Europe

• 10 December 2010
  EUROPE/POLAND - Pilgrimage and missiological session of the Pontifical Missionary Union in Jasna Góra Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - “Communion with one heart and spirit” was the theme of the missiological session and pilgrimage promoted by the Pontifical Missionary Union of Poland, which took place on 4 and 5 Decembe ...
• 3 December 2010
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - “Safe Cities”: the security of women in poor and marginalized urban zones Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - The abuse of women has been going on for centuries and it is often the case that a woman is killed before the problem is taken seriously. In this regard, the United Nations Fund for the Developme ...
• 29 November 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - 3 December, 2010, International Day for Disability: about 10% of the world population is affected by disability, 80% of the disabled live in poor countries Bologna (Agenzia Fides) - Since 1998, every year on 3 December the International Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated worldwide, officially promoted by the UN. About 10% of the world population of 650 million p ...
• 24 November 2010
  EUROPE - Freedom of religion violated all over the world Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Violations of religious freedom, oppression and discrimination are the damages to religious minorities that are still being recorded today in many countries in the world: states the 2010 Report on ...
• 24 November 2010
  EUROPE - Author, Guitton: “50 million Christians persecuted in the world” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “It is difficult to make precise estimates, however, according to international reports, we can say that more than 50 million Christians suffer persecution, contempt, and discrimination.” Thi ...
• 19 November 2010
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Catholic Church saves the State 4 billion Euros on public education Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – “In education, the Church allows the state to save more than 4 billion euros," noted Diego Zalbidea, Professor of Canon Law at the University of Navarra, during the 26th Refresher Course in C ...
• 12 November 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - Sunday, November 21, Day of Prayer for Christians in Iraq Rome (Agenzia Fides) – "All communities are invited to pray Sunday, November 21, Solemnity of Christ the King, for the Christians of Iraq, who suffer the terrible ordeal of a bloody witness to the faith”: declared by ...
• 9 November 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - 30 years of the Jesuit Refugee Service: "caring for those who have no one to care for them” Rome (Agenzia Fides) - On November 14, 1980, the Father General of the Society of Jesus, Spaniard Fr. Pedro Arrupe, founded the Jesuit Refugee Service, inviting all Jesuits to "care for those who have no one to care for ...
• 21 October 2010
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Message from Bishop of Setubal for World Mission Sunday: Catholics should not think Christianity is irrelevant for society Setubal (Agenzia Fides) – "Catholics should make a greater effort in the proclamation of Christianity," writes the Bishop of Setubal, Portugal, Bishop Gilberto Delio Goncalves Canavarro dos Reis, in his message for Wor ...
• 19 October 2010
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - 11th Missionary Volunteer Day: fighting poverty to promote integral human development Leiria (Agenzia Fides) - 11th Missionary Volunteer Day to be held October 23 at Teatro Miguel Franco and Santana Mercado in Leiria, will reflect on the fight against poverty and social exclusion. "Against Poverty, You Ca ...
• 13 October 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - A trip to the missionary world, thanks to the Xaverian Missionaries' new site Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Xaverian Missionaries have recently launched a new website at: http://www.saveriani.com. According to a statement sent to Agenzia Fides, “the General Direction thus intends to present the m ...
• 11 October 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - “There are so many expectations of the Synod for the Middle East," says Fr. Pizzaballa, Custodian of the Holy Land Rome (Agenzia Fides) – "There are so many expectations for the Synod, and there will also end up becoming a great many disappointments. We must approach the complexity of the issues with humility and willingness to lis ...
• 7 October 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - Indian leading Pallotine Order for first time Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Delegates of the XX General Assembly of the Society of Catholic Apostolate (SAC) for the first time elected an Indian priest as successor of the founder, St. Vincent Pallotti (1795-1850): Fr. Jac ...
• 7 October 2010
  EUROPE/POLAND - Current challenges for the mission in Poland, 20 years after Redemptoris Missio Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) – The National Office of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of Poland held a three-day meeting, September 27 to 29, to reflect on the theme "The Mission - The Witness of Love and Communion,� ...
• 7 October 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - Italy opens Chinese Cultural Year Rome (Agenzia Fides) – An opening concert performed by the Philharmonic Orchestra of China, tonight, October 7, at the Teatro dell'Opera in Rome, will mark the beginning of the Chinese Cultural Year, to mark the 40th ...