Europe
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15 September 2008
EUROPE/SPAIN - 19th Marian Day for the Family: “Society has the grave responsibility of supporting the family and its foundation, which is the truth about marriage as a lifelong indissoluble union between a man and a woman, rooted in love and open to life.”
Huesca (Agenzia Fides) – Families from all over Spain participated in the 19th Marian Day for the Family, an event held at the Marian Shrine of Torreciudad (Huesca) on September 14. This year, the theme was: “The fam ...
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12 September 2008
EUROPE/ITALY - MISSION AND IMMIGRATION - Palermo: It’s not about being God’s competitor, but about living in His Hands, on His Providence, His Charity, and His Mercy - a visit to Brother Biagio Conte, founder of the “Hope and Charity Mission.” (Luca De Mata writes from Spain - Part 6)
Palermo (Agenzia Fides) – Palermo. Foundation of the “Hope and Charity Mission.” I’m with Brother Biagio in his tiny office where people of all nations enter and exit. It is not a chaos. Here, everybody knows wha ...
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12 September 2008
EUROPE/ITALY - Lay Franciscan missionaries “Ad gentes”: 10th anniversary of the foundation of the CemiOfs of Italia
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In just a decade, the missionary projects have grown and developed, and at the same time so has the number of lay people and families dedicated to the mission ad gentes. These are the fruits of t ...
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11 September 2008
EUROPE/FRANCE - Paris awaits the visit of Benedict XVI: prayer vigil on Friday night for 10,000 youth who will pray to the Virgin Mary and invoke the Holy Spirit
Paris (Agenzia Fides) – The French capital city is placing the finishing touches on preparations for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI, scheduled to arrive September 12 at 11am at the Orly Airport. There to receive him ...
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11 September 2008
EUROPE/FRANCE - Pope Benedict XVI on pilgrimage to Lourdes, “site for a silent evangelization.”
Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – September 12 – 15, the Holy Father Benedict XVI will make an Apostolic Journey to France, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary
of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Lou ...
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10 September 2008
EUROPE/ITALY - The ends of the earth have now reached our front door. At the foot of an immense Cross standing on the old industrial road in Palermo: to be a missionary. (Luca De Mata writes from Spain - Part 5)
Palermo (Agenzia Fides) – Sicily. Palermo. I’ve been here for two days. Formal meetings. Talking. Listening. Understanding and then listening some more.
The questions are about as useless as the answers.
Whoever wa ...
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9 September 2008
EUROPE/SPAIN - Working against the amplification of the law on abortion: “trying to blind public conscience by law would imply setbacks with incalculable destructive consequences in the loss of human lives.”
Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – “The government is saying that is hopes to proclaim ‘the best abortion law possible.’ This is a mockery. By now, even the least studied person is capable of realizing that voluntary abort ...
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9 September 2008
EUROPE/ITALY - Mother Paola Iacovone elected General Superior of the Hospitaller Sisters of Mercy
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Mother Paola Iacovone was elected Superior General of the Hospitaller Sisters of Mercy at their 43rd General Chapter in Loreto, which is taking place August 25 to September 15 (see Fides 29/7/200 ...
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9 September 2008
EUROPE/POLAND - Year of Saint Paul: monthly “Bible Encounters on Saint Paul” for catechists and teachers, parish encounters for children and adolescents
Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) – Among the pastoral initiatives being promoted for the Year of Saint Paul in the Archdiocese of Czestochowa are the Bible Encounters on Saint Paul. The themes for the Encounters will includ ...
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8 September 2008
EUROPE/PORTUGAL - Creating missionary structures within parishes and dioceses; a foundational document for the Mission in the country; celebration of Diocesan Missionary Congresses enters to form part of the conclusions from the National Missionary Congress
Fatima (Agenzia Fides) – Following the celebration of the National Missionary Congress, celebrated September 3-7 in Fatima (Portugal) (see Fides 4/9/2008), the participants issued a final statement indicating some of t ...
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4 September 2008
EUROPE/ITALY - 40th National Bible Week to be held September 8-12, on the 60th anniversary of the Italian Biblical Association and on the eve of the Synod of Bishops on the Word of God
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – The 40th National Biblical Week, coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the Italian Biblical Association (ABI), which began in 1948, will be held September 8-12 in Rome, at the Pontifical Biblic ...
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4 September 2008
EUROPE/PORTUGAL - National Missionary Congress begins: “Portugal, live the Mission, Soar Beyond Your Horizons.” Saint Paul as the model for evangelization: “The Church is her mission of evangelization must respond to a society very similar to the one that heard Paul’s preaching of the Gospel.”
Fatima (Agenzia Fides) – Yesterday, September 3, saw the opening of Portugal’s National Missionary Congress, which is being held in Fatima, until September 7, in honor of the 10th anniversary of the Missionary Year. ...
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3 September 2008
EUROPE/SPAIN - Caritas, the volunteer, the Romanian woman who is immigrant and slave. Reconsidering the role of missionaries today. (Luca De Mata writes from Spain - Part 4)
Cuenca (Agenzia Fides) – My time here in Cuenca (Spain) is about to end, and I still have a few appointments left. I am forced to chose among them. I return to Caritas, where I am scheduled to meet with Conchita. She i ...
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2 September 2008
EUROPE/ITALY - The President of the Italian Bishops’ Conference encourages Italy’s dioceses to hold a Day of Prayer and Fasting for Christians in India
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – In light of the recent wave of violence that has affected the Christian community living in the Indian state of Orissa, the President of the CEI (Italian Bishops’ Conference) “encourages the ...
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1 September 2008
EUROPE/ITALY - General Chapter of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary: 7,000 religious serving the universal mission in 76 countries all over the world
Rome (Agenzia Fides) – A Mass will be presided today (September 1) in Grottaferrata (Rome) by General Minister of the Order of Friars Minor (OFM), Fr. José Carballo, for the opening of the 22nd General Chapter of the ...
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