Europe

• 15 April 2010
  EUROPE/GERMANY - Earthquake in China: Caritas partners prepare first aid and provide immediate assistance Freiburg (Agenzia Fides) – After the April 14 earthquake that caused hundreds of deaths and tens of thousands of injured or missing in western China, the network Caritas is providing immediate relief. Jinde Charities, ...
• 10 April 2010
  EUROPE/POLAND - Prayer vigil for beatification of John Paul II, promoted by the Pontifical Mission Societies Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - The Pontifical Mission Societies of the Archdiocese of Czestochowa has organized a prayer vigil and a Marian Appeal for the beatification of Servant of God John Paul II on the occasion of th ...
• 9 April 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - Italian Missionary Press Federation protests decree abolishing reduced postal rates for non-profit organizations Milan (Agenzia Fides) - The Italian Missionary Press Federation (also known as FESMI), which brings together some forty Italian newspapers for a total of about 500,000 issues per month, has made a statement expressing it ...
• 8 April 2010
  EUROPE/GERMANY - A crown and a giant star for Monsignor Pilz, Director of the HCA in Germany and “Die Sternsinger” now leaving after 10 years Aachen (Agenzia Fides) – With the delivery of a crown and a big star, symbols of the traditional solidarity campaign of the "Star Singers" (Die Sternsinger), and with amidst music, the Board of Directors and staff of t ...
• 7 April 2010
  EUROPE/LUXEMBOURG - New President of European Conference of the Holy Childhood Association: children are full-fledged participants in missionary work Luxembourg (Agenzia Fides) - "Mission: Live it From Baptism!” was the theme of reflection proposed by the European Conference of the Holy Childhood Association (CEME, Conférence Européenne de l'Enfance Mission) which ...
• 7 April 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - “Volunteers to proclaim the Gospel”: theme for Salesian Missionary Day 2011, focus on Americas Rome (Agenzia Fides) - Salesian Rector Major Fr. Pascual Chavez Villanueva, in his letter dated Easter Sunday, April 4, explains that Salesian Missionary Day 2011 will have as its title: “Volunteers to proclaim the Gos ...
• 30 March 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - Remembering the witnesses to the faith in our time Rome (Agenzia Fides) – At the beginning of Holy Week, the Community of Sant'Egidio promotes a prayer meeting in Rome and in several other countries around the world to remember the faith of the witnesses who gave their ...
• 25 March 2010
  EUROPE/SWITZERLAND - Over 100 Church development organizations unite in an important humanitarian alliance Geneva (Agenzia Fides) – The ACT Alliance, which unites more than 100 organizations supported by the Church for assistance in worldwide development, was formally launched on March 24 with celebrations in Geneva and aro ...
• 25 March 2010
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Church's firm commitment to helping women not to abort Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – Reach out, tending the hand that the State denies women in trouble with their pregnancy: this is the goal of the new communication campaign being launched by the Spanish bishops and presented a ...
• 23 March 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - Cardinal Bagnasco recalls: “those who suffer because their fundamental human rights, above all religious freedom, are trampled” and expresses his closeness to missionaries Rome (Agenzia Fides) – Among the "painful situations" that have recently affected many people in different parts of the world, like the earthquake in Haiti and Chile, there is also "that of the people who suffer becaus ...
• 22 March 2010
  EUROPE/SPAIN - March 25: International Day for Life Madrid (Agenzia Fides) – Following a survey conducted worldwide, during the first International Pro-Life Congress, held in Madrid in 2003 which involved over 20,000 groups and associations in over 20 countries across E ...
• 20 March 2010
  EUROPE/NETHERLANDS - First encounter of religious leaders on the theme of HIV/AIDS Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On March 22 and 23 Den Dolder, in the Netherlands, will host the first summit of religious leaders on HIV/AIDS, with the objective of promoting greater participation in the global response to the ...
• 20 March 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - A week dedicated to Archbishop Romero and the Missionary Martyrs of every continent Rome (Agenzia Fides) – On March 24, 1980, Archbishop Oscar A. Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador, was assassinated while celebrating Mass. Since 1993, this date was chosen by the Missionary Youth Movement of the Pontif ...
• 17 March 2010
  EUROPE/SPAIN - Pastoral care of immigrant children in Europe's big cities Barcelona (Agenzia Fides) – From March 7 to 10, Barcelona hosted the 21st Annual Meeting of the Pastoral Care of Migrants in the Big Cities of Europe," which brought together leaders and pastoral workers from Vienna, B ...
• 17 March 2010
  EUROPE/ITALY - Process of Beatification opened for Fr. Daniele Badiali, Fidei Donum missionary killed in Peru in 1997 Faenza (Agenzia Fides) – Saturday, March 20th at 8pm in the Cathedral, the Bishop of Faenza, Bishop Claudio Stagni, will preside at Mass for the thirteenth anniversary of the assassination of Father Daniele Badiali, Fi ...