations”: Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe addresses participants at 1st University Eucharistic Congress Murcia (Fides Service) - “The Church must reach out to all men and women, call them to the faith and announce to them the Good News of salvation”: this concept was restated on Saturday 12 November in an intervention ...
• 11 November 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Catholic Bishops of Spain call for freedom of education and pledge support for Education Law protest in Madrid tomorrow Saturday 12 November: “We Bishops are with parents, we are for life and freedom” Madrid (Fides Service) - The Catholic Bishops of Spain are calling for freedom of education and pledging full support for the demonstration in Madrid, tomorrow Saturday 12 November to protest against a proposed new Educ ...
• 11 November 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Historical convention on “The Ecclesiology of Scalabrini” concludes celebrations for the centenary of the “father of migrants” Piacenza (Fides Service) - As a conclusion to celebrations for the centenary of the death of Blessed Giovanni Battista Scalabrini (1839-1905), a History Convention on The Ecclesiology of Scalabrini is being held in Piac ...
• 11 November 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Saturday 12 November Madrid world “Capital for Freedom of Education”: 1.5 million people, 760 organisations from Spain and other countries to protest education law which cuts parents rights to decide how children are educated Madrid (Fides Service) - After being the world capital for the Family in June, on Saturday 12 November Madrid will be the world capital for Freedom of Education said Lola Velarde President of the network of Family Policy ...
• 10 November 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Bishops in southern Spain denounce educational problems in proposed Organic Education Law: so far parents demands have been completely ignored Cordova (Fides Service) - Support for the 12 November protest in Madrid against a proposed LOE Organic Education Law has come also from the Catholic Bishops of southern Spain who issued a statement expressing “serious ...
• 10 November 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Society of Jesus: Situation, problems and initiatives, focus of Superiors Major meeting in Loyola 26 November Rome (Fides Service) - Major Superiors of the Society of Jesus will meet 26 November to 3 December in Loyola Spain to reflect on situations, problems and initiatives of the Society all over the world and to draft, after ...
• 9 November 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Bishops of Catalogna: “The proposed organic education law overlooks fundamental rights which every democratic and pluralistic society must guarantee, and which must be accompanied by freedom of religion and conscience” Tarragona (Fides Service) - The Bishops of Catalogna have issued a statement expressing support for the November 12 protest against education law reforms in which they say the proposed Organic Education Law “overlooks ...
• 9 November 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Looking back at 50 years of experience of “Fidei donum” to re-launch this missionary commitment in the Church in Italy to meet new needs and challenges Rome (Fides Service) - “Drawing courageous prospects from rich memories” is the title of a conference which opened yesterday 8 November in Chianciano near Sienna with the aim of gathering precious personal and eccles ...
• 8 November 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Commemorating 14 year old Mexican martyr José Luis who died with the cry “Long live Christ the King!” Rome (Fides Service) - On Thursday 10 November at 3.30pm Pontifical College Regina Apostolorum in Rome will host a Conference “Corazon Cristero. José Luis, a martyr aged 14” to commemorate José Luis Sanchez de Rio, ...
• 8 November 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - November 12 Madrid protest against proposed new education law has full support of network of Family Policy Institutes in Europe: ‘the state has the duty to guarantee parents’ right to decide how children are educated’ Madrid (Fides Service) - Representatives of Family Policy Institutes in Europe and Latin America will take part in the November 12 demonstration in Madrid to protest against a proposed law which violates parents right to ...
• 7 November 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - In a message to participants at the 1st International University Eucharistic Congress Pope Benedict encourages them to "render worthy and constant homage to Christ present in the Most Holy Eucharist; meditate, live and teach its singular importance in the life of Christians” Murcia (Fides Service) - The 1st International University Eucharistic Congress to be held 9 to 13 November promoted by the San Antonio Catholic University in Murcia (UCAM) will reflect on the theme “The Eucharist, hear ...
• 5 November 2005
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Braga archdiocese suggests 10 Itineraries to continue the Year of the Eucharist Braga (Fides Service) - To prolong the effects of the Year of the Eucharist which offered an opportunity to grow in awareness and love for this unfathomable Mystery of Faith, the archdiocese of Braga in Portugal has ide ...
• 4 November 2005
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - 6th Day for Missionary Voluntary Work will have the theme “One mission, five continents”: in the last 2 years about 2,000 young volunteers in mission lands Lisbon (Fides Service) - In Portugal 5 November is the 6th Day for Missionary Voluntary Work. The theme this year is “One mission, five continents”. The Day for Missionary Voluntary Work, promoted by the Evangelisati ...
• 31 October 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Rediscovering the founding values of the Franciscan family: Friars Minor open celebrations for 8th centenary of foundation Assisi (Fides Service) - On Friday 28 October during a Prayer Vigil in Saint Clare’s Basilica in Assisi for the start of official celebrations to mark the 8th centenary of the foundation of the Order of Friars Minor, F ...
• 31 October 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - 3,500 leaders of 1,800 Italian Renewal in the Spirit groups meet in Rimini: “Prevailing de-Christianisation is a challenge to the evangelising mission of the Church” says national co-ordinator Salvatore Martinez, recalling the call launched by Benedict XVI Rimini (Fides Service) - Over 3,500 Renewal in the Spirit group leaders are meeting in Rimini 29 October to 1 November for the 29th Conference for Animators on the theme “We are each given a particular manifestation o ...