Europe

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  21 October 2016
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Domund 2016: thirteen thousand Spanish missionaries in the world Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – There are more than 13 thousand Spanish missionaries working all over the world. Among these, two lay missionaries have set up a shelter home for abandoned children in Bayaka, in southern Chad. ...
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  21 October 2016
  EUROPE/ITALY - "Let us open our eyes" campaign for the prevention of trachoma in Ethiopia Milan (Agenzia Fides) - Following the success of the first issue, Italian non-profit organization CBM (Christian Mission for the blind in the world) launches the second issue of Occhiolino, the magazine which was born fr ...
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  20 October 2016
  EUROPE/SPAIN - The Capuchin Tertiary support help programs in Equatorial Guinea Valencia (Agenzia Fides) - The Spanish NGO Promotion and Solidarity with the poor of the Third World (PROYSO), founded by the Congregation of the Capuchin Tertiary, has assisted more than 4,600 children in Equatorial Gui ...
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  14 October 2016
  EUROPE/GERMANY - Migrants and natives: together on the move for a new future Stuttgart (Agenzia Fides) - From 7 to 9 October, the Center of Spirituality of the Scalabrini Missionaries in Stuttgart, hosted the annual Scalabrini-Fest of Fruits, 2016, with the collaboration of the Scalabrinian Secul ...
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  13 October 2016
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Haurkizuna: organization to help the vulnerable children in Ecuador Tolosa (Agenzia Fides) - The foundation Haurkizuma, made up of people from Tolosa and Mundaka, will support solidarity projects in the area of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Ecuador. It is a nonprofit association, whic ...
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  30 September 2016
  EUROPE/ITALY - Diocesan Directors of the PMS in Poland: pilgrims to the tomb of Blessed Paolo Manna Ducenta (Agenzia Fides) - In the year of the centenary of the Pontifical Missionary Union, founded by Blessed Father Paolo Manna (PIME) in 1916, the National Directorate of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Polan ...
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  29 September 2016
  EUROPE/AZERBAIJAN - President Ilham Aliyev: Islamophobia and xenophobia are the "new fascism" that threatens Europe Baku (Agenzia Fides) - On the eve of the visit of Pope Francis in Georgia and Azerbaijan (30 September-2 October) Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev denounced the risk of a resurgence of fascism in the heart of the Old Co ...
• 28 September 2016
  EUROPE/ENGLAND AND WALES - Appointment of National Director of the PMS, Fr. Anthony Chantry MHM Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On March 17, 2016 Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Fr. Anthony Chantry, of the Mill Hill Missionaries - St. Joseph’s ...
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  28 September 2016
  EUROPE/ITALY - Mgr. Mazzolari, a missionary in Sudan for 30 years Concesio (Agenzia Fides) - The missionary commitment and service of Mgr. Cesare Mazzolari (1937-2011), who spent 30 years of his life in sub- Saharan Africa, in Sudan, will be remembered thanks to a biographical exhibiti ...
• 23 September 2016
  EUROPE/AUSTRIA - National Director of the PMS, Fr. Karl Wallner Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On February 5, 2016, Cardinal Fernando Filoni, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed rev. Fr. Karl Wallner, of the Cistercian Order as National Director ...
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  21 September 2016
  EUROPE/POLAND - "Go and proclaim": diocesan Directors of the PMS and missionary animators program the new year Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - On 13 and 14 September the diocesan Seminar of Czestochowa hosted the meeting of diocesan Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS), in charge of the missions of religious congrega ...
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  6 September 2016
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Woman and illiterate: a combination for marginalization Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - On September 8 International Literacy Day is celebrated. The Spanish NGO "Manos Unidas" clearly expresses the serious discomfort experienced by millions of women around the world. Among these, m ...
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  2 September 2016
  EUROPE/SPAIN - International Congress of the Dominicans on Human Rights, between past and future Salamanca (Agenzia Fides) - The Master General of the Order of Preachers (OP), Fr. Bruno Cadoré opened yesterday afternoon the "Dominicans conference in the promotion and defense of human rights: past, present and futur ...
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  10 August 2016
  EUROPE/SPAIN - "Missionaries of Mercy", a tribute to the more than 500 missionaries of the diocese of León León (Agenzia Fides) - The Diocese of León (Spain) wants to pay tribute to the 508 Leonesi missionaries who are scattered around the world by celebrating the "Diocesan Jubilee of the missionaries". The event, held as p ...
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  8 August 2016
  EUROPE/ITALY - CUAMM cheers with Africa in the Olympic Games Padova (Agenzia Fides) - On the occasion of the Olympic Games 2016, Doctors with Africa Cuamm cheers for the people who every day they take care of. In particular CUAMM will follow the Olympic adventure of Tanzania, whic ...