Europe

• 11 December 2014
  EUROPE/POLAND - Mary, model of missionary commitment for all believers Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - "Mary - Model of missionary zeal" was the theme of the meeting and prayer vigil promoted by the Pontifical Missionary Union of Poland, which took place on 6 and 7 December at the National Sh ...
• 10 December 2014
  EUROPE/ITALY – NGO together for the rights of people with disabilities Milan (Agenzia Fides) - In the world one billion people are disabled, 80% of them live in developing countries. Of these, 93 million are children, who in poorer countries have very little chance of access to schooling be ...
• 4 December 2014
  EUROPE/SPAIN – Fund raising Christmas markets in aid of HIV positive and abused children in Zimbabwe EUROPE/SPAIN – Fund raising Christmas markets in aid of HIV positive and abused children in Zimbabwe Melilla (Agenzia Fides) – In view of Christmas, various fund raising events are organised by associations of volu ...
• 4 December 2014
  EUROPE/SPAIN – Missionaries victims of Ebola: we remember our missionaries, what they do and for whom they work EUROPE/SPAIN – Missionaries victims of Ebola: we remember our missionaries, what they do and for whom they work León (Agenzia Fides) – Bishop Julián López Martín of Leon diocese in Spain has written a letter to ...
• 27 November 2014
  EUROPE/RUSSIA - Russia is preparing a resolution on the defense of Christians in the Middle East Moscow (Agenzia Fides) - Russia is considering "the opportunity to submit to the Council for Human Rights of the United Nations - United Nations agency based in Geneva - a resolution to urge international measures of pro ...
• 19 November 2014
  EUROPE/ITALY - National Missionary Conference: to rekindle the fire of the mission ad gentes Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The work of the fourth National Missionary Congress, to be held in Sacrofano (Rome) until November 23 on the theme "Arise, go to Nineveh, the great city - where the Gospel becomes encounter" will o ...
• 13 November 2014
  EUROPE/FRANCE – For 15 years on the Seine "The fleuron Saint Jean" is a home for the homeless Paris (Agenzia Fides) - Transforming a barge in a shelter for the homeless was the goal of the project promoted 15 years ago by the Ordre de Malte France. After anchoring in Paris on the banks of the Seine, "Le Fleuron S ...
• 10 November 2014
  EUROPE/ITALY - The number of Nigerian women destined for sexual slavery has tripled Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in a statement sent to Agenzia Fides, denounces an increase of 300% of women potential victims of trafficking in prostitution. "In 2014, 16,839 w ...
• 31 October 2014
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Alarm tuberculosis: outdated policies will not be able to stop the peak of TB drug-resistant strains Barcelona (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the 45th Union World Conference on Lung Health, being held in Barcelona, the NGO Doctors Without Borders (MSF) submitted its report, "Out of Step" which reveals deadly gaps ...
• 31 October 2014
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Caritas Spain receives an award "for the defense of the rights of the people" Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The award "Institución del Defensor del Pueblo" (Institution of the Ombudsman), has been assigned to Caritas Spain and the people who work there, both professionals and the many volunteers. The ...
• 27 October 2014
  EUROPE/ITALY – The "challenge of charity" for many "outlawed poor people" of our times Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "In all countries, even where the welfare state is more advanced, there are so many 'outlawed poor people' and for them free charity is needed, a divine providence that intervenes through the heart ...
• 23 October 2014
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Every year 100,000 Christians die because of religious persecution Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The Center for the Studies of Global Christianity in the United States estimates that about 100,000 Christians die every year because of their religious beliefs, that is to say one every five min ...
• 23 October 2014
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Concerned about "our" problems, while thousands of people die every day Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - "Obviously World Mission Day in Spain had a shadow of sadness and sorrow: the death of two missionaries and a nurse infected with ebola" recalls the public letter of SCAM ("Servicio Conjunto de A ...
• 23 October 2014
  EUROPE/SLOVAKIA - Reaching out to young people and drawing their attention to the mission of the Church Bratislava (Agenzia Fides) - With the objective of reaching the younger generation and drawing their attention to the efforts made by the Church in the mission field, the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Slovakia ha ...
• 17 October 2014
  EUROPE/SPAIN - While 805 million people suffer from hunger, 30% of food is wasted Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – On October 17, Spain celebrates International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Within the campaign "One Family, food for everyone", Caritas and the NGO Manos Unidas have organized a series o ...