Europe
6 April 2005
EUROPE/GERMANY - Director of Holy Childhood pontifical mission society in Germany: “The Pope will continue to give us courage to carry on our mission in favour of the children of the world”
Freetown (Fides Service) - From Sierra Leone, where he received the news of the passing of John Paul II, the director of Holy Childhood Pontifical Mission Society in Germany Kindermissionswerk/Die Sternsinger, Mgr Winfri ...
5 April 2005
EUROPE/ITALY - Pax Christi: the Pope’s high esteem for us
Rome (Fides Agency) - The Pope has always shown high esteem for Pax Christi. He even expressed it explicitly during a private audience granted in 1995 for the fiftieth anniversary of Pax Christi International: “Movemen ...
5 April 2005
EUROPE/ITALY - A Pope close to missionaries, and who wanted an ever more missionary Church
Rome (Fides Service) - The Pope was close to missionaries and they were close to him sharing the same missionary zeal, Fr Wilhelm Steckling Superior General of the Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate present in many p ...
5 April 2005
EUROPE/FRANCE - Ex-patriot Iraqi Chaldean Catholics on their way to Rome to pay last tribute to Pope John Paul II
Paris (Fides Service) - “We are making the journey to show our love for John Paul II and to render him tribute. We are grateful to the Holy Father for all that he did for the Chaldean Catholic Church and for all Iraqis ...
5 April 2005
EUROPE/ITALY - “Continual catechesis for our life”. St John of God Brothers particularly close to the figure of the Holy Father
Rome (Fides Service) - Father Pascal Piles, Superior general of the Hospitaller Brothers of St John of God is about to go to Mozambique and Senegal. He sent us a comment on the figure of Pope John Paul in the world of t ...
5 April 2005
EUROPE/ITALY - Salvatore Martinez, Italian national coordinator of Renewal in the Spirit : John Paul II our ‘special friend’
Rome (Fides Service) - With his extraordinary charismatic dynamism John Paul was a “special friend” of Renewal in the Spirit, which he recognised as “special initiative of the Holy Spirit for our day”. He won a p ...
5 April 2005
EUROPE/ITALY - Italian Franciscan Youth: we thank God for John Paul’s testimony and his example which remain to illuminate our path
Rome (Fides Service) - John Paul II, a Pope for young people, a man of suffering, a true witness of Jesus Christ, has left this earthly life to be with God in heaven and now it is our turn to live his witness, to share w ...
5 April 2005
EUROPE/ITALY - Bishop Javier Echevarría (Opus Dei): the Most Holy Trinity has certainly flung the gates of paradise open wide for John Paul II
Rome (Fides Service) - “We can be certain that the Most Holy Trinity has flung open the gates of paradise for him, in reward for his constant zeal for souls, his perseverance in urging men and women to open the doors ...
3 April 2005
EUROPE - Bishop Amedee Grab, president of the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences: John Paul II, Europe will always rely on you. The Bishops of Europe say “thank you”.
Rome (Fides Service) - “You have been a “prophet of a new Europe” and you never made a secret of your “passion” for our continent. You dedicated almost one thousand addresses to Europe. You watched over us with ...
2 April 2005
EUROPE/AZERBAIJAN - “This tiny Catholic community in Azerbaijan is spiritually close beside the Holy Father”, says Rev. Jan Kapla, Superior of the Catholic Mission of Baku
Baku (Fides Service) - A tiny community of Catholics in Baku on the banks of the Caspian Sea, in the impervious region of the Caucuses has its heart in Rome around dying Pope John Paul II. “Yesterday evening we offered ...
2 April 2005
EUROPE/AZERBAIJAN - Orthodox Bishop Alexander of Baku, assures prayers for the Pope
Baku (Fides Service) - Fr Jan Kapla Superior of Baku Catholic Mission in Azerbaijan told Fides that local Orthodox Bishop Alexander was among the many people who have been inquiring about the Pope’s health. He said the ...
1 April 2005
EUROPE/SCOTLAND - “The world continues to be inspired by Pope John Paul II as he manages to bear daily testament to the gift of life, from its first beginnings until its natural end,” says Cardinal Keith O’Brian, president of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland
Edinburgh (Fides Service) - Commenting this morning on the Pope's worsening health, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, President of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland said; "It is with increasing concern that I have followed news ...
1 April 2005
EUROPE/ITALY - 15,110 Salesian Sisters all over the world pray for Pope John Paul II “father-mother, friend, courageous and gentle protector of the defenceless, especially concerned for the weaker members of society”
Rome (Fides Service) - Sr Yvonne Reungoat, Mother General of the Salesian Sisters, the Daughters of Mary Auxiliatrix, sent a message to each of the 1,535 communities in the world addressed to each and all of the 15,110 S ...
1 April 2005
EUROPA/ALBANIA - Terminally ill patients, poor families and disabled people pray for the Pope
Tirana (Fides Service) - Quiet and constant prayer is the strength of the Missionaries of Charity in Albania who care for the terminally ill, the elderly and the outcasts from society. Their prayers and those of the peop ...
1 April 2005
EUROPE/ITALY - S. Egidio community prays for the Pope: 8.30 prayer vigil at the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere
Rome (Fides Service) - The S. Egidio community is particularly close to the Pope, John Paul II. Today Friday 1 April, the community’s regular evening prayer at 8.30 pm at the Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere will ...
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