Europe

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  29 January 2016
  EUROPE/CRETE - The pan-Orthodox Council will be held in Crete Chambésy (Agenzia Fides) - The pan-Orthodox "Holy and Great Council" will be held from 16 to 27 June at the Orthodox Academy of the Greek island of Crete. This was decided by the primates of the autocephalous Orthodox ...
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  29 January 2016
  EUROPE/ITALY - Fr. Grigoletto: 35 years of Camillian mission in Burkina Faso, among the poor and terminally ill Turin (Agenzia Fides) - "At the end of September I will leave the Camillian Mission in Burkina Faso. After 35 years it is certainly not easy for me to leave Africa, a country I loved very much and where I was loved; a pl ...
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  28 January 2016
  EUROPE/SPAIN - An alternative to street life for children with problems Zamora (Agenzia Fides) - A group of volunteers and professionals are committed to removing children with economic and school problems from the streets. The Support Center for Minors (CAM) work with children from broken f ...
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  23 January 2016
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Missionary Childhood Day: missionary children with a generous heart Huesca (Agenzia Fides) - "Can a child be a missionary?" This is the question at the heart of the National Day of Holy Childhood in Spain which will be celebrated tomorrow, Sunday, January 24. "Can a child be a mission ...
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  22 January 2016
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Catholic television station to announce the Gospel Toledo (Agenzia Fides) - A new synergy of Catholic communication online, through Diocesan Radiotelevisión of Toledo, which includes Canal de Diocesan TV and Radio Santa María de Toledo, two media of Radio Santa María ...
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  20 January 2016
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Launch of the new three-year campaign against hunger Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – The NGO of the Spanish Catholic Church “Manos Unidas”, which deals with development, is launching a new annual campaign against hunger: “Plántale cara al hambre: siembra". In addition, o ...
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  9 January 2016
  EUROPE/ITALY - New portal of Redemptorist missionaries: www.cssr.news Rome (Agenzia Fides) - A "news portal", this is how you can define the new web page that the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer has recently opened at the web www.cssr.news. There you will find, clearly indicated, t ...
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  23 December 2015
  EUROPE/POLAND - The "Star Singers" of the Holy Childhood Association are committed to helping other people their age in Madagascar Varsavia (Agenzia Fides) – Durante il tempo di Natale, anche in Polonia i bambini dell'Infanzia Missionaria si impegnano a coinvolgere altre persone per sostenere le missioni attraverso l’iniziativa dei “Cantori d ...
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  18 December 2015
  EUROPE/GERMANY - The "Star Singers" recognized as intangible cultural heritage of UNESCO Aachen (Agenzia Fides) - For the 58th time, in the days leading up to January 6th 2015, the "Star Singers" (Sternsinger) of the Holy Childhood Association in Germany, will be on the country’s street-corners singing ...
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  17 December 2015
  EUROPE/SPAIN - The Church's pastoral plan: "No one must take away the joy of the Gospel and the mission" Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - "We know that all times have been difficult for evangelization and for the Church": With this sentence the new Archbishop of Barcelona, His Exc. Mgr. Juan José Omella, presented the new pastoral ...
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  9 December 2015
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Bishop of Cadiz y Ceuta asks each parish to engage in a work of mercy Cadiz (Agenzia Fides) - Every parish or religious community has a challenge over the next twelve months. The Bishop of the Diocese of Cadiz y Ceuta, His Exc. Mgr. Rafael Zornoza Boy, has asked every parish to assume a co ...
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  4 December 2015
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - ILO: New Protocol for the abolition of all forms of slavery Geneva (Agenzia Fides) - The eradication of all forms of slavery, such as human trafficking, sexual exploitation, the worst forms of child labour, forced marriage, and the forced recruitment of children for use in armed ...
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  3 December 2015
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Campaign in aid of refugees to guarantee shelter, food, clothing, medicines, psychological assistance, education and pastoral care Seville (Agenzia Fides) – According to the United Nations Organisation in the world at present there are some 60 million displaced persons, the largest number of them come from Syria. Many undertake exhausting journeys ...
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  2 December 2015
  EUROPE/ITALY - “A Indian tree” World Day for Persons with Disabilities Milan (Agenzia Fides) – Today about 15% of the world population is affected by some sort of disability. One billion according to a 2011 of report. Of these 80% live in developing countries, where basic health care is n ...
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  1 December 2015
  EUROPE/ITALY - "There is life beyond HIV": more than half of those eligible to treatment are still without care Rome (Agenzia Fides) - 45% of the 37 million people living with HIV are unaware of being infected with the virus. On the occasion of the World Day against HIV/AIDS, which is celebrated on December 1 each year, the NGO Do ...