Europe

• 28 June 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Reasons why marriage and adoption should remain unchanged”: Hazteoir sends paper to Congress members in view of June 30 vote. “We trust that the fact that so many countries have not undertaken this sort of reform may provoke serious reflection” Madrid (Fides Service) - A paper with the title “Reasons why marriage and adoption cannot be changed” prepared by Hazteoir team of experts has been sent to members of Spain’s parliament in view of a second and fina ...
• 28 June 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - “All the Churches for the whole Church”: national meeting of regional and diocesan directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies will discuss identity and service of the PMS Delegate Rome (Fides Service) - “All the Churches for the whole Church” is the theme chosen for a national meeting of regional and diocesan directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies 1 - 3 July at Fraterna Domus in Sacrofa ...
• 27 June 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Thursday June 30 another massive protest in favour of family rights: June 18 Pro-Family demonstrators will take to the streets again after the Premier refused their request to meet him Madrid (Fides Service ) - When on Thursday June 30 the Spanish Congress will take a second vote on the proposed law to give homosexual unions the same status as marriage, pro-family demonstrators who oppose the law will ...
• 23 June 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Diocesan delegates for missions and directors of Pontifical Mission Societies discuss ‘Prospects for mission in Asia and greater attention for youth’ Madrid (Fides Service) - A meeting in Madrid of those responsible for Spain’s missionary activity closed today. On Tuesday 21 at the invitation of the Bishops’ Commission for Missions there was a National Day for Dio ...
• 22 June 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Meeting on healthcare in Africa: Italian NGOs build a bridge of assistance, research and solidarity with the sick Rome (Fides Service) - On 27 June an association of Italian NGOs will launch a programme to build an Italy-Africa bridge for assistance, research and solidarity for the sick”. The programme is sponsored by MED e MED O ...
• 22 June 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - June 18 Pro-family demonstration was only the ‘beginning” of a massive unprecedented family movement. Many other similar events to defend true marriage and the family could follow if government refuses to meet the demands made. Madrid (Fides Service) - “This is not the end, this is the beginning of a new unprecedented social movement, the family movement” said Benigno Blanco, Vice president of the Spanish Family Forum said with regard to th ...
• 21 June 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Opus Dei all over the world will mark 30th anniversary of the death of Saint Josemaría Escriva on Sunday 26 June Rome (Fides Service) - Sunday 26 June is the 30th anniversary of the death of the founder of Opus Dei, Josemaria Escrivà, born in Barbastro (Spain) 9 January 1902 and died in Rome on 26 June 1975, canonised 6 October 20 ...
• 20 June 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - An enormous tree firmly planted which no one can ever uproot - “numerous groups of people are anxious to defend the Christian roots of Europe: we must come out of our homes and churches and defend them in the streets " Ignacio Arsuga told Fides Madrid (Fides Service) - “Last Saturday’s demonstration was exceptional for at least three reasons: the number of participants, unprecedented world support and massive agreement on the theme, all of which made Madrid ...
• 20 June 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - St Charles Borromeo Fraternity welcomes 8 new priests and 9 deacons for mission in parishes, schools, universities, prisons and hospitals Rome (Fides Service) - On Saturday 25 June at 3.30pm at St Mary Major Basilica in Rome Cardinal Angelo Scola, patriarch of Venice will ordain 8 priests and 9 deacons as members of the Priestly Fraternity of the Missionar ...
• 20 June 2005
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Cardinal Sepe greets Boa Nova Mission Society gathered in Fatima for 75° anniversary: “You are a precious gift for the Church in Portugal and the whole Church because with fidelity you incarnate that which is its primary duty which cannot be renounced: Evangelisation” Fatima (Agenzia Fides) - “We have come to Fatima to thank God for you the Boa Nova Missionaries, a community of apostles which welcomed the Good News with love and like Mary has dedicated its existence to it. In these ...
• 18 June 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Many jurists are convinced that the proposed law is unconstitutional. Assigning a child to grow up with two mothers or two fathers would be a social experiment using a child”: Fides interview with Vice president of the Spanish Family Forum promoter of today’s pro-family demonstration in Madrid Madrid (Fides Service) - Benigno Blanco Vice president of the Spanish Family Forum promoter of today’s pro-family demonstration in Madrid to defend real marriage told Fides that the proposed law to allow homosexual ‘ ...
• 18 June 2005
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - “75 years of mission with Him”: Boa Nova Missionaries celebrate 75th anniversary in Fatima Valadares (Fides Service) - The Boa Nova Mission Society (SMBN) is celebrating its 75th anniversary 3 October 2004 - 3 October 2005 with the slogan “75 of Mission with Him”. A major anniversary initiative the Societ ...
• 17 June 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Madrid World Capital of Families: 15 international federations in 60 different countries, over 1,000 NGOs and at least 30 million individuals support June 18 Pro-family demonstration Madrid (Fides Service) - “We received massive undreamed of support for this demonstration which is unique in the history of the Spanish democracy” said Lola Velarde Vice president of the European network of Family Po ...
• 17 June 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Pro-family and real marriage demonstrations in front of Spanish embassies and consulates in Mexico, Chile, Peru, Colombia and Argentina to coincide with June 18 Pro-family demonstration in Madrid Madrid (Fides) - This morning in Madrid at a media conference in view of the June 18 pro-family demonstration tomorrow here in the capital of Spain María del Prete Vice international president of the Latin American Fami ...
• 17 June 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - “What is a child missionary? How can we lead children to love mission?”: diocesan and regional Holy Childhood operators gather for 2nd National Meeting Rome (Fides Service) - “What is a child missionary?? What is the Holy Childhood Mission Society? How can we lead children to love mission? How can we lead our boys and girls to love our Holy Childhood Society?” These ...