Europe

• 17 September 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - China and Europe “different but united”: Cardinal Sepe addresses 5th European Ecumenical Conference on spiritual and cultural relations between China and Europe Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “Diversity in unity ” is the theme of the 5th European Ecumenical Conference on China being hosted 16-20 September by the Pontifical Unviersity S. Anselmo, in Rome focussing on spiritual and cu ...
• 17 September 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of St Charles Borromeo marks 20th anniversary Rome (Fides Service) - “Cardinal Ratzinger promised to preside this celebration. We are happy that the reason for his absence is his election as Bishop of Rome” said Mgr. Massimo Camisasca, Founder and Superior gene ...
• 16 September 2005
  EUROPA/SPAIN - Marian Day of the Family presided by Cardinal Sepe at the Marian strine of Torreciudad: the family institute is the future of the Church and humanity. Huesca (Fides Service) - On Saturday 17 at the Marian Strine of Torreciudad, Huesca, Spain Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples, will preside the 16th Marian Day of the ...
• 15 September 2005
  EUROPE/HUNGARY - “The journey of Universities in Europe. Prospects for university pastoral”: annual meeting of national directors of university pastoral care European Bishops’ Conferences Budapest (Fides Service) - From 23 to 25 September national directors of university pastoral care and university chaplains will gather in Budapest Hungary at St Gerhard Retreat House for their annual meeting. Fifty six p ...
• 15 September 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - September 30 closing date for appeal against the anti-constitutional law approving ‘homosexual marriage’. Unprecedented pro-family world movement with busy agenda Madrid (Fides Service) - September 30 is the closing date for appealing against the anti-constitutional law approving ‘homosexual marriage’ recently passed in Spain. Unless the Popular Party, the only body with the n ...
• 14 September 2005
  EUROPE/FRANCE - S. Egidio international meeting of “Prayer for Peace” closing appeal for peace: “Peace increases the chances for a better world. The path to peace is dialogue.” Lyon ( Fides Service) - “It is time to stop the use of violence! Human life is sacred. Violence humiliates human beings and diminishes the cause of those who make use of it. The world is tired of living in fear. Religi ...
• 13 September 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Trentola Ducenta Seminary: earthly remains of Blessed Paolo Manna founder of the Pontifical Missionary Union moved to a chapel which bears his name Rome (Fides Service) - On Wednesday 14 September at Sacred Heart Seminary, Trentola Ducenta (CE), there will be a special ceremony for the transfer of the earthly remains of Blessed Paolo Manna, founder of the Pontifica ...
• 13 September 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Night adoration and young people: challenges for the future”: National Meeting for Young Night Adorers of the Eucharist 23 - 25 September León (Fides Service) - ‘Putting Jesus at the centre’ is the theme of a National Meeting for Young Night Adorers of the Eucharist 23 - 25 September to be held in Leon, Spain, organised by the National Council of Nigh ...
• 12 September 2005
  EUROPE/BELGIUM - Pro-family demonstration in Brussels: “Different cultures, faiths and political tendencies united to defend a common value: the family. Family Movements ever more international” Brussels (Fides Service) - “To speak of the family is to speak of life, handing on of values, stability, future” said Lola Velarde vice president of the Euroepan network of the Institute for Family Policy (IPF) which ...
• 9 September 2005
  EUROPA/SPAIN - Preparations for 5th World Meeting of Families in July 2006 in Valencia: programme will include Family Feast and International Congress Valencia (Fides Service) - Preparations are underway for the 5th World Meeting of Families organised by the Catholic Church which will be held next year 2006 in July in Valencia, Spain. Recently Cardinal Alfonso López T ...
• 8 September 2005
  EUROPE/BELGIUM - Defending the family and rights of children on 10 September Brussels World Family Capital Brussels (Fides Service) - After the successful demonstration to defend authentic marriage and the rights of children organised June 18 in Madrid, Spain, it is the turn of the Belgian capital Brussels, where parliament ...
• 8 September 2005
  EUROPE/POLAND - Media, young people’s languages and handing on the faith: Plenary Assembly of the European Bishops' Media Commission Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) - Some 80 people - bishops, communications experts, spokespersons for Europe's 34 bishops' conferences and representatives of various Catholic communications agencies - will gather at the Barnabite ...
• 7 September 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - "The Eucharist, heart of Christian life and source of the Church’s mission to evangelise": Catholic University of Murcia organises a first ever University Eucharistic Congress Murcia (Fides Service) - To honour the memory of Pope John Paul II and inspired by his Encyclical “Ecclesia de Eucharistia” and his gift of this past ‘Year of the Eucharist’, the Catholic University of Murcia in ...
• 6 September 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Theology faculty Pontifical Salesian University offers 10th ongoing formation course for missionaries starting 19 September Rome (Fides September) - The theology faculty of the Pontifical Salesian University in Rome is offering its 10th course of ongoing formation for men and women missionaries. The course consisting of a theological update o ...
• 6 September 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Italian priest fidei donum missionary in Brazil for 30 years is murdered in his parish Pinerolo (Agenzia Fides) - Rev Giuseppe Bessone, a fidei donum priest ‘given’ by the Italian diocese of Pinerolo (Italy) for mission in Brazil, was murdered during the night on 2 September in his parish house at S. A ...