Europe

• 15 June 2004
  EUROPE/AFRICA - Dialogue with cultures and religions, particularly with Islam, building peace, fighting the AIDS pandemic, promoting African values: objectives discerned by White Fathers General Chapter which closes tomorrow. Fides interviewed new Superior General Father Gérard Chabanon. Rome (Fides Service) - Founded in 1868 in Algeria by Archbishop Charles Lavigerie of Algiers, the Missionaries of Africa came to be known as White Fathers because of the white habit they chose. Archbishop Lavigierie want ...
• 15 June 2004
  EUROPE/GERMANY - Universal mission at Germany’s 95th ‘Katholikentag’ opening tomorrow in Ulm: funds collected will go to help street children in various parts of the world Ulm (Fides Service) - From 16 to 20 June in Ulm, in the diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, the Church in Germany will celebrate its 95th “Katholikentag” with the motto “Drawing life from the Power of God”. The pro ...
• 14 June 2004
  EUROPE/IRELAND -Ireland rediscovers its rich missionary heritage through Mission Alive 2004: initiatives include three day Festival of Mission on evangelising activity Dublin (Fides Service) - A long term plan to help the country rediscover its rich missionary heritage is proving a success, the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Ireland, Father Edward Grimes C.S.S ...
• 12 June 2004
  EUROPE - Only by voting in these elections will Catholics be able to help build a European Union of men and women committed to bearing the fruit of Christian values, putting themselves at the service of all for the sake of a Europe of the human person, in which the face of God is reflected”: Europe’s Catholics Bishops issue statement in view of elections . Brussels (Fides Service) - “An opportunity to make our values real” is the title of a Statement of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community in view of the Elections to the European Parliam ...
• 12 June 2004
  EUROPE/RUSSIA - President Putin praises Catholic Church’s commitment for street children in Russia Königstein (Fides Service) - With the help of Aid to the Church in Need, pontifical right aid agency, a new church was recently opened in the small town Beresniki, in the Ural Mountains in European Russia. The church de ...
• 9 June 2004
  EUROPE - The role of Christianity and the Churches in Europe today: General Secretaries of European Bishops’ Conferences meet in Belgrade Belgrade (Fides Service) - From 10th to 13th June 2004, the general secretaries of Europe’s Bishops’ Conferences will meet at the invitation of Father Leopold Rochmes, who is the general secretary of the Bishops’ C ...
• 8 June 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - “The aim of occult and satanic organisations is to try eliminate the presence of God from society” says Rev. Oreste Benzi, who for years has worked to rehabilitate young people caught in the trap of satanic sects Rome (Fides Service) - With regard to recent news of crimes committed by members of satanic groups in various parts of Italy, Fides asked the opinion of Rev. Oreste Benzi, Fonder of the Associazione Comunità Papa Giovan ...
• 8 June 2004
  EUROPE/SPAIN - King and Queen of Spain offer warm welcome to group of children members of Holy Childhood Society and are amazed to learn that every year with their efforts these missionary children help as many as 20 million less fortunate little ones all over the world Madrid (Fides Service) - Tuesday June 7 will surely be a day to remember for a lucky group of Spanish children, members of the Holy Childhood Society, who went to the Royal Palace in Madrid to visit the King and Queen. T ...
• 8 June 2004
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - “The Pope’s visit will certainly give fresh impulse to new evangelisation in Switzerland” Bishop Kurt Koch of Basle told Fides. Rome (Fides Service) - “The Pope’s visit will certainly give fresh impulse to new evangelisation in Switzerland” Bishop Kurt Koch of Basle told Fides. Switzerland and the whole of Europe need more than ever re-evan ...
• 7 June 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Seas and Oceans: alive and healthy or polluted and dead”: World Environment Day for Oceans and Seas Rome (Fides Service) - The sea is a resource and riches for the entire planet and as such it must be protected. This year World Environment Day, June 5, focussed on Oceans and Seas which unfortunately are not in the best ...
• 7 June 2004
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Members of Holy Childhood Society pay a visit to the King and Queen: a group of little members of Holy Childhood tell Royals about their prayers, sacrifices and concrete acts of solidarity to help children in need Madrid (Fides Service) -As part of celebrations in Spain to mark the 160th anniversary of the Pontifical Society Holy Childhood, a group of young members of the Society, accompanied by Archbishop Francisco Pérez Gonzál ...
• 7 June 2004
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - The Pope in Switzerland: “The Church is mission! The time has come to prepare young generations of apostles who are not afraid to proclaim the Gospel. For every baptised person it is essential to grow from a faith of habit to a mature faith expressed through clear, convinced and courageous decisions.” Bern (Fides Service) - “The purpose of my apostolic pilgrimage is to join young Catholics of Switzerland on the occasion of their national meeting... it is the duty to proclaim the Gospel of Christ that pushes me onto ...
• 4 June 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - Holiness should not be the privilege of a few but rather a mass phenomenon involving all Christians. Frascati diocese opens process for the beatification of the Servant of God Igino Giordani: writer, journalist, politician, ecumenist and patrologist. Rome (Fides Service) - On Sunday June 6, at St Peter’s Cathedral, Frascati, with the installation of the Ecclesiastical Tribunal, the diocesan process for the beatification of Igino Giordani will open. At 7pm Bishop Gi ...
• 4 June 2004
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - “The people of Europe and Switzerland need to hear the Good News of the Gospel, especially young people ” Bishop Denis Theurillat, Auxiliary of Basle and national youth delegate pastoral told Fides Rome (Fides Service) - “Today more than ever Europe is a land of mission” Bishop Denis Theurillat auxiliary of Basle and national delegate for youth pastoral said as the Church in Switzerland prepares to welcome Pope ...
• 4 June 2004
  EUROPE/ITALY - French Father Gérard Chabanon will guide the White Fathers for the next six months Rome (Fides) - The 26th General Chapter of the Society of Missionaries of Africa known as the White Fathers, which opened on 10 May at the General House in Roma, has elected as Superior general of the Society French Fath ...