Europe

• 17 October 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Vietnam. Hunger for bread, thirst for God.”: campaign organized by Aid to the Church in Need, for formation projects and construction of new Church structures in Vietnam Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – The Association of Pontifical Right “Aid to the Church in Need” is performing a campaign from October until December 25, promoting awareness and solidarity for the Catholic Church in Vietna ...
• 16 October 2008
  EUROPE/ROMANIA - Celebrating the missionary month with the story of the saints and the Apostles of Christ, illustrated by youth Bucarest (Agenzia Fides) – The missionary month has been underway for two weeks already and the Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) are half-way through their animation tour. This year, they are celebrating it with the � ...
• 16 October 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Like Paul, missionary by vocation”: the theme for World Mission Day. “Those of us who have gratuitously received the gift of the faith from God should bear witness to it.” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – “The one who has been given light, should give light. He cannot hide it under a bushel basket. He has to show it. Those of us who have gratuitously received the gift of the faith from God sho ...
• 16 October 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - 1.5 million copies of the New Testament distributed as a special addition to the Catholic weekly “Niedzela” Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – In preparation for the Synod of Bishops on the Word of God taking place in Rome, in the Year of Saint Paul, the Polish Catholic weekly “Niedzela,” based in Czestochowa, has been promot ...
• 15 October 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Rome is a “multi-ethnic city,” open to all foreign citizens and religious faiths, says a press conference given by the Foreign Citizen Council Rome (Agenzia Fides) – “Rome has never been a racist city”: this is what the President of the “Citizen Council for the Representation of Foreign Communities” in the City of Rome, Mr. Pan Yong Chang, affirmed in ...
• 13 October 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Pastoral Plan for the Archdiocese of Madrid for the next three years is centered on the family, in order to respond to “public affronts, warning signs of its imminent disappearance, and evident attacks on its nature and stability.” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – The Cathedral of the Almudena held a Mass on October 11, which included the presentation of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Plan for the next three years, with the theme: “The family is alive; with ...
• 10 October 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - Numerous activities in missionary October, with the theme: “The disciple of Jesus is the missionary of hope.” Warsaw (Agenzia Fides) – Starting in September, various different events have been organized in Poland for missionary animation, says National Director of the Pontifical Missionary Societies (PMS) in Poland, Jan Piotro ...
• 7 October 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Plenary Indulgence granted during the Year of St. Paul to pilgrims visiting the Church of San Paolo alla Regola, the Apostle’s first residence in Rome Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In the context of the Year of Saint Paul, the Holy Father Benedict XVI, with a Decree from the Apostolic Penitentiary issued on September 23, 2008, has granted the Church of San Paolo alla Regola ...
• 2 October 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Always safeguard the value of human life, even the lives of criminals and murderers Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The III International Congress “No justice without life,” organized by the Community of Saint Egidio on the theme: “From Moratorium to the Abolition of Capital Punishment,” took place on ...
• 29 September 2008
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Bishops of Portuguese-speaking countries in China are worried about the rise in human trafficking and the problems related to globalization, and call for a greater missionary spirit in dormant consciences. Macao (Agenzia Fides) – In their Final Statement after the Meeting of Bishops of Portuguese-speaking churches, which took place in Macao (China) (see Fides 23/9/2008), the Bishops who had participated showed their conc ...
• 26 September 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - Sunday, October 26, Diocese of Rome will take a pilgrimage to the tomb of Saint Paul, led by Vicar Cardinal Agostino Vallini: “we will pray for ourselves and our Church, that we may receive the gift of a joyful and courageous faith.” Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The Diocese of Rome’s pilgrimage to the tomb of the Apostle Paul, at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, is scheduled to take place on Sunday, October 26. There will be a Mass preside ...
• 25 September 2008
  EUROPE/SPAIN - “Right to Life” platform group formed to fight law proposed by the government: “a fight to save human lives and for the survival of our society” Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – On September 23, HazteOir presented the platform group “Derecho a vivir” (“Right to Life”) in Madrid. The group has been formed in order to fight against the approval of the abortion la ...
• 25 September 2008
  EUROPE/POLAND - “For me, my life is Christ” was the theme of the pilgrimage to the National Shrine of Jasna Gora, organized by the Catholic magazine “Niedzela” for the Year of St. Paul Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – “For me, my life is Christ” (Phil. 1:21): these words of Saint Paul served as the main theme for the pilgrimage to Jasna Gora, home of the National Shrine to the Black Madonna of Czest ...
• 23 September 2008
  EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Portuguese-speaking churches across the world meet in China, to foster mutual understanding, establish fraternal bonds, and encourage the missionary spirit Macao (Agenzia Fides) – The Presidents of the Bishops Conferences and local Bishops of Portuguese-speaking nations (Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Guinea, Macao, Mozambique, Portugal, Santo Tome, and Timor) will meet in M ...
• 16 September 2008
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Freeing Women from Trafficking” Conference says that all European countries should join in the fight against trafficking in human persons Verona (Agencia Fides) - The issue of trafficking among women and other human persons is a complex matter, one that cannot be responded to in a partial or fragmentary manner. An agreement needs to be reached on a contin ...