Europe

• 27 November 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - 100th anniversary of the approval of the Capuchin Sisters of Immaculate Mary of Lourdes, now present in Brazil, Mexico, Albania and Madagascar, ready "for any work of charity" Palermo (Agenzia Fides) - The Capuchin Sisters of the Immaculate of Lourdes celebrate on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception 2009, the centennial anniversary of the congregation and its aggregation to the Capuchi ...
• 26 November 2009
  EUROPE/POLAND - PMS of the Archdiocese of Czestochowa promotes Missionary Rosary in schools and parishes, to support missionary activity worldwide Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) of the Archdiocese of Czestochowa have published the text of the Hail Mary in 6 languages (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Latin) on the ...
• 25 November 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - H1N1 Flu and the mutation: clarifying the distortion of the “Italian case” Rome (Agenzia Fides) - As expected, the H1N1 virus has mutated, but this should not recreate the psychosis unleashed in the first weeks of the flu. However, we must remain vigilant about the possible risks related to ins ...
• 25 November 2009
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - Thanks to antiretroviral therapy administered to HIV-positive mothers, nearly 200,000 new infections among children have been prevented since 2001 Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - Since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, nearly 60 million people have been infected with HIV and 25 million have died. Fortunately, new infections are falling and over the last eight years have ...
• 25 November 2009
  EUROPE/FRANCE - “Missionaries of 8” prepare for Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception in Lyon: churches open until midnight, prayer meetings, welcoming visitors Lyon (Agenzia Fides) - From December 5 to 8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, the city of Lyon will welcome, as it does every year, thousands of visitors and pilgrims who will visit the Marian shrine o ...
• 24 November 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Urgent aid requests from Caritas have increased by 40.7% in first half of year, demonstrating the emergence of new forms of poverty Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – The data collected in the third observation report of Caritas, on the evolution of urgent requests for help received by the organization's network of Hospitality and Primary Care in the first h ...
• 23 November 2009
  EUROPE / ITALY - "For the school of the XXI century: community life, training, professionalism" XXIII National Congress of professional association of Catholic teachers, managers and trainers Rome (Agenzia Fides) - The UCIIM, a professional association of Catholic teachers, managers and trainers, next 5 to 7 December will hold its XXIII National Congress in Rome on the theme: "For the school of the XXI centur ...
• 23 November 2009
  EUROPE/GERMANY - In light of upcoming Copenhagen Summit, Catholic aid agencies request financial support for victims of climate change: “It is not a matter of almsgiving but justice!” Freiburg (Agenzia Fides) – Today, November 23, Environmental Affairs Ministers of Europe will meet in Brussels to agree a common position in light of the UN Summit on Climate Change to be held in Copenhagen in two week ...
• 19 November 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Day of the Child: 200 million children under 5 in danger of death from malnutrition Rome (Agenzia Fides) – November 20, 2009 marks the International Day of the Rights of the Child and Adolescent declared by the United Nations to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the ...
• 19 November 2009
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Website for WYD in Madrid presented, for organization and information leading up to August 16, 2011 Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - During the presentation of the website for World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, the Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, announced that the Congress of Deputies has declared Worl ...
• 18 November 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - “The Good News travels without a passport” - The missionary path towards Holy Childhood Day, January 6, 2010 Rome (Agenzia Fides) - “The Good News travels without a passport” is the slogan that accompanies the preparation for the Holy Childhood Day, January 6, 2010, promoted by the National Directorate of the Pontifical Mis ...
• 16 November 2009
  EUROPE/GERMANY - For dignity and justice for all people on the margins of society: Caritas Germany's plan to help children who collect garbage in Brazil Friburg (Agenzia Fides) – On the evening of Saturday, November 14, in 54 cities throughout Germany, a sea of candles were lit for the initiative entitled “A Million Stars.” Caritas Germany, accepting the invitation ...
• 12 November 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Combating child malnutrition: FAO summit on food security likely to fail if governments continue spending little Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Funds from wealthy countries towards combating malnutrition has remained unchanged for seven years, according to the report, "Malnutrition: what has been spent? - An analysis of financial flows t ...
• 12 November 2009
  EUROPE/ALBANIA - The Conference of Bishops will hold a Symposium dedicated to the last encyclical of the Pope to examine ethical and social situation of the country; Commission for the centenary of the birth of the Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Tirana (Agenzia Fides) – At the Fall Plenary Assembly of the Albanian Bishops' Conference (CEA), which met in Tirana on November 9-10, the Bishops reflected on the Encyclical "Caritas in Veritate.” After a brief exp ...
• 10 November 2009
  EUROPE/ITALY - Revolutionizing volunteer training; inauguration of the 3rd cycle of the 4-year School of Italian NGO “Vosvim” for training agents of Life and Mission Development Rome (Agenzia Fides) - A completely new and revolutionary school for training is what is being offered by the Italian group “Associazione Italia Solidale” for training agents of Life and Mission Development. The goa ...