Europe

• 22 October 2004
  EUROPE/FRANCE - World Mission Sunday “prayer to embrace the world” at all latitudes Lyons (Fides Service) - Once again this year for World Mission Day the head office of the Pontifical Mission Societies in France has invited national offices all over the world to join in a round the world prayer success ...
• 22 October 2004
  EUROPE/IRELAND - Mission Festival part of a long term plan to restore missionary awareness and commitment Dublin (Fides Service) - As part of the National Mission Council’s plan to restore October as Mission Month, a four day festival of mission was opened in Bishopstown, Cork City by Bishop John Buckley of the Diocese of ...
• 20 October 2004
  EUROPE/MALTA - More than 1,300 priests from all over the world in Malta “in the footsteps of St Paul”, to take part in International Meeting for Priests organised by the Congregation for the Clergy La Valletta (Fides Service) - More than 1,300 priests from 90 different countries are in Malta taking part in the now traditional International Meeting for Priests organised by the Congregation for the Clergy 18 to 23 Oc ...
• 18 October 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - Communion and Liberation movement pilgrimage to Loreto for its 50th anniversary. At Mass Cardinal Sepe encourages the pilgrims to “continue to announce the beauty and joy of encounter with the Redeemer of mankind” Loreto (Fides Service) - On Saturday 16 October the church movement Communion and Liberation made a pilgrimage to Loreto on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its foundation. At least 45,000 members of CL from all ...
• 12 October 2004
  EUROPE/POLAND - “We aim to make the Church in Poland ever more open to mission Ad Gentes” says Father Jan Piotrwski National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies Warsaw (Fides Service) - The national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Poland Father Jan Piotrwski told Fides about recent initiatives to increase mission awareness and missionary cooperation among Catholi ...
• 9 October 2004
  EUROPE/UNITED NATIONS - Following Pope John Paul’s repeated appeals to abolish capital punishment, Franciscans and many other Catholic groups say once again “no death penalty” Geneva (Fides Service) - Capital punishment violates the most important of human rights, the right to life. It is not only contrary to the values of love and forgiveness it violates the international declaration of human ...
• 7 October 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY -Yet another lethal heritage of modern warfare: Campaign to ban Cluster bombs reaches Italy Rome (Fides Service) - An international Campaign to ban cluster bombs has reached Italy. Cluster bombs, yet another lethal heritage of modern warfare, are small explosive bomblets carried in a large cannister that opens ...
• 5 October 2004
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “This is the hour of mission and missionary commitment,” says national Director Pontifical Mission Societies Archbishop Pérez. “We must work harder to achieve God’s plan and to meet the many needs of the world today” Madrid (Fides Service) - “It is time for your missionary commitment”: is the slogan chosen by the Church in Spain for World Mission Day 2004. In a dossier prepared for the occasion, a copy was sent to Fides, national ...
• 5 October 2004
  EUROPE/ENGLAND - CCEE Bishops discuss the significance of Christianity in Europe: a new Commission for “Evangelisation and Dialogue” with other Churches, religions, beliefs and cultures Leeds (Fides Service) - The event - a four-day assembly of the Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe (CCEE) at Hinsley Hall, Leeds - was the biggest gathering of senior Catholic bishops in Britain since the Synod ...
• 1 October 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - Closing message from National Mission Congress: “time for the Church in Italy to start a new stage on its missionary journey” Rome (Fides Service) - “In recent decades the Church in Italy has made a missionary journey rich in fruits but the time has come to start a new missionary stage”. This statement is part of a Message issued at the end ...
• 1 October 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - new European University of Rome: Fides puts three short questions to Father Paolo Scarafoni, Rector of the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical College Rome (Fides Service) - The eternal city has its first European University of Rome a private college with full state recognition. The promoters are the Legionaries of Christ, a religious institute of men founded in Mexico ...
• 1 October 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Eucharist: source and summit of mission”, 1st European Meeting of Eucharistic Adoration Youth Groups in preparation for the Year of the Eucharist Rome (Fides Service) - From 6 to 10 October Eucharistic Adoration Youth Groups from all over Europe, a fruit of the 15th Word Youth Day held in Rome in 2000, will be in Rome for the 1st European Meeting. At the end of t ...
• 29 September 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - Freshly committed to being “witnesses of hope” Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate conclude 34th General Chapter Rome (Fides Service) - The Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate closed their 34° General Chapter yesterday freshly committed to being “witnesses of hope” witnesses of Christ evangelising the poor in keeping with ...
• 29 September 2004
  EUROPE/ENGLAND - Presidents of Europe’s Bishops’ Conferences discuss role of Christianity and the Church in present-day Europe, urgent ethical questions and World Youth Day 2005 in Cologne Leeds - (Fides Service) - The Presidents of the 34 Episcopal Conferences that make up the Council of European Episcopal Conferences (CCEE) are to meet in Leeds, England, at the invitation of Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Co ...
• 29 September 2004
  EUROPE/FRANCE - “Round the world prayer” touches all latitudes on World Mission Day Lyons (Fides Service) - Once again this year on the occasion of World Mission Day, the Pontifical Mission Societies in France have invited PMS offices all over the world to join in a “round the world prayer” to live ...