Europe

• 17 December 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - Celebrations on 26 December for 105 young people from four different countries now free of drug addiction thanks to support from the Pope John XXIII Community Rimini (Fides Service) - On Sunday 26 December 105 former drug addicts members of 36 drug abuse rehabilitation centres belonging to the International Association John XXIII Community communities will be declared ready to ...
• 17 December 2004
  EUROPA/SPAIN - 100.000 children members of Missionary Childhood will announce the joy of Christmas on the streets of Spain and thank people on behalf of missionaries for collections for the missions Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - At least 100,000 children will be on the streets in various towns and cities in Spain on 18 December for the start of the traditional Star Sowing Campaign when they give paper stars to passers-by ...
• 14 December 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - With the first Turkish edition, the Children’s Bible “God speaks to his Children”, reaches 141 languages and over 40 million copies diffused Rome (Fides Service) - With a first edition of 15,000 copies Turkish in these days becomes one of 141 languages in which, since 1978 “Aid to the Church in Need” has translated “God speaks to his Children”, a co ...
• 14 December 2004
  EUROPE/GERMANY - The Church in Germany organises solidarity for victims of armed conflict in Colombia: Catholic Bishops of Germany launch Advent Campaign in aid of Colombia Aachen (Fides Service) - The Conference of German Catholic Bishops has launched an Advent/Christmas Solidarity Campaign for Churches in Latin America. This year’s collection of funds will go to help victims of the arme ...
• 14 December 2004
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Final preparations in Lisbon to accommodate 50,000 young participants for the 27th European Meeting promoted by the Taizé Community: an important lap on the journey towards International Congress on New Evangelisation in 2005 Lisbon (Fides Service) - While engaged in intense preparations for the International Congress on New Evangelisation scheduled for November 2005 in Lisbon, the Church in Portugal is almost ready to welcome about 50,000 yo ...
• 13 December 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - 25 years after his death Father Lombardi’s programme is still valid: to bring the Gospel message to all people so that everyone will rise up and rediscover his or her role in the Church and in society Rome (Fides Service) - Twenty five years ago on 14 December, 1979, at Rocca di Papa, (Rome) Jesuit Father Riccardo Lombardi protagonist of one of the most intense pages in the history of the Church in the 20th century pa ...
• 13 December 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - Course for priests on Satanism, exorcism and prayer of liberation Rome (Fides) - Satanism aims to overthrow and destroy values inscribed on the human heart regardless of culture or religion. It aims to spread confusion among young people to build a sort of “contrary society”, with ...
• 13 December 2004
  EUROPA/SWITZERLAND - UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) needs 1.100 million dollars for its work in 2005 Rome (Fides Service) - The United Nations High Commission for Refugees cares for 17 million people in various countries and situations: 9.7 million are refugees, 1 million have been repatriated, others are asylum seekers ...
• 10 December 2004
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - The Church in Portugal entrusts Immaculate Mary with its City Mission in preparation for an International Congress for New Evangelisation to be held in Lisbon in November 2005 Lisbon (Fides Service) - “Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, the Christian people of this city kneel at your feet and proclaim you Queen of Lisbon and Queen of New Evangelisation. We consecrate ourselves to you, en ...
• 6 December 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - “New season of presence of lay Christian movements is opening in our country” Luigi Bobba, president of ACLI told Fides in a reflection on movements and their initiatives Rome (Fides Service) - Luigi Bobba, president of ACLI sent Fides the following reflection on movements and their initiatives. “To say that the summer season of Catholic movements is a series of events dominated more b ...
• 6 December 2004
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Church in Spain announces “Year of Immaculate Mary” in the context of the Year of the Eucharist to reflect on Mary “woman of the Eucharist” a model for the Church Madrid (Fides Service) - During their plenary assembly in November the Catholic Bishops of Spain announced a national “Year of Immaculate Mary” from 8 December 2004 to 8 December 2005. The reason given was the 150th ...
• 3 December 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - “In the Church of Christ no difficulties are insurmountable when love, justice and peace meet”: 23rd Ecumenical Conference of Bishop Friends of the Focolare Movement guests of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I Rome (Fides Service) - On Friday 26 November forty Christian Bishops, Orthodox, Syro-Orthodox, Apostolic Armenians, Anglicans, Lutherans and Catholics of various rites, coming from 18 different countries met in Nicaea wh ...
• 3 December 2004
  EUROPA/SPAIN - Feast of St Francis Xavier: preparations for special celebrations for the 5th centenary of the birth of this great missionary which will commence next year Navarra (Fides Service) - Preparations are underway to celebrate the 5th centenary of the birth of St Francis Xavier 1506-1552 progress, Jesuit Father Ricardo Sada, Rector of Javier Shrine in Navarra, Spain told Fides. ...
• 30 November 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - “No to the death penalty”: Cities all over the world join Sant’Egidio Day against the Death Penalty Rome (Fides Service) - “it all started in 2002, when we lit up the Colosseum to increase awareness on the problem of the death penalty all over the world” Stefania Tallei, head of the Sant’Egidio Community’s Anti ...
• 27 November 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - Fifty nine Legionaries of Christ are ordained priests. The Pope signs decree approving statutes of Regnum Christi Movement Rome (Fides Service) - On 26 November 2004 Father Marcial Maciel, founder and director general of the congregation of the Legionaries of Christ and the Regnum Christi Movement celebrated 60 years of priesthood. The event ...