Europe

• 7 March 2005
  EUROPE/BULGARIA - “Poor Catholic families suffer but they are certain the Pope’s suffering is worse than their own and they pray for him”, Capuchin friar in Sofia tells Fides Sofia (Fides Service) - “We visit poor families regularly and lately all of them have been inquiring about the Pope, assuring us of their prayers for him. They say life their is difficult but they also say that the Ho ...
• 5 March 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Javierada Pilgrimage this year anticipates celebrations for 5th hundredth anniversary of the birth of the Patron saint of missions: " Our young pilgrims to Javier must be courageous like Francis Xavier, filled with enthusiasm for Jesus " Pamplona (Fides Service) - "Javier, adoration and donation" is the slogan for the annual Javierada pilgrimage which take place in Spain 6 to 12 March, organised by the Delegation for Missions and the SCAM (Missionary Ani ...
• 5 March 2005
  EUROPE/AZERBAIJAN - “The Pope is close to the elderly, and in our community there are many of them. They all love him and are concerned about his health”, Father Jan Kapla Superior of the Baku Catholic Mission told Fides Baku (Fides Service) - “Azerbaijanis show great interest for the Pope. They remember his landmark visit to the country with affection and emotion. Local and Russian media channels are giving regular reports on news fro ...
• 4 March 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY - Inmates in Rome’s Regina Caeli prison pray for the Pope and in a letter to the Pontiff in hospital they “express their love for a man who opened their eyes to a horizon of light, hope, love, freedom and salvation in Jesus Christ” inspector general of Italian prison chaplains tells Fides Rome (Fides Service) - Mgr. Giorgio Caniato, inspector general of Prison Chaplains in Italy told Fides that “the prisoners are very fond of the Holy Father and they are very sorry that he is in hospital”. They pray f ...
• 4 March 2005
  EUROPE/RUSSIAN FEDERATION - Worshippers in Moscow’s Catholic cathedral shed tears as they pray for the Pope. Also at times like this the Pope shows the strength of his faith and sends us a message: "Be strong in your faith", Catholic Archbishop Kondrusiewicz tells Fides. Moscow (Fides Service) - “The faithful gathered for Sunday Mass at the Mother of God Cathedral on Sunday prayed for the health of the Pope with deep emotion. Many tears were shed and in the end I had to interrupt my ho ...
• 4 March 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Since the Pope was admitted to hospital a second time, prisoners themselves have been intensifying prayers for his recover ” prison chaplain in Valencia tells Fides Valencia (Fides Service) - "With the prisoners we prayed for the Pope the first time he was admitted the Gemelli hospital in early February with symptoms of influenza. When they heard he had gone back to hospital a secon ...
• 3 March 2005
  EUROPE/ALBANIA - Disabled people and terminally ill patients at Missionaries of Charity Home in Tirana pray for Pope John Paul II Tirana (Fides Service) - The terminally ill, the suffering, the elderly at the Home for the Poor run by Missionaries of Charity in Tirana in Albania understand the Pope’s present situation in hospital and they are pra ...
• 2 March 2005
  EUROPE/GREECE - More than 500 are expected to attend to a Conference on World Mission and Evangelism organised by the World Council of Churches in Athens in the month of May Athens (Fides Service) - “Offer an opportunity to Christian individuals and Churches to share experience and reflect on priorities of mission and the future of Christian witness to be channels of reconciliation; promot ...
• 2 March 2005
  EUROPE/BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA - Fifth meeting of the Presidents of the Bishops’ Conferences of South East Europe: common responsiblity for peace and the Gospel in this part of Europe Sarajevo (Agenzia Fides) - The Presidents of the Bishops' Conferences of South-East Europe (Albania; Bulgaria; Bosnia Herzegovina; Greece; the SS Cyril and Methodius Bishops' Conference of Serbia, Montenegro and Macedoni ...
• 1 March 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “America receives and sends missionaries”: Church in Spain confirms mission commitment on Hispanic-America Day; Spain has 946 diocesan priests on mission in various different countries Madrid (Fides Service) - On March 6 the Church in Spain celebrates Hispanic-America Day with the slogan “America receives and sends missionaries”. Promoted fifty years ago by the Spanish Bishops’ Commission for Mi ...
• 1 March 2005
  EUROPE/ITALY- “A just man among the nations” award in memory of medical doctor Borromeo top clinician at St John of God Brother Hospital on the River Tiber during World War II who saved the lives of many Roman Jews ‘infected with K disease’ Rome (Fides Service) -The “Giusto fra le Nazioni” medal will be awarded in memory of medical doctor Giovanni Borromeo top clinician at St John of God Brother Hospital on the River Tiber who saved the lives of many J ...
• 28 February 2005
  EUROPE/AMERICA - New paths for Church co-operation Italy/Peru: meeting for Italian missionaries in Peru, closing message Rome (Fides Service) - “No less than 49% of the world’s Catholics live in America. Like all local Churches, the Church in Peru is called to open to mission ad gentes. This is why Italian missionaries must guarantee t ...
• 25 February 2005
  EUROPA/SPAIN - Cardinal Archbishop of Madrid asks Catholics in the capital to pray for the health of the Pope; Archbishop of Toledo calls on contemplative orders to pray for the Pontiff Madrid (Fides Service) - Cardinal Antonio Mª Rouco Varala Archbishop of Madrid and the auxiliary Bishops asked for special prayers to be offered in monasteries, convents, parishes, church movements and associations in t ...
• 24 February 2005
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “New parchments” monks of the third millennium write on magnetic tape: Monastic Fraternity of Peace committed to proclaiming Christ from television aerials Alicante (Fides Service) - Since 1999 the monks of the Monastic Fraternity of Peace, while continuing to live their rule of life hidden for Christ in God in the monastery dedicated to their Trinity at Tangel, Alicante, ...
• 24 February 2005
  EUROPE - Saturday 5 March: European University Day, Prayer Vigil with John Paul II in the Paul VI Audience Hall in the Vatican and simultaneous events in 10 European Cathedrals and sanctuaries Vatican City (Fides Service) - “Intellectual and scientific research, a way to meet Christ” is the chosen theme for European University Day, promoted by the University-Catechesis Office of the Council of European Epi ...