Europe

• 16 July 2013
  EUROPE/ITALY - "To love sick brothers and sisters with the love of a mother for her sick child", celebrations in honor of St. Camillus de Lellis Bucchianico (Agenzia Fides) - The 400th Jubilee Year of the death of St. Camillus de Lellis has just been inaugurated. Among the most striking initiatives celebrated on 14 July is that of two daring "pilgrims" who walked ...
• 26 June 2013
  EUROPE/RUSSIA - Patriarch Kirill: let us collect funds for Christians in Syria Moscow (Agenzia Fides) - An amazing collection of money in all the churches of the Patriarchate of Moscow, to be allocated to the Syrian people torn by civil war. The initiative was launched yesterday, Tuesday, June 25, ...
• 4 June 2013
  EUROPE/GREAT BRITAIN - Malnutrition causes learning difficulties to a quarter of children around the world London (Agenzia Fides) - In the developing countries, and the poorest in the world, malnutrition has serious consequences in the field of literacy as well as being a major obstacle for progress against infant mortality. ...
• 4 June 2013
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Millions of children sold as slaves around the world Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - On June 12 we celebrate the Day Against Child Labour, and for this occasion the Salesian Missions, in their campaign "No estoy en venta", have denounced over a million children worldwide who are ...
• 24 May 2013
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Africa Day: Economic growth is not reflected on the population Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - On May 25, we celebrate Africa Day and, despite the macroeconomic estimates declare an increase of 5.1% in the continent in the last year, this is not reflected in the various sectors of society: ...
• 16 April 2013
  EUROPE/ITALY - In the world there are between 5 and 8 million child workers: World Day against Child Slavery Rome (Agenzia Fides) - As every year, the World Day against Child Slavery is celebrated on April 16 . It was established in 1995, after the killing of a 12-year-old Pakistani boy who had complained of harassment since th ...
• 9 April 2013
  EUROPE/FRANCE - A "flash mob" of young people for religious freedom Paris (Agenzia Fides) – One person out of two lives in a country where religious freedom is not respected; more than 200 million Christians live restrictions or limits with regards to their freedom of faith: to say all ...
• 25 March 2013
  EUROPE/ITALY - 61 million children without education: Global Campaign for Education Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "Without teachers school does not exist!" Is the motto of the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) launched at the Global Action Week for school Education that is promoted each year with the aim to ...
• 22 March 2013
  EUROPE/CYPRUS - From the religions a contribution of values in the financial crisis Nicosia (Agenzia Fides) – To maintain an atmosphere of peace in the financial crisis: is what the Christian leaders of the island of Cyprus, part of the World Council of Churches ask, who expressed "support for dialogu ...
• 22 March 2013
  EUROPE/ITALY - Safe drinking water is needed where necessary: World Water Day Lodi (Agenzia Fides) - In 2013, water remains a priority sector for international cooperation. The water supply in the southern countries of the world is still an emergency. According to a report prepared by UN Water, th ...
• 21 March 2013
  EUROPE - "Compassion and righteousness in finance": financial advisers welcome the Pope London (Agenzia Fides) - "Society is crying out for compassion in finance", says a message of congratulations sent to Pope Francis from the "Association of Christian Financial Advisers" (ACFA), based in London. The Assoc ...
• 14 March 2013
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Enthusiasm for the new Pope and waiting for further progress against hunger and poverty Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - The echo of the election of the new Pontiff, Pope Francis, is felt even among Catholic organizations. Among these, great joy was expressed by the NGO Manos Unidas of the Spanish Church, which exp ...
• 28 February 2013
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Hispanic-American Day: "America, Doors open to the mission" Rome (Agenzia Fides) - "America, doors open to the mission" is the theme of the Hispanic American Day, which is celebrated on March 3 in Spain, the traditional event since 1959 invites all Iberian dioceses to keep alive ...
• 23 February 2013
  EUROPE/ARMENIA - The “righteous” in the Armenian genocide Erevan (Agenzia Fides) – The Armenian authorities have decided to dedicate a section of the museum of the Armenian Genocide in Erevan to the memory of those Turks and Kurds who helped Armenians during the massacre whic ...
• 31 January 2013
  EUROPE/SPAIN - "There is no justice without equality": the crisis has worsened the poverty of women and girls around the world Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - "There is no justice without equality" is the theme of the campaign promoted by the Catholic organization Manos Unidas Spanish that will start on February 5. In some countries, being a woman is r ...